chocolate, glorious chocolate...

 

"I love you more than chocolate" is one heck of a lot of love. We say, why do we have to choose? With a gift of chocolate to the beloved for Valentine's Day, we can have the best of both worlds.

Recciuti Confections (www.recchiuti.com) is a San Francisco-based mecca catering to all that is sensual and decadent in chocolate. Pronouncing

Recciuti involves using the word "cutie." Our mouths are watering at the very thought of their large Valentine's Box, three layers of their finest creations. At $75, it is a very respectable Valentine's gift. If you would like to keep the damage down a bit, a four-piece Gilded Chocolate Sampler will set you back a mere $10. If you would like to go the other way and be sure there is plenty of chocolate for both of you for a long time, consider the Club Recchiuti. You may purchase a 3, 6, 9 or 12 month membership. Memberships run in consecutive months, and you can even see what the selection will contain on the site. As the site says, it's the thought that counts, but some thoughts count more than others.

One of us loves the juxtaposition of salt and sweet, and the Fleur de Sel Caramels achieve this yumminess and then enrobe each chewy delight in dark chocolate. My, oh my. We started a new paragraph for the Caramels simply because we are so crazed with lust at the idea of them.

Chocolate was originally consumed in beverages,

and that is still a darned good idea. For a drink of the gods, what about a chocolate-basil martini? It is not overly sweet, so it isn't only for dessert, but we think the end of an evening is still the best time for this cocktail. We also think that a very grown-up Dark Hot Chocolate Gift Set is a great idea. It contains everything you will need to make the best, most sophisticated hot chocolate in the world for two lucky people. One of whom, of course, is you. There are other wonderful treats on this site to give or to keep. All chocolates are shipped 2 day air, so there is time to order.

Michael Recciuti writes a monthly newsletter with online offers, chocolate musings and confessions. Each month, he includes a recipe. How about Burnt Caramel Cheesecake BruleeFlourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies? Four-Chocolate Brownies?  The newsletter is free, unlike the calorie cost of these delights. Oh, well.

Your chocolate-loving Girlfriends,

Alex and Suzanne


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