Best Ev-ar: Guilty Pleasure

I try to keep a bar of dark chocolate around to satisfy a sweet tooth because a little goes a long way.  Quality dark chocolate will keep me from just wanting to eat more and more sugar. (Besides, as all girls know, chocolate might as well be its own food group--absolutely essential to life.  Definitely adds a lot more to the quality of life than say, brussels sprouts!)

But this new thing from Ghirardelli might be hard for me to use in that way.  The Sea Salt Soiree is so amazing that it's hard not to eat the whole bar.  The idea of salted chocolate appealing to me is new.  One of my friends recommended the Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate from Starbucks, and when I sadly discovered they were out of my seasonal favorite, the Peppermint Mocha, I gave the Hot Chocolate a try.  Now I have two favorites...

The sea salt brings out the sweetness of the otherwise slightly bitter chocolate flavor.  Go ahead, give it a try.  You know you want to.

Best Ev-ar: Workout Equipment

I love this!  (I have it for the wii) but i'd imagine that whatever the platform that it's great.  The exercises are well thought out and the workouts are hard core--using lots of different muscle groups.   They even encourage you to have a healthy competitive streak, which is great for people like me...(who probably don't need any encouragement.)  Besides, being sort of a nerd-- I like all the stats.  I can see exactly how many calories I've burned and how long my heart was in the target heart rate.  There are three levels, and several programs to choose from, so it is appropriate for lots of people.  On the days when I'm not able to run or walk or something like that, this is a great substitute (or addition!)

Great, great, great product...

 

Best Ev-ar: Chicken Broth

Some products/ideas/recipes that I run across are worthy of a shout-out, and so for that reason-- I'm creating a category called "Best Ev-ar" and will add these to my blog as the need strikes.  So...for what it's worth:



Best Ev-ar: Chicken Broth

College Inn White Wine & Herb

Adds so much flavor!  I used this in a recent batch of chicken and dumplins and the flavor it added was amazing.  It's a little pricey compared to other brands, but what it adds to a dish makes it entirely worthwhile!