ChocolateBet: May 10, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/3 bar
The Walt Disney Family Museum, LLC
Milk Almond Chocolate Bar
Good +
Weight: .66 oz. (19 g.) / 2 oz. (57 g.) total bar
Calories: 57 calories in 1/3 bar
Cost: $2.50
Purchased from: The Walt Disney Family Museum, in San Francisco, CA

Today was Day #4 of Chocolate and Fun and Games Week. Walt Disney brought Mickey Mouse and many other critters to life in his animated cartoons, to the delight of millions. This milk chocolate and almond bar pays tribute to the man, the mouse, and The Walt Disney Family Museum based in San Francisco, California, where I visited recently. The Museum contained an interesting collection of Disney memorabilia. Items on display included one of the few multi-plane cameras that were used to shoot elaborate multi-layered animated scenes. This camera can be found near the gift shop, where I bought this chocolate bar.

ChocolateBet: May 9, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Gamesformation/Ferrara Pan Candy Company
Good
Weight: .17 oz. (5 g.) (estimates) / 5.4 oz. (154 g.) net weight, total box
Calories: 26 calories (estimate)
Cost: $21.95
Purchased from: Company of Nuts and Candy, in San Diego, CA

Today was Day #3 of Chocolate and Fun and Games Theme Week. What chess piece has a horse's head? Why, a Knight of course. This trivia question and more were included in the game of Trivial Pursuit -- the Chocolate Edition that is. Each of the 32 "cards" was a thin, wrapped rectangle of chocolate.

ChocolateBet: May 8, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1/5 bar
Wonka Exceptionals
Domed Dark Chocolate Bar
Good
Weight: .7 oz. (19.84 g.)/3.5 oz. (99.2 g.)
Calories: 102 calories in 1/5 bar
Cost: $1.99 (sale)
Purchased from: Walgreen's, in Palo Alto, CA

I was enticed by the idea that I might win a trip around the world. However, alas, there was no golden ticket inside this Wonka Exceptionals bar.  Even so, this dark chocolate bar with "milk chocolate medallions" topping each square, and a pleasant fudge-like consistency, was still fun to open and to eat. Make sure you have someone to share this with, as it is a lot of chocolate for just one person. Fortunately, I was able to give some to friends after a movie, otherwise I would have ended up having to toss the rest.

Today was Day #2 of Chocolate and Fun and Games Theme Week.

ChocolateBet: May 7, 2010

Chocolate(s) of the Day:
2 oz. total
Coco-luxe Confections
1.) Country Fair Peanuts
Very Good
1.5 oz. (42 g.)/3 oz. (84 g.) total package
Calories: 225 calories (estimate)
Cost: $6.50 for total bag/package
Purchased from: Coco-luxe Confections, in San Francisco, CA

2.) Block Party Almonds
Very Good
.5 oz. (14.15 g.)/3 oz. (84 g.) total package
Calories: 75 calories (estimate)
Cost: $6.50 for total bag/package
Purchased from: Coco-luxe Confections, in San Francisco, CA

Coco-luxe's Country Fair Peanuts (cayenne candied peanuts in milk chocolate) had a mildly addictive quality to them. "I'll just have a few" turned into "I'll just have 1.5 oz." To anyone who might be sensitive to spicy items: the cayenne flavor was quite mild in these. I also had a few Coco-luxe Block Party almonds, which I'd tried last month (4/7/2010) as part of a wine and chocolate tasting. I like them because they're not overly sweet.

Today concluded (Day #7 of) Chocolate and Spicy Theme Week, and marked the beginning of Day #1 of Chocolate and Fun and Games Theme Week.

ChocolateBet: May 6, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 bar
Cowgirl Chocolates
Spicy Dark Lime Tequila - Chocolate Bar
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 1.25 oz. (35 g.) in total bar
Calories: 179 calories
Cost: $2.99 for total bar
Purchased from: Sigona's Farmers Market, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

This spicy lime tequila bar was a fitting follow-up to El Cinco De Mayo festivities yesterday, and a good choice for Day #6 of Chocolate and Spicy Theme Week. Once again, I have to say I really like these smaller sized bars. They're perfect for enjoyment without overindulgence.

Cayenne pepper supplied the spicy kick, and added to the lime tequila oil used to flavor this dark chocolate (55% cocoa) item. I ate a few squares, and melted the rest in milk. Later, I drank this special chocolate milk chilled with a sprig of mint. Not bad, not bad at all.

ChocolateBet: May 5, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 serving
Fiesta Del Mar (restaurant)
Mole Poblano (chicken with mole sauce)
Very Good
Weight: 4 oz. (113.2 g.) in 1 serving chicken with mole sauce
Calories: 300 (estimate) for chicken with mole sauce (not including side dishes)
Cost: $14.95 per total entree
Purchased from: Fiesta Del Mar, in Mountain View, CA

Happy Cinco del Mayo, and Day #5 of Chocolate and Spicy Theme Week. To tie a bow around both these holidays, I had Mole Poblano at Fiesta Del Mar restaurant. Chunks of white chicken meat covered in rich, slightly sweet mole sauce -- made with chiles and other spices, and unsweetened chocolate. A veritable fiesta. Thanks to Ken for joining me.

ChocolateBet: May 4, 2010

Chocolate of the Day:
1 bar
Cowgirl Chocolates
Spicy Dark Huckleberry - Chocolate Bar
Very Good
Weight: 1.25 oz. (35 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 182 calories
Cost: $2.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Sigona's Farmers Market, Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA

Hah! I'll mix chocolate with pepper and fruit for breakfast. This may not be what you said when you woke up this morning; but, I assure you, when Cowgirl Chocolates whips up a batch of their dark (55% cocoa) bars, with just the right amount of cayenne pepper, and mixes in rich, sweet, whole huckleberries, the end product works very nicely. And it's a perfect small-sized bar. (Those 3-ozers are tough for me.)

Today was Day #4 of Chocolate and Spicy Theme Week. Tomorrow is Cinco del Mayo, so I may have to go out and hunt down a chicken mole dish (with peppers and a bit of chocolate).