We took a trip to Cost Plus World Market last week to stock up on some more good chocolate (they finally have Tim Tams! And Aero Bars!).
I got a nice little pile of chocolate I’ve been wanting to try and my husband went right for this one, which is saying a lot because he’s not really into sweets. I think it was the packaging that got him, though – all those almonds and chocolate, really? We had to give it a try and see!
First off, this bar is huge! I took a shot of it with my hand to show …read more

I set out on a search last night for tricky things you can do with chocolate for April Fool’s Day today. Sadly, there’s not much. I thought about a “chocolate cake” for dinner (really meatloaf and mashed potatoes dressed up like a cake), but I had no pictures of the few times I’ve done it and what fun is that?
I came across the video above which really doesn’t have much to do with April Fool’s except that it has “trick” in the title, but it does have Tim Tams and hot chocolate and an adorable Australian guy.
I also wanted to …read more

2007 brought a few shake-ups to the world of chocolate, probably the biggest being that The Chocolate Manufacturers Association tried to get the FDA to relax rules about what can be called chocolate and allow for the use of artificial fats instead of cocoa butter. Thankfully, that looks to have not passed thanks to sites like DontMessWithOurChocolate.com.
A few posts here at Chocolate Bytes touched on a few issues that were important to a lot of people as well:
~ Hands down the most popular post here this year is still Hershey’s planned move to Mexico [and part two]. A lot …read more

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Home & Dining channel has put together some lists to help you show your support. Here are some chocolate ideas to check out:

~ Pink chocolate fondue sets: one and two
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, Trudeau has created a charming line of pink products that are both fun and functional- and all for an extremely worthy cause. Have some fun with this 7-pc. Chocolate Fondue Set, which includes:
- One stoneware calla lily shaped bowl
- One Pink Ribbon-shaped metal stand with four non-scratch, non-skip pads
- One tea light
- Four pink stainless steel fondue forks
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My awesome and thoughtful friend Rasee in Missouri got her hands on Tim Tams and sent me some!
I was amused that nowhere on the package did it actually say that they were Tim Tams! Aussie friends – is that normal? Or do they usually say “Tim Tam” on the front?

I tried to make it out to the mailbox as soon as I knew the mailman would be gone but there’s no telling how long they were in his truck before that.
We’ve been hitting the so-called “century mark” since June, so I suspected they probably wouldn’t look terribly pretty when …read more

My friend Coralie lives in Australia and recently came across some clever Tim Tams (”chocolate coated cookie with a creamy center”) packaging . She gave me permission to share her pictures:

They say “Hide Me,” “Enjoy Me,” “Love Me,” “Want Me.”
I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s a sad state of affairs that I have not yet had the chance to try Tim Tams since they’re not sold in the U.S., but there look to be a few sites that can ship them to you:
Australian Products Co ships out of San Jose, California and can get anything from chocolate …read more