When I was pregnant with my last child, I was, as usual, sick, sick, sick. I was worshiping at the porcelain throne often. When I wasn't, I felt like I wished I could. I have a condition called hyperemesis gravidarium. I won't go into it, but believe me, unless there is something new in the past two years I have tried every natural cure and every drug available in my six pregnancies.
I don't remember why, but my mom had chocolate on her coffee table. It was nice chocolate from Trader Joe's I think. Dark. Each one was individually wrapped with a country name on it. I snagged a piece. And another. And another. I SWEAR to you, it healed me. Mom said to just keep eating it. I did.
Several times during that pregnancy I ate chocolate and, I tell you, it helped.
For several years, when my husband would go to the U.K., he'd bring home a bunch of these babies.
He'd bring home little teeny ones, regular sized ones and big huge ones. HUGE. They were a real hit with all of our friends. And I appreciated them. I really did. But, for me, they were too sweet.
I love it when you know where you stand with someone, don't you?
Nowadays hubby has to go to Germany for work sometimes. His first trip he brought home a bunch of different kinds of chocolate. But this -- THIS, is my favorite. It could be my all time favorite chocolate.
Well, next to Peanut Butter Mountain Bars -- because they remind me of the time I owed myself a poo load of money in Jr. High. I just kept eating my fund raiser PB Mountain Bars. I must have raised alot of money for my school.Why don't kids sell those for fundraisers anymore? They always sell wrapping paper, magazines, candles and cookie dough. Where, I ask, are the Peanut Butter Mountain Bars? In addition to kids not selling them for fund raisers, I can rarely find them in grocery stores. (Wellll, lookie here. On Google, I found a place to buy them. Hmm, maybe I will do my own fundraiser for a missions trip....)
I just googled and I see they are made by Brown and Haley. Aren't they the same guys who make those three colored neopolitan chocolate coconut candies I remember loving as a child but hate now? Google again. Oh they are made by Brachs.
I used to wait in line between buses at See's Candies to get one of these in chocolate. 
I'd make them last all the way home.
Me and Chocolate. Dark chocolate. Not milk chocolate. We go waaay back.
I could go on all night. But it is late and I still have hot chocolate to drink.
Happy Chocolate Day. Kisses.
Homemade Hot Chocolate
1 Can Cococut Cream, heated in pan with
1/2 can very hot water (use can from coconut cream)
Cream, Milk or Half and Half to taste
6 Tablespoons each Powdered Cocoa and Rapadura (or Sugar)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Optional: 1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter, Cinnamon to taste
Mix all together. Bring to boil.
I took a picture but it is late so I'll have to post it later.
9 comments:
I think I may have to celebrate this today! How fun! I love See's suckers..so yummy!
-Sandy toes
Dark chocolate is most definitely a gift of God. And I totally believe your story... I think I'll blog about a similar experience...and post my fave choc recipe. Happy Chocolate Day to you!
That hot choc recipe sounds to DIE for! PB AND COCONUT?! What could be better.
Thanks for the decadent thoughts!
That made me feel better! That must have been why I had to buy dark chocolate M&M's yesterday!!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and reminding me of yours! I always enjoy coming by here.
I've been celebrating unknowingly with M&M's for days.
Oh wow - that homemade hot chocolate looks healthier than the one I've been making - and yummier!
BTW - You want to know the cheap & local source for Mountain Bars? Bi-Mart. They've never let me down. Peanut Butter ones are the best. It's been a few years, but I used to wait until they were 3 for $1. (When we were kids it was 4 for $1.)
Which reminds me, have you ever added peanut butter to your s'mores? I think it came from Rebecca H, but I learned of it at the HSC camping trip this year. Doesn't sound too bad, but I haven't been brave enough to try it.
Now Christa's chocolate & marshmallow nachos... That's a WHOLE 'nother story.
Ha ha! I can't seem to control my cravings very well this pregnancy. But, sorry to say, I don't crave chocolate, ever. I will always take something fruity and maybe sour (Sour Punch Straws in Strawberry are my absolute fave.) over the brown stuff. And I so wish someone would just make chocolate chip cookie dough without the chocolate chips! Weird-o.
All weirdness aside, I do heartily agree with you, Tiff, that the "Milka" brand of chocolate would have to be one of the best!
I think in honor of chocolate day we celebrate every day of the year. We don't ever want chocolate to feel left out or anything. My favorite to this day is still Toblerone. YUMMY!!!
In my late teens I discovered this bar in Switzerland, and low and behold not soon enough it was selling in the states. I always get one of those big ones in my stocking and hide it. It will last me a few months if undetected.
Hey Tiffany,
I shared this recipe of yours with a friend and she wanted to know of its origins so she could give credit when she blogs of it. I've been meaning to ask you for weeks now and it just occurred to me today that you may have posted it here. I'll send her the link to this post, but can you tell me please - Did you create this recipe? Or did you get it from your grandma's old cookbook? Or...?
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