Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pop Tarts

Boy do these grocery stores know how to market products! I ran into the grocery store last week for only one thing. And well, we all know how that goes. The one thing I went in for was NOT Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pop Tarts but indeed, that's what I came out with. For that I have the woman behind me in line to thank. I was in line, resisting the urge to pick up the Pop Tarts when the woman behind me was just as blown away at the genius creation as I was. She, however, did not fight the urge, and when she asked if I saw them, she insisted I get a box too. Well there went my self-control. I had to have a box.

The chocolate graham cracker-like outside is soft and sweet. The chocolate icing on top is sweeter, and the peanut butter inside is the sweetest. The peanut butter could use a little bit more peanut. It is more of a buttery taste. However I really enjoyed these, and would recommend eating them warm, instead of right out of the package. I don't often eat Pop Tarts, but these are good. 

Tiramisu

Anthony and I celebrated our first anniversary at Lidia's restaurant tonight. This is where we had our first date almost 6 years ago! Oddly enough they sat us at the same table as our first date. Here's a pic of our dessert! I know it's not a lot of chocolate, but it was certainly delicious. 

A big THANK YOU to my sweet mother-in-law for surprising us and picking up the tab. ::love:: 

Annnd... We're Back!

Whew! Hello Chocolate Emergency! Where have you been for the last year and a half? Oh yeah! LIFE! Here's the quick top 10 list of the past year and a half in no particular order.

10. I am now a teacher! This is my dream job. I teach 7th grade English Language Arts. And I never thought I would say this, but I love middle schoolers! Huh! Who knew? This is also the perfect job because even though I am busier than I can imagine during the school year, I can blog during the summer.

9. I bought a new car! I bought a Honda CR-V, and her name is Charlotte. 

8. I am fostering kittens again. I've had 3 litters in the past year. My current litter is the smallest batch I've ever had. They are 3 weeks old. Meet Vinny:

7. As evidenced above, I am still an orange cat lover. Ben is now 4 years old! 

6. My good friend Yasmina and I just finished a 3 day fruit and veggie cleanse. I have not have chocolate for 3 days! Yoi! 

5. Anthony and I are taking our long-awaited honeymoon next month! Palm trees, here we come! 

4. Anthony took me to the Melting Pot for my birthday this year! Does he know me or what?! 

3. I made these:

2. Besides one small pipe bursting in the basement, our home is perfect. Anthony and I still love our little house in Brentwood.

1. Anthony and I got married!

More to come! 

Local Chocolate

Anthony and I recently bought our dream home near Pittsburgh. I was at a local grocery shop a few weeks ago and in the checkout lane they had candy made from a local chocolatier. Never one to pass up a new chocolate, I picked up a chocolate dipped Oreo from Esther's Homemade Candy.

It is America's favorite cookie dipped in a healthy amount of delicious milk chocolate. The chocolate is very smooth and melts in your mouth. This is definitely a chocolate I think could stand on its own in a bar. It doesn't need the oreo to be tasty.  Satisfies my chocolate emergency for sure.  And I'm proud to live in a community that makes delicious chocolate!

Le Whif Part 2

In an earlier post (way earlier) I blogged about a company called Le Whif who makes a breathable chocolate. It was still in the works and would be released soon. Well, in her best roommate fashion, a few months ago Brittany announced to me that she had ordered some Le Whif for us and it would be arriving shortly.

Chocolate that you can take with you anywhere, and it won't melt in your pocket! Perfect for a chocolate emergency. Brittany and I got to try Chocolate, Raspberry Chocolate, and Mint Chocolate flavors.

A quick inhalation and a ring of powder lands on your tongue. Perfectly delightful. Rasperry Chocolate wins first place in my heart.

So does it satisfy the chocolate emergency? Yes and no. It does not satisfy the smooth and creamy texture I desire so much about chocolate but it is nice to have the flavor any time and anywhere I want it. 

Sweet 'n Salty

Gotta love this time of year. Fall is a beautiful season in the 'burgh. Also, now is the time that the stores are selling boatloads of Halloween candy. That's right, you knew it was going back to chocolate. I'm even clipping coupons for snack-sized Snickers. Hooray.

Of course I couldn't pass up a half off bag of pretzel M&Ms at the store. No, this isn't the first time I've had them; however they are so delicious that I find them worthy of a blog post.

Mars nailed the cravings for salty and sweet on this one. The only thing I would change? Add more chocolate. Shocking, I know. But I feel like just one more coating would do the trick. I find myself eating just a few more each time to satisfy the chocolate craving. Perhaps that's exactly what M&Ms wanted... Tricky...  I would love a dark chocolate version!



Bonus: Don't you just love the new Orange character?!

Stop. Drop. and Enjoy.

Have you tried the new Hershey's Drops? They are along the same choco vein as M&Ms only without the candy shell and are twice as large!

So far I've tried two varieties. First I tried the York Peppermint Patties drops... only without the peppermint patty. I'd have to say they are a little disappointing. This is probably because my favorite part of the peppermint patty is the white peppermint - which is lacking in the drops. The drops are nothing more than candy coated dark chocolate infused with peppermint. These do not taste like the "sensational" York peppermint patties.

However, the Cookies 'n Creme drops get the Chocolate Emergency big thumbs up! These taste just like the candy bar in a pop-able little morsel. I nearly got in a fight with my fiancee over these because I thought he ate them all! 

Yet to try are the mini - mini Reese's cups. Yum! Because they are so mini, I won't have to feel bad after eating 10 20 of them.