January 23rd, 2010

Is there anything as simple and as sure to please as chocolate? It’s an indulgent gift and if you’re out of ideas then make visiting the Green and Blacks store a priority. They have a gorgeous selection of gifts from non-nonsense slabs of chocolate to more dainty selections, and with some of the gifts you can even specify milk, white or dark chocolate preferences. Which is key, if you wife has a distinct preference.
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January 23rd, 2010

A beautifully designed ‘tower block’ advent calendar made from organic cotton with a Green and Black’s miniature bar for each pocket. This fabulous gift is the perfect count down to Christmas with enough variety to keep everyone happy. The advent calendar’s sustainable design ensures this calendar will be used at Christmas for years and years to come. The wood used to hang the calendar comes from a renewable source. Delivered in a recycled gift box with lid and hand tied with G&B’s Christmas satin ribbon.
You can even indicate a preference for Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate.
1 x Organic Cotton Advent Calendar by Lisa Stickley
24 x 15g Miniature Bars: Dark, Milk, Dark with Ginger, Dark with Cherry, Milk with Butterscotch, Milk with Almond.
£34.00

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January 23rd, 2010
The joy of chocaholism can be a guilty pleasure, so why not make the pleasure of chocolate even better and get her a gift that you can share!

Green & Black’s chocolate sharing hamper is a perfect way of saying Happy Christmas.
A luxurious selection of Green & Black’s intense chocolate products ranging from The Assortment – 20 bespoke dark, milk and white chocolates with a perfectly balanced selection of centres to our intensely flavoured Miniature Bar Collection. The sharing hamper contains our classic dark, milk and white organic Chocolate Squares box and a selection of Green & Black’s ribboned bars.
This box is the ultimate in sharing!
You can even make your own choice of 100g chocolate bars in the gift when you Checkout.
Contents:
1 x 200g Organic Assortment
1 x 200g Organic Chcolate Squares (Dark, Milk and White Chocolate)
1 x 180g Organic Miniature Bar Collection
5 x 35g Bars; White, Creamy Milk, Milk with Butterscotch, Dark 70% and Dark with Maya Gold
1 x 100g Milk Chocolate Bar
1 x 100g Dark Chocolate Bar
1 x 100g White Chocolate Bar
£30.00

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January 23rd, 2010
Gift Chocolates
Chocolate has to be one of the most universally appreciated gifts, and it’s so versatile: from the humblest little “saw this and thought of you” bar of organic chocolate to the “huge statement” enormous box of fancy and expensive truffles. Read on for more tips.
Chocolate Preferences
If your wife has specific chocolate preferences then make sure to take these into account when buying!
When buying chocolate for your wife you have to realize that there is an added depth, that you as a man may not appreciate. It’s not just chocolate to women; chocolate is a sensual substance.
This means that getting personal preferences right is very important!
Dark, White or Milk? Many women have a preference for dark or white chocolate, some are so picky as to set a minimum percentage of cocoa solids that it must contain- whichever end of the scale your wife is at, find out before you shop.
Here’s a list of common chocolate objections:
- chocolates with liqueur filling,
- chocolate with nuts,
- chocolates with coffee flavors
- chocolates with fondant filling,
- chocolate with raisins,
- chocolate with mint.
Again, it’s best to know these preferences before you buy.
Chocolate Ideas
Make her a chocolate cake or chocolate cupcakes!
I have made some of these chocolate cake recipes so many times and it always turns out great- in fact I even used this recipe to teach some kids how to bake and, in spite of several mishaps, the cupcakes turned out perfectly!
This makes a super-thoughtful gift as not only are you giving the gift of chocolate but you also took the time to make something creative!
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