ChocolateBet: February 9, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
~ 1 Tablespoon
Whole Foods - El Rey
Venezuelan Cocoa Nibs
(with mixed greens - salad)
1.) The nibs were Very Good by themselves; 2.) They were Good with salad - the combination was a bit bitter, but this could have been due to the salad greens.
Wt.: ~ .5 oz. (14 g.)/4.16 oz. (117.7g.) ttl container
Calories: ~ 50 calories for nibs; ~ 300 calories for whole salad.
Cost: $3.38 for whole container
Purchased from: Whole Foods in Los Altos, CA

Today is Day #4 of chocolate and vegetables theme week. Well, I think an avocado and citrus fruit salad with cocoa nibs would have been more tasty than just semi-bitter salad greens with semi-bitter nibs. I'll try that next time. Now I'm going to try the nibs in a hot cocoa/latte drink for dessert.

ChocolateBet: February 8, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 teaspoon
McCormick (Gourmet Collection - Blends)
Cocoa Chile Blend
(used on/with some roasted eggplant and tomato)
Very Good
Wt.: ~ .3 oz. (8.5 g.)/2 oz. (56 grams) in total jar
Calories: ~ 30 calories (estimate) in 1 teaspoon (~335 cals. in eggplant dish)
Cost: $4.99 for entire 2 oz. jar
Purchased from: Safeway, in Palo Alto, CA

Today is day #3 of chocolate & vegetable week on the blog.

For dinner I made some roasted eggplant and one tomato (one each) with a dash of lemon juice - and about a teaspoon of this cocoa chile seasoning. (My apologies for the low-res scanned image of the jar (above right).) This spice blend is a mix of cocoa powder, chipotle pepper, sugar, and paprika. It was quite tasty.

ChocolateBet: February 7, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
~ 1 oz. (in 2 srvgs of cake)
Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC
semi-sweet chocolate chips (gluten-free)
(used in homemade, gluten-free chocolate carrot cake recipe)
Very Good
Wt.: ~ 1 oz. (28.3 g.) of choc. in 2 srvgs of choc. carrot cake/5 oz. (142 g.) in carrot cake recipe/10 oz. (283 g.) in total bag of choc. chips.
Calories: ~400 calories in 2 servings of cake (~ 150 calories of that = choc chips)
Cost: $ (looking for receipt for chocolate chips)
Purchased from: Chocolate chips were bought at Whole Foods, in Palo Alto, CA (+ other carrots and other ingredients from Safeway stores)

Welcome to Day #2 of chocolate and veggie week on my blog. Today's treat was chocolate carrot cake (with chopped walnuts and a little coconut added). See, not so bad. Who said chocolate and vegetables together sounded gross? Not so.

ChocolateBet: February 6, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
3 servings
Trader Joe's
Dark Chocolate Edamame (Dark chocolate covered soybeans)
Very Good
Wt.: ~4.24 oz. (120 grams)/10 oz. (284 g.) in total container
Calories: ~600 calories in 3 servings
Cost: $3.29
Purchased from: Trader Joe's store in Mountain View, CA

These chocolate edamame weren't bad. Welcome to the first day of chocolate and veggie week on my blog. You would think finding chocolate and vegetable combos would be difficult, but I'm finding more possibilities in this area than you might think.

ChocolateBet: February 5, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

3 pieces
Starbucks Chocolate
Chai Truffles (milk chocolate)
Very Good - nice authentic chai taste
Wt.: 1.27 oz. (36 g.)/4.23 oz. (120 g.) in total package
Calories: 190 calories for 3 pieces
Cost: $ N/A (gift - thank you Megan)
Purchased from: N/A - gift

ChocolateBet: February 4, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 (1.5 oz.) package
Gladstone's Under the Sun
"Orange Cranberries with Chocolate Covered Cacao Nibs"
Very Good
Weight: 1.5 oz. (~42 grams)
Calories: ~175 calories for 1.5 oz.
Cost: $2.50 (plus shipping)
Purchased from: www.mainemunchies.com (website) - online order

ChocolateBet: February 3, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 package
Gladstone's Under the Sun
("The Caviar of Maine: Wild Maine Blueberries")
"Wild Maine Blueberries with Chocolate covered Cacao Nibs"
Very Good
Wt.: 1.5 oz.(~42 grams)
Calories: 180 calories for 1.5 oz. pkg.
Cost: $2.50 (plus shipping) for 1.5 oz. pkg.
Purchased from: http://www.mainemunchies.com site (online order)