Creamy, Rich, And Oh So Delightful!

There are some people that are hard to buy for. In fact, many are almost impossible to buy for, so that is when I love being able to find something unique and yummy to give to them.

Bouchard Chocolate is one of those yummy things! I love chocolate and most of the people I know love chocolate, so it is a win/win to get them chocolate. I know which ones are really good and they will appreciate them. Bouchard Chocolate is one of the really good ones.

You can't beat a variety of flavors that melt in your mouth and make you go, "Mmmmm" and they do. Seriously. After trying several of the pieces my mouth was on overload of goodness and yum. Their Belgium chocolates are so good and worth every penny.

Their luxury chocolates come in pre-wrapped packages, so all you have to do is put a tag on them and give them to a special person. They have two sizes available at your local Target store; the Bouchard Small Wrapped Ballotin 125g - $5.49, and the Bouchard Medium Wrapped Ballotin 250g - $9.99.

Almond Gingerbread

Each box has 9 delicious authentic pralines with the most widely differing tastes, each carefully made according to the tradition of Belgian chocolate craftsmanship. Each one is truly unique and full of flavor and richness. Here is a list of the lovely flavors:
~ Chocolate Cream
~ Hazelnut & Puffed Rice
~ Almond Gingerbread
~ Creamy Caramel
~ Raspberry Ganache
~ Vanilla Mousse
~ Creme Brulee
~ Blueberry Ganache
~ Chocolate Mousse

Creamy Caramel

Both box sizes would make wonderful gifts for you family and friends, or your coworkers, maybe your kids teachers. Believe me, they will enjoy each and every bite!

You can learn more about Bouchard Chocolate by visiting their website or following them on Instagram!

You can purchase Bouchard Chocolate at your local Target store!

This reviewer received the product free or at a discounted price in order to bring you an honest review. No other form of compensation was given. All opinions are those of the reviewer.

Sjaaks $25 Organic Chocolate Giveaway

 

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Sjaak's $25 Organic Chocolate Giveaway!

This Easter save some of the best chocolate for yourself. You can have vegan and dairy free chocolate if you like! Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates is a vegan facility. That means we use no animal derived ingredients in our factory, which include no eggs, gelatin or dairy. We state that trace amounts of dairy protein are possible due to our ingredient suppliers facilities possibly containing these ingredients. We use various tree nuts and peanuts in many of our products.

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Incessant Divagation

“LOADING . . . LOADING . . . LOADING . . .” 

by Rick Jones, Husband of the Minister's Wife

Someone recently asked me why there was no new edition of this column on a particular Friday. Since I know all my loyal readers [both of them] depend on this weakly [oops, that's “weekly”] dose of humorous insight to guide them into the weekend, I offer this explanation.

It's not because I missed a deadline, or because I don't care. It's due to THE COMPUTER AGE. You know, that portion of mankind's journey in which science [or Al Gore, it depends on who you listen to] gave us a marvelous tool – the Internet – to expand our capabilities, create massive amounts of free time, and make every task a breeze.

That's what the brochure said when they sold us this trip, anyway. But the information superhighway keeps veering into some rather unsavory neighborhoods, no one seems to know where all that free time went, and the breeze often becomes a whirlwind.

I don't know how many times Lois has planned to post my article at midnight, the last of four Thursday night projects, only to encounter enough roadblocks on the information superhighway to leave her staggering to bed at 3:30 AM, only two of the four projects completed, and my article forgotten. A few days ago she planned to hit the sack early, but had to post one last review, which required the transfer of one last photo. That's when she discovered that the site she uses for this task was “upgrading” and not immediately accessible. There had been no warning given for this inconvenience, which made it sort of like rounding a curve at night and having your headlights reveal that a bridge is out. Her deadline? Four hours. Their estimated time of completion? Four weeks. She had to find another site, learn how to use it [tutorials: always a joy], learn how it REALLY worked, then try to complete her task. That's when our internet service provider suddenly developed technical problems that led to our download speed varying from 75 whatsits per whatever down to 23.36 somethingorothers per someothersomething.

Hope I didn't get too technical for you there.

I don't know much about computer terminology. In fact, I'm so blog-unsavvy that I don't even know what the internet term for blog-unsavvy really is [maybe unblog-savvy, or something equally unsavory]. Lois has to post these words. She has to do everything connected with this column except write it. I do know that there is an inverse relationship between KBS and BP. That is, when the download speed gets lower, Lois's blood pressure gets higher.

I've also learned about the three simple short-term coping mechanisms Lois relies on:
[1] Chocolate.
[2] More Chocolate.
[3] [used only if chocolate supply is depleted] Cake, ice cream, pie, strawberries, Nutty Bars, cookies. Anything that can be justified by the insight that “stressed” spelled backward is “desserts”.

Mmmmmmm!! Ghirardelli Chocolate!

I am a chocolate lover. I truly believe that manna in Heaven will be chocolate with a side of peanut butter and we will be drinking coffee. Seriously, I really do. So when I got the opportunity to try Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares from SheSpeaks in their new flavor Milk & Truffle I jumped at it.

I have tried pretty much all the chocolate flavors Ghirardelli offers in almost every form they offer them in (I love their cocoa powder for baking), but this one ranks right up there at the top. I've always enjoyed truffles and when I tried this I was not disappointed at all. The chocolate coating is just the right texture and flavor to compliment the truffle filling. And it is not to rich either. I've had a few truffles that have been good but no way did I want to eat more than one. These, honestly, I could have eaten the whole bag at once! There was a nice richness to them, but nothing to overpower your taste buds.

I think Ghirardelli got this flavor just right. If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend you do in the very near future. I can see this quickly becoming a very popular flavor for Ghirardelli! One of their logos is "Reward yourself today". Well this certainly is on thing that fits that to a tee!

What are you waiting for? You know you want some!

I received a free sample of Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares Milk & Truffle from SheSpeaks to sample and review. I was not compensated in any way. The opinions expressed here are mine and mine alone. I wan not influenced by any one else.