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Ten on Tuesday

February 14, 2012 By Carole

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you! Whether you have a sweetheart or not today is about L-O-V-E and today’s Ten on Tuesday topic is about something I think we all love – chocolate. Specifically, 10 Favorite Chocolate Treats.

  1. My favorite thing is just straight up chocolate so my first thing on the list has to be a plain chocolate candy bar. Make it Green and Black’s Organic Dark Chocolate (I like the 70% best) and I’m a happy girl.
  2. Other types of chocolate candies: Rolos, Peanut Butter Cups, Mr. Goodbars, M&Ms, and Baby Ruth are my favorites.
  3. Chocolate Chip Cookies, especially when they are right out of the oven.
  4. Chocolate Cream Pie. It’s Dale’s favorite, too, and pretty simple to make.
  5. Chocolate Orange Tea. When my friend Terry first told me about this I was skeptical. Then I tried it. Heaven in a cup, I tell you and I’d rather have this than hot chocolate. Shocking, I know.
  6. Chocolate Layer Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. This is what my mom always made for me on my birthday. I just love the combination of vanilla frosting and chocolate cake. Mmmm.
  7. Chocolate Covered Strawberries. They are so quick and easy to make that I don’t know why we don’t have them more often.
  8. Brownies. I mean, really, how can you not have brownies on a list of favorite chocolate treats? I like them from a box and I love them from scratch. They are also good in variations that include caramel, nuts, frosting and other gooey goodness.
  9. Chocolate Truffles. And I mean the really good ones that are beautiful to look at and taste divine.
  10. A Chocolate Martini. A little vodka, a little Godiva liqueur, and a little Chambord. Oh yesssssss.
Truthfully, I don’t eat a lot of chocolate as I’m more of a savory snacker. That said, I really could go for some chocolate right about now!



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  1. Tracey says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:17 am

    So tell me about the Malibu and Bailey’s chocolates. Where does one find them?

  2. Geri says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:45 am

    Yum! Chocolate! Funny how my chocolate craving hits at lunch time almost every day. Just one little bit of chocolate will curb the craving. Chocolate Orange tea?? Where might I find that??

  3. mary says

    February 14, 2012 at 7:15 am

    yum. especially the strawberries and the martini (I’ve had them out, but never mixed myself. I think I need to get some godiva liqueur!)

  4. Kym says

    February 14, 2012 at 7:23 am

    I’m with you on the plain chocolate! Yummmmm! When it comes to chocolate, I don’t like fussy. 🙂

  5. nestra says

    February 14, 2012 at 7:35 am

    I will take some reese’s peanut butter cups. The minis are the best because they get the salty peanut butter to sweet chocolate ratio just right! I also had some Sanders dark chocolate covered caramels topped with sea salt that were AMAZING!
    I’m not much of a sweet snacker either but I like one little bite of sweet after dinner.

  6. Seanna Lea says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:00 am

    I’m a huge sweet fanatic, so I’ve eaten most of the things on this list. I don’t seem to have the chops for martinis (I tried a chocolate martini once and I don’t think I even got a 1/5 of the way through), though I’ve had a good chocolate stout before.

  7. margene says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Everything on your list is something I’d love as an occasional delight (except maybe the tea). I’m a big fan of good chocolate, especially if it has a nut included. yumm

  8. jill says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:17 am

    I’d love to know more about the tea you mentioned. My mom makes a holiday fudge that is amazing. Any time I’m in “need,” I pull a small bite from the freezer.

  9. Patty says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:58 am

    This might be just the weekend for a chocolate martini! That photo of the strawberries and chocolate is amazing!

  10. Mary K. in Rockport says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:39 am

    Yay for 6 and 8! I’m a humdrum chocolate eater and prefer the milk chocolate Hershey bar with almonds. There was a fascinating book all about the history of chocolate and the few companies that dominate. I learned all kinds of things, like that milk chocolate was hard to make because chocolate is an oil and milk is water based. Europe solved the problem one way, and Hershey solved it by overheating the milk, which gives its chocolate a slight sour milk flavor. Once that had been pointed out, I couldn’t help noticing that it’s true – but I like it anyway!

  11. Brenda says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:40 am

    I’d have to add one thing: Salted caramels with milk chocolate. Yum! I’ve never tried a chocolate martini, though. I don’t think I could do it.

  12. Judy from plymouth says

    February 14, 2012 at 10:15 am

    I must confess that I am a chocoholic, and everything on your list sounds good to me . I am also a big tea drinker and have never heard of chocolate tea, where might one purchase that ?

  13. Jo-Ann says

    February 14, 2012 at 10:30 am

    My favorites usually have peanuts or cashews in them … since I’m also a savory snacker, I like the salty with the sweet. Still want to try one of those bacon chocolate bars! Valentine’s is all about love, and chocolate 🙂 Great topic!!

  14. Jenna says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    I like the chocolate snack WITH the savory 🙂

  15. Kathy B says

    February 14, 2012 at 1:40 pm

    I too think vanilla icing on chocolate cake tops the tastes off perfectly

  16. Vicki says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Isn’t chocolate a food group? ; )
    Nice list. Happy Valentine’s Day!!

  17. Jo says

    February 14, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    How Pavlovian! Just reading this post made me salivate. I got my honey some Tabasco chocolates for V day–just for the heck of it and because he’s a native of Texas (thank goodness, he’s out of there since he is a Democrat). Anyway, they are really strange. Bite into one and it tastes just like really good dark chocolate. But then…the burn begins. Happy Valentine’s Day!

  18. Beverly says

    February 14, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    Like you, I prefer savory treats usually, but your list has me craving chocolate!

  19. April Jeffers Pettit says

    February 14, 2012 at 8:01 pm

    mmmm chocolate covered blueberries….mmmmmmm

  20. Dawn says

    February 14, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    What a delicious post! Better than hot chocolate…you have me wanting to try it.

  21. mk says

    February 15, 2012 at 11:03 am

    Great List….Great topic…

    Now back to trying to resist eating up my Valentine’s candies in one fell swoop!!!

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