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  • Brigadeiros on Nov 19, 2009 in Recipe

      My friend Tam is a big fan (and frequent visitor) to Brazil and made some of their most famous treats – Brigadeiros (Brig – ah – Day – Rows) for me.  I was instantly addicted to their mousse-like decadence and begged her to show me (a...

  • Harrys Peanut Butter and Orange Rocky Roads on Nov 18, 2009 in Review

      Harry sent me a Turkish Delight Rocky Road last year which I loved and an intriguingly different licorice one a short while ago which I surprisingly utterly loved (because licorice has never been something I’ve liked) and I then got so exci...

  • Cadbury Desserts – Tiramisu on Nov 17, 2009 in Review

      Even though I know my 75% cocoa solids from my ~shudder~ compoundeds, I still have plenty of guilty secrets.  Shameful sins that I normally try to hide from others.  This, dear reader, has been a recent one:  Cadbury Dairy Milk (I know, I k...

  • Baileys Irish Crème Chocolates on Nov 16, 2009 in Review

      These have been available in Aussie supermarkets for years and are often grabbed as last-minute dinner party gifties or for Mothers’ Day presents.  I’ve steadfastly ignored them for a long time, until I recently saw them on special.** Despite...

  • Lindt Fioretto on Nov 15, 2009 in Review

      These have popped up on the supermarket shelves along where the boxes of chocolates are stacked.  They don’t stand out particularly and seem a bit ‘Nanna-ish’ to me but hey, it’s Lindt and maybe that’s what they’re going for – the...

  • Profile of an Aussie Chocolate Eater – Jill Kuchel on Nov 12, 2009 in Vox Pop

        Age – 41 Occupation – Research Manager My favourite chocolate as a child was: Red Tulip Easter eggs My favourite chocolate to be seen out in public eating is: Haigh’s scorched almonds But if I’m hiding away at home it’s:...

  • Loving Earth Coconut Chocolate Butter on Nov 11, 2009 in Random factoid Review social responsibility

      This jar arrived in the mail from Loving Earth with a bag of wooden ice-block sticks, presumably as a ‘serving suggestion’. Loving Earth are a Melbourne-based chocolate company with superb credentials – they make raw chocolate that contains...