Conscientious Uncoupling

1. Gently hold the edges of the two crisp cookies with your fingertips, then twist.
2. Lick off the filling. 

inspired by America's favorite sandwich cookie and celebrity breakups

Grazie, Italia!

Chocolate + cream + sugar + ice = genius

inspired by The Modern Steward from 1692 and National Chocolate Ice Cream Day

Some Compassion, Some Style

Try to be the hazelnut chocolate spread on someone's plain toast.

inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou

Woman Crush Wednesday

Cecilia Tessieri, world's first female chocolatier

inspired by ethical artisan foodies

Final Four Chocolate War

South
Whetston Chocolate Factory (FL)
v.
East
Munsun's Chocolates (CT)

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bake a win-win for chocoholics



West

Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier (WI)

v.

Midwest

Rebecca Ruth Candy Factory (KY)



The Vow

"Will you, Chocolate, take Caramel to be your perfectly melted partner; to have and to enrobe from this tray forward, for candies, for cakes, for brownies, for drinks, to hug and to garnish 'til digestion do you part?"

inspired by National Chocolate Caramel Day

When One Is Not the Loneliest Number

Rationing my hoard of 75%-off luxe Valentine's Day chocolates to last until spring

inspired by clearance reductions and scheduling future indulgences the frugalista way