Wednesday, July 1, 2009

ChocolateBet: July 1, 2009


Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Dolfin
Dark Lavender from Haute Provence
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: 1.058 oz. (30 grams)
Calories: 153 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $3.00
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, in San Francisco, CA

Thank you to the folks at Chocolate Covered in San Francisco, for helping me find several items during my chocolate bar shopping spree last weekend. As I told them, I've now eaten chocolates from more countries than I've actually visited in person. Seeing the world through chocolate is one way to go if you've run out of time/money to travel.

Fortunately, I live in an area where lavender grows wildly well in my own yard. So, I don't necessarily need to travel to France to stick my nose in a big lavender bush. However, I wouldn't mind traveling to Haute Provence, to visit the source of lovely floral flavor in this bar. No, I would not mind at all.

ChocolateBet: June 30, 2009


Chocolate(s) of the Day:
6 cookies + 1 wedge of cake
Natasha's Sweet Temptations

1.) Vanilla-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Weight: ~ 6 oz. (170 grams) in 6 cookies
Calories: ~840 calories in 6 cookies
Cost: $?
Purchased from: Natasha's/Sweet Temptations booth, at Mountain View (CA) Farmer's Market

2.) Chocolate! Chocolate! Chocolate! Torte
Weight: ~ 4.6 oz. (120 grams) in one wedge/piece
Calories: ~552 calories (estimate)
Cost: $5.00
Purchased from: Natasha's/Sweet Temptations booth, Mountain View (CA) Farmer's Market

It's fun to find locally made chocolate items at the Farmer's Market. I enjoyed these gluten-free "health nut" cookies a lot. They are made with almond meal, and they don't have much sugar in them; yet they are very satisfying. The chocolate torte was dense, rich and tasty - just like you'd expect a flourless chocolate hunk of love to be.
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