ChocolateBet: April 8, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Velveeta Cheese Fudge (homemade w/ Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder)
Very Good - This was surprisingly good
Wt: ~ 1 oz.
Calories: ~ 130 cals?
Cost: $? (cost of ingreds was approx. $8.00 to make a whole batch)
Purchased from: Safeway, other

Day #5 of Chocolate Cheese week. This cheese fudge is surprisingly good.
A similar version of what I made was featured on the "Ellen" show. See below for youtube video clip. Paula Deen makes fudge with Ellen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUYgi9jv54&NR=1

Below were the ingredients that I used:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
8 oz. Velveeta or processed cheese, cubed (I used slices)
~ 5 cups confectioners suger
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
vanilla flavoring (I used vanilla powder; most would probably use 1-2 tsp vanilla extract)
Melt the first two ingredients and stir while heating - in saucepan (I used microwave). Add the rest and chill in fridge until firm. (You can also stir in chopped nuts before chilling.)

ChocolateBet: April 7, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 bite
Royal Family Food Co., Ltd.
Mochi-Choco - Cheese
OK - Good; a bit strange, but what I bit into looked exactly like the illustration on the box. You have your orange cheese center, with a white starch/mallow-like layer surrounding the cheese, and then the chocolate coating. I would have eaten more, but I thought the "starch" listed in the ingredients might be wheat starch. (I don't do wheat.)
Wt.: ~.2 oz. bite; total box = 7.4 oz. (210 g.)
Calories: ~20 cals.
Cost: $1.59/box
Purchased from: ? , a little Chinese grocery store in Chinatown, in San Francisco, CA (shame on me for not getting the name; it's not listed on the receipt. I'll try to update this info. later.

Today is Day #4 of Chocolate & Cheese week on my blog here. I went hunting for chocolate cheese in Chinatown in San Francisco yesterday after hearing about (Chesdale?) chocolate cheese slices that are sold in Taiwan. While none of the shop keepers that I asked knew what the heck I was talking about, I did find these Mochi Choco and & Cheese treats. (These are also from Taiwan.)

ChocolateBet: April 6, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 small taste
Z. Cioccolatos
Chocolate Cheesecake Fudge
Very Good
Wt: ~ .2 oz.
Calories: ~ 25 cals.
Cost: $0 - free sample
Purchased from: Z. Cioccolatos, in San Francisco, CA

Day #3 of Chocolate & Cheese week; I'm not sure how much cream cheese this fudge really has in it (the girl who was working behind the counter wasn't sure); but it's not bad.

ChocolateBet:: April 5, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 oz. serving
Carr Valley Cheese
Cocoa Cardona Cheese
Very Good
Wt: 1 oz.
Calories: ~110? cals.
Cost: ~$14.00 (for a fairly large order)
Purchased from: Carr Valley Cheese (online order)

This is Day #2 of Chocolate & Cheese week on the blog here. This semi-firm (goat) cheese has a cocoa "crust" and is very tasty.

ChocolateBet: April 4, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 piece
Lillie Belle Farms
Smokey Blue Truffles (organic chocolate, smoked blue cheese, and toasted almonds)
Good - Very Good
Weight: .8 oz. ea./4 oz. (112 g.)
Calories: 140 calories (guesstimate)
Cost: $12.00 (estimate) for a package of 5 truffles
Purchased from: Lillie Belle Farms (online)

Welcome to Chocolate and Cheese Week!

We kicked off this theme week with a Smokey Blue Truffle (pictured to the right - in missing man formation) -- blue cheese with a touch of toasted almonds. This combination might seem bit strange; but these truffles were good, and might pair well with red wine.

ChocolateBet: April 3, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1/4 bar
Cadbury
Caramello
Good +
Weight: .4 oz/ 1.6 oz.(45 g.) total
Calories: 52 calories (estimate) for 1/4 bar
Cost: $?
Purchased from: ? (purchased in 2007?) I had this in my back-up stash bag of chocolate items purchased in advance.

ChocolateBet: April 2, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
5 pieces - tea assortment
Charles Chocolates
1 Charcoal-Roasted Oolong Tea Truffle - Very Good+
1 Baochong Tea Truffle (fire-roasted Oolong) - Very Good
1 Osmanthus Tea Truffle - Very Good
1 Jasmine Tea Truffle - Very Good - Yum
1 Lichee Tea Truffle - Very Good +
Wt: ~.4 oz. x 5 = 2.0 oz. total for 5 pcs.
Calories: 75 x 5 = 375 calories for 5 pcs.
Cost: $1.35 x 5 = $6.75
Purchased from: Charles Chocolates, in Emeryville, CA

Nice design with the characters (which I believe indicate the type of tea) on top of each chocolate