The Bloggy Giveaways here at Chocolate Bytes last week were a big success!
Below are the winners, who have been notified by email as of 9:00 a.m. today and have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen!
~ Green Valentine M&M’s:
1. Shannon
2. TheTinyJewelBox
~ Peanut Butter Balls
1. Sarah
2. Lori A.
~ See’s Gift Card
1. Sierra
~ Case of Q.bel goodies
1. Jennifer
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate, and keep an eye out over the next few days – I’ve actually got a few more giveaways coming this week in time for Valentine’s Day!

Q.bel Foods, a new premium chocolate candy bar company, announced today that it has rolled out a new line of chocolate candy bars that are pure, all-natural and delicious!
Q.bel chocolate candy bars are made without any artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated oils (trans fat). Q.bel candy bars are available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide.
“We aspire to provide our customers with the best tasting chocolate candy bars on the planet,” said Bahram Shirazi, CEO of Q.bel Foods.
“We live by three simple beliefs: Be True, Be Honest, Be Good. At Q.bel we use only the …read more

Few things go together so well as chocolate and peanut butter! Clara Marie’s Authentic Southern Bakery knows this and has “rolled out” yummy handmade chocolate peanut butter balls in their Greensboro, NC bakery.
The balls are hand-rolled fresh and then hand-dipped in chocolate from a recipe passed down from grandma. The balls come with six to a bag tied with a pretty ribbon.
Two lucky winners will win one bag each!
To Enter:

Leave a comment here telling me what your favorite handmade treat is. That’s it!
* Contest closes at 5:00pm PST on Thursday, January 29. Winner will be notified by email and will …read more

To kick off the Bloggy Giveaways here at Chocolate Bytes, I’ve got something that’s perfect for this time of year: 8 copies of Great Party Fondues, a new book by Peggy Fallon filled with 70 fondue recipes, both savory and sweet, including classics and new twists!
The ones that look the most interesting to me are the chocolate ones (of course!), including:
~ Chocolate Midnight Fondue (below, left)
~ Black Forest Fondue
~ Almost Instant Chocolate Butterscotch Fondue
~ Chocolate Cheesecake Fondue
~ Mexican Hot Chocolate Fondue
~ Chocolate-Coconut Fondue
~ Toblerone Swiss Chocolate Fondue
~ Minted Milk Chocolate Fondue (below, right)

Don’t those look amazing? I don’t know …read more

This is the week of Bloggy Giveaways! Don’t forget your chance to win ‘The Essential Chocolate Chip Cookbook’ ends tonight, as does the contest for “Hugs for Chocolate Lovers” at JLo Stalker.
Check out the rest of the giveaways happening around the Lifestyles Channel this week!
The Food Bowl: 2 copies of “Take Our Cat, Please!” A Get Fuzzy collection
Contest Ends: July 31
Inside Motherhood: Hoover WindTunnel™ Self-Propelled Vacuum
Contest Ends: July 31
Weary Parent: EZSchoolSupplies.com school supply pack
Contest Ends: July 31
Inside Fatherhood: Your Baby Can Read! Starter DVD and Word Cards
Contest Ends: July 31
Babylune: The Book of Calamities; A is for Atticus
Contest Ends: August …read more

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The Lifestyles channel is participating in the bloggy giveaways this week. I’m not because I’m not going to be around for the next week and won’t be able to keep up on it, but check out what everyone else is doing and see how you can win!
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Here are some of the giveaways going on right now! There will be more giveaways going on throughout the week, so you may wish to sign up for our channel feed.
Tree Hugging Family – Mothering Magazine Subscriptions – Big Green Purse
Mother Earth’s Garden – Let …read more