Archive for April, 2006

The chocolate biccie paradox

Posted in Latest News on April 30th, 2006

The chocolate biccie paradox
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Apr 14, 2006… Take chocolate-covered biscuits (of the small pack variety). … Or how about chocolate-covered waffles and wafers, again in easy to handle, snack packs. …

Lay a personal touch on chocolate Easter eggs
AZ Central.com, AZ - Apr 14, 2006Every year when I was kid, my mom included a decorated chocolate egg from See’s Candies in my Easter basket. Now that I’ma mom, I …

Guns, Chocolate and American History
TheCelebrityCafe.com, NY - 16 hours ago… The good solution is something along the lines of “telling her she s pretty.” The best solution involves giving her chocolate. …

FROM THE BELLE TOWER: Smooching on the job replacing handshakes 

Posted in Latest News on April 30th, 2006

FROM THE BELLE TOWER: Smooching on the job replacing handshakes 
OK, this whole kissing-is-the-new-handshake thing? Put me down against it. Sure, I know it’s too late. When I saw a picture of Bush planting one on Condoleeza Rice the other day, I figured it was official. The kiss, according to The New York Times and just about everybody else, is fast displacing the handshake in social and business circles.

Dieting book offers advice on snacking 
Trying to lose weight? Here’s some advice on dealing with your favorite snacks from the book “How to Lose 9,000 lbs. (or less)” (Hundreds of Heads Books, hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:

Chocolate-dipped banana is perfection 
Forget chocolate and peanut butter. Our preferred pairing is chocolate and bananas. As in, chocolate-dipped frozen bananas. The Chocolate Depot 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road, in Trail Dust Town dunks the ‘nana into smooth Belgian chocolate right after you order it. You have to wait 30 seconds before diving in, but that plus the $1.85 cost is a small price to pay for such a chocolate-y,