ChocolateBet: July 5, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 bite
Pacifica Beach Resort (restaurant)
Mocha Cheesecake
Good + - Very Good
Wt: ~ .4 oz.
Calories: ~ 30 calories
Cost: $0 (gift)
Purchased from: Pacifica Beach Resort (restaurant), in Pacifica, CA

I had a bite of the filling. I think that the restaurant may have obtained this mocha cheesecake from somewhere else. Yes, a "French guy, named Steve... up the road on Pamenta (sp?)" was the answer to this question when I asked our waiter. (Perhaps he was referring to the French Patisserie up the road, on Palmetto Ave., also in Pacifica?) In any case, I don't recall ever eating anything from the French Patisserie before.

ChocolateBet: July 4, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1/2 bar
Madelaine (Chocolate Novelties)
Premium Dark Chocolate (bar) - 72% cacoa
Very Good
Wt: .9 oz. /1.8 oz. (51 g.) total
Calories: 140 cals. in 1/2 bar
Cost: $1.75
Purchased from: Chocolate Heaven, at Pier 39, in San Francisco

The plan was to walk to Pier 39, eat a bit of chocolate and a light supper, and then watch fireworks in San Francisco. Chocolate is fairly reliable; however a fog-free evening in San Francisco in summer is anything but guaranteed. We could hear fireworks, but we couldn't see them. Ah well, it was fun anyway.

ChocolateBet: July 3, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Yogurtland
Chocolate and peanut butter yogurt
Good+ - Very Good
Wt: 10.72 oz. total w/ sliced bananas & nuts on top (@$0.30/oz.)
Calories: ~ 350
Cost: $ 3.07
Purchased from: Yogurtland, in Cupertino, CA

Frozen yogurt seems to be back in style. Yogurtland stores have a large self-serve wall, that you walk along and where you get to choose how much of what flavor you put in a cup. We were there about 10 p.m. at night, and there was a fairly long line.

ChocolateBet: July 2, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

2 pieces/1 serving
Jo's Candies
Peppermint Crunch
Very Good - would be great crunched into some vanilla ice cream too.
Wt: 28 grams for 2 pcs./6 oz. (168 g.) total box
Calories: 140 for 2 pcs.
Cost: $?
Purchased from: (need to find receipt)

ChocolateBet: July 1, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Shokolaat
Scarlet OHara
(Irish creme caramel and milk chocolate, covered w/ white chocolate)
Very Good +; nice blend of flavors
Wt: ~ .4 oz.
Calories: ~ 75 calories
Cost: $0 (gift) Thank you Elise!
Purchased from: Shokolaat

ChocolateBet: June 30, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving - 3 cookies
Aunt Gussie's
Chocolate Spritz (gluten-free cookies)
Very Good - taste homemade (with subtle tastes of almond and vanilla)
Weight: 27 grams in one serving/6 oz. (170 grams) total box
Calories: 140 calories for 3 cookies (according to info on box. This sounds low, but OK.)
Cost: $6.99 box
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA

These Chocolate Spritz cookies were very tasty, reminiscent of small chocolate butter cookies I remember eating as a child.

I believe I've now sampled all the Aunt Gussie's gluten-free cookies that have some chocolate in them. I will be on the look-out for other/new flavors in the future.

ChocolateBet: June 29, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:
4 cookies (2 servings)
Aunt Gussie's
Chocolate Chip (gluten-free cookies)
Very Good +
Wt: 56 grams/6 oz. (170 g.) total box
Calories: 280 calories in 4 cookies/2 servings
Cost: $5.99/box
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, in Palo Alto, CA

Yesterday, I ate two of Aunt Gussie's Chocolate Chip Almond cookies (gluten-free and sugar-free) version. I liked these a little better. Both flavors are good.