Chocolates by Megan, Chocolate Taste Testing

Hi My Dear Sillies,

It's time for more chocolate. When is it not?

I met this lovely woman at our Saturday Farmer's Market. Megan makes remarkably tasty and artistically divine forms of chocolate - in a healthy way and catered to your individual needs. There's no refined sugar. Maple syrup is healthier and - heck - yummier. But she'll substitute that for mango or date sugars (even healthier!), or whatever you request. Megan doesn't temper her chocolate, so you appreciate its rich essence immediately. You can practically taste the chocolate upon first sniff. 

You can find and follow chocolates.by.megan on Instagram or Facebook (unsolicited endorsement. She's worthy!)

I sampled this pistachio bar, which has a lovely green ice creamy inside. Mmm. Divine. My only minor critique is that it's a bit too salty on the outside for me. But I'm a sweet, not salty gal. 

I give it a 9+ out of 10.

What treats have been on your plate or palate as of late?

Keep it silly, my dears. Keep it silly.

Much love!

Dark Chocolate Cocoa Beans in Review

Dear Sillies,

Well, things started off with a bit too much bang, didn't they? My default being chocolate, it's time for another review. 

I tasted Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Covered Cocoa Beans. $3.99 and there's plenty in the bag to share with a friend. I know because I did. They're yummy and crunchy. While a bit bitter, the cocoa beans don't have a strong flavor. I'm a little disappointed. "A crunchy combination of flavors and textures" <--this meant to me that each bean would taste different from the others. I suppose the bigger ones pack less power than the smaller, but the flavors and textures are the same.

All told, I'd give these a 6.5.

Have some chocolate or other form of sweetness, because I said so.

Love you.

Chocolate-Covered Cannoli Ice Cream, Summer Taste Test

My Beloved Silliest of Sillies,
   It didn't sound right: mascarpone cannoli ice-cream. Pasta shells dipped in chocolate and sprinkled in ice-cream?
   Doh. My bad. I confused cannoli with cannollini. As you likely know, because you're worlds more evolved, cannoli is a pastry shell, whilst cannollini is a pasta shell.
   And mascarpone? It's a -----. Yes, a cheese. An Italian cheese. Hm, cheesy ice cream with chocolate pastry bits. What could go wrong?

   Not much. Not anything really. Unless like me, you thought you'd be eating pasta ice-cream. The mascarpone has a light, sweet, subtle fruity taste - like a mixture of rainbow sherbert, tapioca, and coconut. It's yummy. It's all gone, within two days. (I exercised restraint. I really did. Not so much.)

   The ice-cream looks like your ordinary, boring chocolate chip, but this one dances ecstatically in your mouth. The cannoli chips are big little chunks of chocolate encased crunchiness.

   I wish I had something bad to say about this. It was approximately $5. It'd be nice if they had a lactose free version, so it wasn't so ruinous on the diet plan, and more accessible to all of you.  

   But it has NO BOVINE GROWTH HORMONES! Think about that!

No worries about growing bovines after consuming it! How remarkable does it get?!

I give Coolhaus' Take The Cannoli Ice Cream a 9. It's a cool, delicious treat on a hot summer day.

 

Be well, my friends. Stay cool and hot in the most delightful of ways.