What do women love even more than eye candy?
Chocolate.
Easter is an important time all around the world. It’s a time of renewal and the rites of spring and religious festivals. It’s also a prime holiday for chocolate lovers.
When I was a child I loved hollow bunnies of dark chocolate. It tasted different than chocolate bars and I waited impatiently all year for it. My father was a dentist so we didn’t have a lot of candy in our house. Halloween, Christmas and Easter were pretty much the only occasions we kids were allowed to pig out. Then, wow, we were told to eat the candy as fast as we could (so it wouldn’t linger on our teeth). Yes sir! No need to tell me twice!
My favorite Easter chocolate was the hollow bunny. Peeling the foil off and eating the bunny was quite a ritual. I always ate the ears first. What part of the bunny do you eat first? Take the bunny test and find out what that means.
My next favorite Easter treat was small, flat dark chocolate-coated marshmallow bunnies. The ones with the firm marshmallow not the fluffy marshmallow. Small solid chocolate eggs were good, too. Last on my list were the pastel-colored sugary eggs. They were kind of disappointing, like getting nuts in the shell in your Christmas stocking.
My husband works for Cadbury chocolate. Every Easter employees are given a big bag of Easter goodies for their children. Or in this case, me! Oh, okay, my kids get most of it but I make sure I get at least one bunny. I know, he’s a keeper. My husband, that is, not the bunny. He’s brunch.
Easter chocolate has evolved over the years. There’s a lot of variety, which is a good thing. These days I like the small chocolate eggs with peppermint or caramel filling. My absolute favorite chocolate of all time (shh, don’t tell hubby’s employer) is Lindt chocolate.
And while I know dark chocolate is better for you because of the anti-oxidants, I prefer milk chocolate. It’s so creamy and smooth. Yum. I mean, seriously, who eats chocolate for the anti-oxidants? I can get all the anti-oxidants I need from wine.
Before I get too carried away with visions of Easter chocolate, I have a new Superromance out this month, PROTECTING HER SON.
Crossing the thin blue line
Paula Drummond is finally back on a police force. And with so much at stake--she’s a single mom atoning for an almost career-ending mistake--she’s not risking anything but stellar performance. That means, regardless of whatever attraction is brewing between her and her partner, Officer Riley Henning, she will not get involved.
Still, working side by side with a man as hot as Riley and not giving in to temptation isn’t easy. Especially when he goes above and beyond to help keep her son safe. With all that evidence piling up, it seems as though her partner on the job is destined to become her partner in bed...and maybe even in life.
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What’s your favorite type of chocolate--milk or dark, plain or with nuts, hollow bunnies or marshmallow--or any variation or brand you care to name? Comment to be in the draw to win a copy of PROTECTING HER SON.
HAPPY EASTER!!!
44 comments:
I'm a dark chocolate girl, and I don't think I could narrow it down to a favorite brand. Mmm chocolate.
I do like to use the antioxidant line though.
Internal voice: "Do we really need to eat this chocolate?"
Me: "Shut up, I'm fighting cancer and heart disease.*mmmunch*"
I prefer one perfect square of dark chocolate.
My husband and youngest son love the Cadbury Mini eggs. My son is allgergic to nuts, so we love love love any chocolate that doesn't come with the warning "may contain traces of nuts"
Easter has become somewhat of a challenge with the food allergy. My youngest son (the one with the allergies) loves sweets. Skittles, Starburst and the mini eggs are his favorite. It's really hard to find a nut-free bunny, though.
The oldest son still has Easter candy from last year. I guess he likes to pace himself.
I love milk chocolate. Chocolate in the shape of a bunny tastes better.
Hi Amalie, I think we've all used that antioxidant line. I know I have even though I've got wine to fall back on. And why stick to one brand when there are so many to love? Keep on fighting the good fight!!
Kristina, I can tell you're a perfectionist. I agree, quality wins out over quantity. Hugs on a son with allergies. That must be a real challenge. Hooray for Skittles (love 'em) and Cadbury mini eggs. But what's up with your oldest son? I don't have that kind of restraint. If chocolate is in the house, I eat it!
Hey, Marybelle. Bunnies taste better! It could be an Easter slogan. Fun fact: Cadbury's makes their Easter chocolate a whole year before they sell it. That's how long chocolate lasts. It's the perfect food to store for the Apocalypse.
I agree with Marybelle about Easter chocolate tasting better, but it's too bad I haven't had an Easter bunny since the kids were small over a dozen years ago! (My waistline thanks me.) I always preferred the hollow ones, as they were easier on my teeth. Besides, it was more fun breaking off parts of its anatomy than having to cut them off instead!
It doesn't surprise me that chocolate is made ages before it goes on shelves. My daughter had an Easter bunny on her dresser for months and months after Easter, claiming she was still eating it!
These days I am making peanut butter cookies and placing 1/8th of a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in the centre of each. OMG, they taste good, especially after melting!
Joan, "I mean, seriously, who eats chocolate for the anti-oxidants, I can get all the anti-oxidants I need from wine."
Great line!
We are a bunch of sugar and chocolate addicts here. I really doubt our Easter candy will last past Monday morning.
Laney4, you and your kids show a lot of restraint. My kids are pretty much grown up but we all still like a bit of Easter chocolate. I do like the sound of your peanut butter cookies though!
Joan,
I loved your anti-oxidants line. Too funny.
(That cartoon with the bunnies missing parts is also a favorite of mine.)
I love solid chocolate bunnies. The hollow ones were always an extreme disappointment, in fact, I've never understood why candy companies make them. Now I know they have Joan in mind!
Your book sounds wonderful. I've been admiring that cover ever since I first saw it. Gorgeous!
Ah, Kristin, a girl after my own heart. My dentist dad would be proud of you!
Hi Ellen, so you're a solid bunny fan. Interesting. You definitely get more chocolate that way. I guess I'm still a kid at heart. I like breaking up the bunny and collecting the pieces inside the hollow bottom.
Thanks for the kind words about my book. I love that cover, too!
From MarcieR
Dark, no nuts, and I LOVE marshmallow bunnies. I also love Reese's peanut butter eggs.
I remember as a kid getting a hollow bunny - I didn't expect to bite into air so I'm not a fan of the hollow.
Im well known as a chocoholic, have the refrigerator magnets and body mass to prove it. Dark chocolate a definite favorite, no nuts. One of the greatest discoveries was adding peanut butter to chocolate. I could go on forever, but my mouth is watering. No little ones in the house for Easter baskets, but I'll have a big Hershey dark chocolate bar for myself (Hubby is diabetic so I eat it fast).
Your book cover is very appealing, I buy books by the cover and I would certainly choose yours!
Joan, I am really looking forward to reading your book! Talk about conflict! And I'm curious to find out what kind of mistake your heroine made that almost got her kicked off the police force. For Easter candy, I prefer the pastel peanut M&Ms...because they're so darned pretty. :-)
Ah ~ Chocolate brings back so many memories. Back in the 50's you could get a bar called 5 Star (I think) for a nickle. My favorite bar at that time cost a dime ~ Cadbury's (again I hope I'm remembering correctly)Four Flavors ~ two squares of four flavors (caramel and chocolate were two of the flavors) covered with dark chocolate. I used to get hollow chocolate eggs with my name on them.
I'm a dark chocolate lover and my favorite chocolate right now is a hazelnut filled one from La Suisse, an Italian company.
I also love love love mole sauce.
Looking forward to your new book. I do love the cover.
I really love all chocolate. Dark chocolate is my favorite, but my favorite Easter candy is the Sees Candy decorated eggs. UPS delivered by big box of Sees Easter Candy at 7:00 this morning. I didn't even want to answer my door that early when they rang my doorbell.
Happy Easter to all.
Hi Joan! I prefer milk chocolate. But of course there are times when I want it with nuts or coconut or crunchies. Heck chocolate is chocolate, lol! Right now I'm on a chocolate and caramel kick. I discovered Dove's milk chocolate with creamy caramel inside, so good!
Have a wonderful Easter!
Joan, I'm an equal opportunity chocolate lover *g* Love truffles (preferably homemade) and pretty much anything Dove makes :-)
Can't wait to read your latest release!
Happy Easter *g*
My favorite kind of Easter candy is the kind that's in my Easter basket/cupboard/freezer at 9:30 in the evening when all the stores in the area are closed. I've thus far been able to resist the late night gas station for my dark plain or milk with nuts.
I LOVE Cadbury eggs! They're my favorite Easter candy. And now that they make them with caramel centers I'm in Heaven! Your husband works for Cadbury? You can have all the chocolate you want? You still find time to write? :-)
Congrats on the new release! It sounds fabulous!
MarcieR, lol on biting into air. Some things scar you for life, I guess. But I'm glad you share my love of the marshmallow bunny. Funny, since I'm not a fan of marshmallow usually but if you cover it in chocolate... mmmm.
Hi Gloria, ah yes, whoever invented the peanut butter and chocolate combo was truly inspired. But who needs little ones to buy chocolate bunnies for? My mother was still buying us kids bunnies when we were in our 30s. And one for herself, of course :) Glad you like my cover!
Hey, Kathy, I love M&Ms. You can fool yourself into thinking they don't count because they're so small. And pastel ones are pretty. I'm a purist, though. Plain chocolate for me.
Kathy, I meant to add...about that thing my heroine did to nearly get kicked off the force? It's a doozy.
Kaelee, I remember Four Flavours chocolate bars! Besides chocolate and caramel (my seccond-most favorite flavor in the world) the centers were strawberry and a creamy-yellowish one I think was called Bordeaux. Do you remember Pep Chew? We used to get those for a nickel. It was like a hard peppermint toffee, really tough on the teeth. If my dad had seen me eating those!
Tammy, I've never had Sees candy but I've heard it's really good. I would open my door for a shipment at 7 in the morning. What a nice wake-up call!
Alina, mmm, milk Dove chocolate and caramel. Sounds delish! I bought a jar of homemade caramel sauce at a market thinking I would put it on ice cream. I ended up keeping the jar in my office and eating it with a spoon. (Not all at once of course. : )
Beth, you sound very fair. I notice no one has said their favorite is white chocolate. I can't say as I'm a fan. If you like truffles you would love Lindt Balls. I could make myself sick on those.
Mary, can you freeze chocolate? I didn't know. I guess I've never had it last long enough to need to freeze it. But I agree, when you want chocolate, any type at all will do.
Pamela, I haven't seen the Cadbury caramel eggs. Yum! Hubby used to bring home five kilo (10 lb) boxes of chocolates until I begged him to stop. I have no self-control when it comes to chocolate and working at home, well! It's a recipe for disaster. Every now and then, though, he'll surprise me with a sample of a new product. How can I say no?
My favourite is dark chocolate with nuts.
Chey, thanks for stopping by. I hope the Easter bunny brings you some of that dark chocolate with nuts!
I do love my chocolate, whether it's black, white or mixed with nuts. It makes me feel good, even better with the anti-oxidants :)
Oh, my. Only one store in town sold Peeps this year - those little yellow chicks. And there were no chocolate covered chocolate marshmallow eggs to be had. No cherry cream eggs either. But Robins eggs, Snickers and Butterfinger eggs sell well in my family. And the grandbaby prefers pretzels.
Na, who needs antioxidants when you have chocolate--of any type?
Linda S. my how times have changed. Anything goes with Easter chocolate these days. I hope your grandbaby is eating pretzels covered in chocolate.
I love dark chocolate. Dark chocolate with orange bits is my favorite. Then comes dark chocolate with nuts or coconut bits :) Milk chocolate always makes me want to drink milk when I eat it. We use to get chocolate bunnies every easter when we were kids! I meant to buy one for my son (he's 17) but forgot, this will probably be the first easter with no bunny or candy!
Oh and I forgot... I always ate the ears first too!
And I forgot to mention the chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. We buy them and freeze them so we can eat them frozen! We've done that since we were little kids :) If you don't refrigerate / freeze or eat your chocolate right away, it melts! Love frozen marshmallow eggs!
Ever since I was a kid Easter was always my favorite holiday Now it could because my birthday falls on the rare late Easter, but I know it's because of the chocolate .
I like big solid bunnies. And who can resist Reeses Peanut butter eggs--though it's kind of disappointing that they're starting to bring those out around Valentine's day. They've even built a whole marketing strategy around it, but I just think, huh, even as I give in and buy them way too early :)
Snookie, dark chocolate and orange is one of my favorites, too. Lindt Intense Orange, Terry's chocolate oranges...Yum. I never would have thought of freezing the marshmallow eggs. Great idea for the hot weather!
Ro, I guess it's not your birthday yet because Easter is early this year but Happy Birthday in advance!
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