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Blog Chocolate: Other Chocolate Blogs

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Hands Off The Chocolate:. So many blogs, so little time. Here are a sampling of my favourite chocolate themed sites in the blogosphere . World Cocoa Foundation Blog. Chocolate Shoes and Coffee. I invite you to check out my blog: chocolateratings.wordpress.com and let me know if you would like to trade links. January 19, 2009 at 10:20 AM. Hello, fellow chocolate friend! We are in Miami Beach, and beginning a new chocolate (and shoes and coffee :) ) blog. Http:/ chocolateshoesandcoffee.blogspot.com/. Octob...

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A year to move and be moved | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. A year to move and be moved. January 1, 2013 at 10:49 pm ( Uncategorized. Happy New Year chocolate lovers! As I sit here by the fire, glass of red wine in hand, and a sampling of 75% Madecasse. From Barbados, and Theo’s newest Pili Pili Congo bar. I am filled with goodwill and good tastes. This chocolate moves me, it causes me to engage my senses – I look, I listen, I touch, l smell, and I take my sweet time allowing the flavors melt in my mouth. 8211; ECI Founder, Ben Affleck. Februar...

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Giving Thanks | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. November 25, 2011 at 11:31 pm ( Uncategorized. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This is one of my favorite holidays, as it revolves around some of my most loved activities- spending time with good friends and family, and indulging in delicious food and beverages. While chocolate was not on the menu yesterday, I want to give a public thanks to the cacao tree and the goodness it produces. November 29, 2011 at 11:59 am. November 30, 2011 at 12:50 pm. December 7, 2011 at 6:45 pm.

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Chocolate and your health | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. Chocolate and your health. January 5, 2014 at 8:49 pm ( Uncategorized. Last year I enjoyed many new artisan chocolate bars and I subjected friends and co-workers to the 5 sense taste test. This year, I’d like to share the stories of these good bars, and the people behind them. And, I want to provide more detail about the benefits of eating this beloved food. Allow me to elaborate – ALL CHOCOLATE IS NOT CREATED EQUAL. These are the ingredients in a Hershey’s Special Dark bar. So there&#...

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A look at Hershey’s renewed (global) product commitment | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. A look at Hershey’s renewed (global) product commitment. October 8, 2012 at 7:38 pm ( Uncategorized. In February, I blogged about Hershey’s commitment. To work on certifying more of their bars and making real efforts to improve the lives of cocoa farmers in West Africa. By 2020, and help eliminate child labor in their cocoa purchasing countries in West Africa, I was both incredulous, and impressed. Could this really be? If not, how is this possible to achieve in 8 years? And it once ag...

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For the love of chocolate….go the extra step | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. For the love of chocolate….go the extra step. February 14, 2013 at 1:58 am ( Uncategorized. While I feast on this midnight snack of home-made chocolate cake, cacao nibs, a square of mint chocolate and a piece of plain dark, I’m thinking about what you all will buy today, in terms of chocolate, for the ones you love. It’s hard to be constantly mindful. I get it. Above all, you have the power to choose what to consume. Use it! As you may know, there are amazing bean to bar small batch pr...

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A holiday guide to ethical chocolate giving | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. A holiday guide to ethical chocolate giving. December 3, 2012 at 10:03 am ( Uncategorized. You can bet one of my local purchases will be from Seattle’s premier chocolate shop, Chocolopolis. Recently, a friend of mine asked me to put together a “chocolate experience” gift package for her sister’s birthday. “You know which bars are good, you taught me about how to taste a chocolate bar properly, you should do this! 8221; And so I did. 8211; use all 5 of your senses. Break a piece off .

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Happy Earth Day – lets join in conscious trade | Cacao for a Cause

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Cacao for a Cause. Happy Earth Day – lets join in conscious trade. April 22, 2014 at 2:15 pm ( Uncategorized. Hope a part of it is spent out in nature and consuming something that you know originated from the earth. Thankfully, there are some savvy, passionate people working on this very dilemma. Some good friends just launched a website today for their project: Yellow Seed. They’ve created a tool that helps connect farmers to buyers and philanthropic donors to facilitate what they’ve coined. Address nev...