Organic Chocolate

                                                                                                                                                               

Chocolate. For Valentine's Day or any other day, why not choose chocolate that has a heart? Green and Black’s Organic Chocolate is not only organic, as the name says, but also Fair Trade Certified, meaning all of its products are made from Fair Trade ingredients. The farmers they work with receive a guaranteed minimum for their ingredients, along with an additional premium to invest in the social, environmental, and economic development of their countries. This ensures a higher quality of life for the farmers and a high quality of chocolate for the world.

                                                                  

                                                                                              
Green and Black’s Organic Chocolate offers 13 chocolate flavors, ranging from light to dark chocolate. Traditional varieties include Milk, Dark 70%, Dark 85%, and White, while the more unique flavors are Maya Gold, Hazelnut and Currant, Ginger, and the newest flavor, Peanut and Sea Salt.  Green & Black's also makes hot chocolate and baking bars, perfect for making a romantic Valentine’s Day dessert. Recipes can be found in the new Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate cookbook, Ultimate.

For more information about Green and Black’s, or to view  recipes, please visit http://www.greenandblacks.com/

Very Choice Chocolate

 Here is an absolutely heavenly chocolate bar. Amano Artisan Chocolate recently launched its Montanya (70% cacao) chocolate bar and two new Milk Chocolate bars - Jembrana and Ocumare. To bite into them and savor them is to love them.

In 1996, Art Pollard decided that there had to be better chocolate than what was available in the U.S. So began his quest for the “ultimate chocolate.” After much research and experimentation, Art developed a process that incorporated both modern and ancient chocolate-making techniques. After studying chocolate manufacturing in Europe and further honing his skills, in 2006 Art and his business partner Clark Goble  felt the chocolate was  comparable to the very best European chocolate and Amano Artisan Chocolate company was created.

This is simply divine chocolate. The Milk Chocolate has the depth and smoothness of Dark Chocolate, but it is very much milk chocolate. And the Dark Chocolate—let’s just say you will never forget it.  Amano has received numerous awards worldwide and is now recognized by industry experts and top chefs as producing one of the highest quality chocolates in the world. One taste and you will know why. These chocolates are meant to be savored

Amano Chocolate is available at specialty foods retailers nationwide and at amanochocolate.com.