Mars chocolate is joining in on their own version of the stimulus package, by providing free candy bars of Mars, M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, Dove and 3 Musketeers every friday from May 8th through the summer to...
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" Like coffee beans, cocoa beans are grown around the world and are a major commodity, highly prized in wealthy countries. West Africa accounts for 70 percent of the world's output, with the rest grown either...
Traditional Italian food of Easter typically includes: capretto o agnello al forno (roast lamb), cacioffi fritti (fried artichokes), pizza rustica (a pie stuffed with ricotta, sausage and hard boiled eggs), la...
A family doctor from Scotland has called for a tax to be set on chocolate to help pay for the fight with obesity and type 2 diabetes. The doc thinks a system should be set-up similar to cigarettes and alcohol....
It's hard to believe but some scientists are claiming that chocolate will become as rare and expensive as caviar in the next 20 years. The study comes from the Ghana-based Nature...
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South Bend Chocolate is recalling a variety of candy products in connection with the salmonella outbreak and subsequent product recall: " Assorted chocolates in 5 ounce (Product 121), 8 ounce (Product 122), 12...
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She might have passed the 60 Years Mark yet Grace Jones knows how to get some attention.The Artwork for her new album Hurricane turned the Diva into Edible Chocolate (at least I assume they are) Parts (Head, Arms and Legs)...See the result above (photography by Jonathan de...
You might not be more aware than I was until a few minutes ago that 2009 will mark the 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Calvin, Jean, the protestant reformer that is, not the cartoon character. To celebrate that milestone, Calvin09 offers all things Calvin in German, French,...
On Thanksgiving Day, I am taking a holiday from writing.Here is a recap of my Thanksgiving Flavored stories circa 2008:Thanksgiving 2008 Will not be a Turkey thanks to Mister KitaHow to Green your Thanksgiving? No Green Eggs or Green Meat, Please!Syrah for Thanksgiving?...
The Girl Guides of Canada have announced they're trimming trans fats from their chocolate and vanilla cookies - two years after the US Girl Scouts eliminated use of the artery-clogging oils in their sweets."REGINA...
Today is National Chocolate Day and celebration is happening all across the United States. People are writing in blogs telling us how they are celebrating this event, and Morton's is even giving away free...
Sorry you will not be able to wear that shoe with your Sarah Palin or Cruella de Ville costume.Always on the prowl for tasty and artistic creations, for Halloween 2008, Oliver Kita came up with a Wicked Witch Shoe ...
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The UK has strengthened its emissions targets in a new amendment, agreeing to make international aviation part of the carbon emissions target for the first time, after the failure to include it initially had drawn criticism."Ed Miliband, the new secretary of state for energy...
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[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption...
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