I’ve got a bunch of winners for last week’s giveaways — three winners for the Peanut Butter Dove chocolate and one for the $25 See’s Candies gift card!

The three winners of the Dove are:
~ Jess, whose favorite Dove is “The dark chocolate is alright, but the best thing Dove makes? Ice Cream.”
~ Carrie, whose favorite Dove is “I haven’t tried anything but the plain dark chocolate, but I loved it.”
~ Aimee, whose favorite Dove is “My favorite has been the dark chocolate bars, but this may just take over that top spot!”

The winner of the See’s gift card is:
~ Jessica, …read more

Mother’s Day is less than two weeks away, on May 10th, and what better way to let mom know how much she means to you than with a box of delicious chocolate?

As always, See’s Candies has a nice selection of Mother’s Day gifts that any mom would be happy to receive!
Packaged in pretty pastel boxes or a standard classic white box, I can tell you there are few other things I’d rather get from my kids Sunday morning (of course, handmade cards are on that short list!).
For that reason I’ve got a $25 gift card to See’s Candies to …read more

Father’s Day is just around the corner and dads love chocolate too! A lot of the companies below offer expedited shipping, so if you’re just now realizing too that Father’s Day is only five days away, don’t panic!
See’s has a lot of great Father’s Day stuff this year. There’s the standard Seegar that’s been around for years, and they now have a Blue Ribbon Box filled with chocolate, a Father’s Day Scrapbook Box, and a Sports Dad Box.
Target has Good Fortune Father’s Day cookies, which are fortune cookies dipped in dark and white chocolate.
Father’s Day Milk Chocolate Bar Gift Box …read more

During a chocolate expedition a couple of weeks ago I came across some Limited Edition Razzberry M&M’s.

I got my little hands on some Reese’s Whipps not too long ago. One of my favorite combinations is chocolate and peanut butter, and one of my most favorite candies are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. I’ve tried other chocolate and peanut butter patties/candies, but nothing compares to Reese’s, who just seems to get the right combination of sweet with a tiny bit of salty in the peanut butter, which makes the whole thing perfect.
So when I saw the Whipps I snatched them up, eager to try them. I was, sadly, disappointed.

We went to See’s this past weekend so I pick up Melissa’s prize from last months’ contest (I got impatient waiting for the site to update their shipping method from hot weather shipping, which was an arm and a leg), and finally got my hands on a See’s Premium Extra Dark Chocolate bar while I was there.
And it was delicious! At 62% cacao it was surprisingly not bitter but intense and creamy. I really wish I’d picked up a couple more!
Each bar is $2, or you can get a pack of four from the See’s site for $8.

It’s time for the September Chocolate Bytes Contest!
Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year and it also signals the start of safe mailing for chocolate, so this month’s prize is:

See’s Candies foil-covered chocolate leaves! Each box includes nine solid milk chocolate and six solid dark chocolate leaf shapes (15 pieces total) wrapped in fall-colored foil.
These little chocolates make me very happy! I have a longtime affinity for See’s — my mom started working there when I was 8, my step-mom worked there for over 20 years, and I worked there seasonally for several years as well (and …read more