Fine Chocolate Care Tips Want to keep a secret stash of your gourmet chocolates fresh? Here’s some fine chocolate care how-to's: Fine dark and milk chocolate are made without preservatives and are generally meant to be consumed within 2-4 weeks, although if you store gourmet dark chocolate carefully in a dark, cool place, it...
Oprah's Chocolate Set by Godiva Oprah's signature is one of the only set pieces not made of edible chocolate. Dedicated designers created this wall mosaic using a variety of chocolates, and chocolate is the glue that holds it all together. This one-of-a-kind chess set, is hand carved out of white, milk and dark...
Godiva Chocolates - Great Gifts for Everyone When many of us think about gourmet chocolates, we immediately think Godiva chocolates. They have made such a name for themselves that they are now one of the most successful chocolate manufacturers in the world. From its small and early roots right through today,...
Creative Ways to Entertain in Style with Godiva Biscuits, Hot Cocoa and Coffee Tip number One Top biscuits with mint-infused pastry cream or whipped cream, and, if desired, add a pomegranate seed, a hazelnut, chocolate-covered coffee bean, or candied orange rind. Tip number Two Crush several biscuits and sprinkle over ice cream, being sure...
Godiva Chocolate Recipes Godiva Brownies Yield: 24 bars Difficulty: *Easy Preparation: 45 minutes plus baking and cooling times Special Equipment: 3 (1.5 ounces each) Godiva Dark Chocolate, coarsely chopped 2/3 cup butter 5 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 cup Godiva Liqueur 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 15...
The Chocolate Shot Long before chocolate was eaten, it was served and enjoyed as a drink. The Maya drank 'chocolatl' made from roasted cocoa beans, water and a little spice. Montezuma shared it with the Spaniards. Hernan Cortes wrote a letter to the King of Spain calling chocolate "The divine drink...
Pairing Wines & Chocolate Some say it can’t be done, pairing wine with chocolate, but if you have theright wine to complement the right chocolate it can be a match made in heaven! Whether you are pairing a delicate white chocolate or a lively dark chocolate with wine, there are a few pairing tips...
Gourmet Gift Baskets For Corporate Gifts. Corporate Gift baskets are one of the best ways an establishment can strengthen or create new relationships. A well given corporate gift can only show suppliers , retailers, employees or clients that you are serious and mean business. Unlike a personal gift, a corporate present...
Chocolate Corporate Gift Baskets Proven to make people feel happy by releasing serotonin, chocolate has become the gift to give for birthdays, holidays, or any day. When a gift giver wants to make a person really appreciate a gift, the best thing to send is a chocolate gift basket. Chocolate gift...
Fruit Gift Baskets Dried Fruit, Crisp Nuts, Chocolate Covered Fruit And Fresh Fruit From what is on the bottom of your yogurt to the apple that Eve ate, fruit has seeds planted throughout our culture. The meaning of the word fruit can be a thousand different things depending on context, but when...
Wedding Etiquette & Superstitions The Wedding ToastToasts to the Bride and Groom-The bride and groom should not raise their glasses like everyone else. Since they are the ones being honored, it is not considered polite to toast themselves.Why do they call it a ‘toast’? It comes from the French...
The Versatility of a Wine Gift Basket Wine gift baskets are an elegant surprise for many occasions. Besides wine there are many different items that can be included to round out the basket. Gift baskets are seeing a rise in popularity because they incorporate many little items into a great...
