Tag Archive: Valentine’s Day
Celebrating White Day: An Ode to Love and Affection
March 12, 2024
Step into a world where chocolates reign supreme, flowers bloom with an extra sparkle, and love is in the air—it's White Day! But wait, have you ever wondered how this delightful holiday came to be?
Irresistible Valentine’s Day Chocolate Ideas
February 13, 2024
Ever thought about spicing up Valentine's Day with your own sweet creations? Well, get ready to embark on a tasty journey with our homemade chocolate wonders! We're about to turn your kitchen into a love-filled haven. Ready to dive in and make some hearts skip a beat?
The Love Story of Valentine’s Day Chocolates
February 6, 2024
Valentine's Day is all about love, and it usually comes with sweet gestures and gifts. One of the most loved gifts is chocolate. As we share heart-shaped boxes of these tasty treats, let's uncover the interesting history and fun facts about Valentine's Day chocolate.
Chocolate Giving on Valentine’s Day
February 7, 2023
With February 14 just around the corner, and people already stocking up on their chocolates, do you ever wonder when and how the tradition of giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day started?
Chocolate Traditions on Valentine’s Day
February 12, 2022
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, and people already stocking up on their chocolates, do you ever wonder what chocolate traditions exist in different parts of the world?
Heart Shaped Chocolate Boxes: The Symbol of Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2021
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. Why? I can head to the store and buy ridiculous amounts of chocolate with no questions asked! There is no doubt that Valentine’s Day is a chocolate centric holiday, and heart-shaped boxes full of delicious truffles are widely associated with this day of love.
Chocolate Romance in 18th Century France
January 16, 2015
There is a lovely little story on BBC.com featuring a man’s adventure into one of the best-known French chocolate shops in Lyon.
In this shop is where master chocolatier Monsieur Bernachon continues the French tradition of creating papillotes, which are chocolate bars filled with salted caramel, or stuffed with nuts and dried fruits soaked in Grand Marnier.
Bite Someone’s Chocolate Head Off
February 22, 2013
Giving heart-shaped chocolates on Valentine’s Day is so last week. Well, that's certainly true, since it was last week.
But here's an interesting twist that comes out of Japan. We all know how high-end their technology can get. A Tokyo design firm offered up its 3D scanner to come up with miniature chocolate rip-off of faces.
KS Design Lab invited certain individuals to get scanned using its 3D body scanner to make silicon moulds in their heads’ shape. Participants then filled it with chocolate to come up with their own unique treat on a stick, mini-me style!
"I didn't actually think it would turn out to look this much like me, so I'm a bit surprised," said Mariya Kawae, 30, who wanted to send out mini heads to her husband and co-workers.
Mini Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Ball
January 30, 2013
Nothing beats a homemade treat. The thought of the person you love going through all the effort just to please you on a once-in-a-year event is heavenly enough, the scrumptiousness of the gift is just a bonus.
I don't know about you, but Valentine's Day is a big deal to me. Every 14th of February, I always make it a point to do something worth remembering, worth seeing on photos. No, actually, just worth remembering. It doesn't have to be grandiose, though, just memorable.
However, my Valentine's Day always comes with a treat, be it food, flowers, or sweet treats. Yes, this year, I will be big on sweet treats! While I have a couple weeks left to wait, it's good to have it planned by now. I'm not big on spontaneity, I like planning, so here goes a recipe which I might have to include in my Valentine's Day "plan". 🙂
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Chocolate Flavored Envelopes… Yum?
January 25, 2013
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and we all know that Valentine’s would be so bland without chocolate, well, at least to me.
Valentine cards also happen to be a big part of the celebration of love, but we’re not exactly thrilled about licking the envelopes we put those cards in. Imagine the horror of having to lick envelopes for a living, so my heart goes out to those who have to mail out sales letters for days on end. However, I believe the advent of Chocolate Flavored Envelopes will make things much more bearable for them.
Imagine, how much of a help this would be during the holidays when you put tons of cards into envelopes and have to taste the glue. It’s not exactly delightful. Too bad they’re only releasing them now, but who cares, right. All the ladies will dig it for sure, and of course, their male significant halves who have to do all the licking.
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