Chocolate and Wine Pairing
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The History of Chocolate
Is chocolate an aphrodisiac?
Chocolate is an aphrodisiac and makes you feel good! Hooray! We all know that right? But why is that and is it true? Is there something in chocolate? The quick answer is yes, there’s lots of chemicals in chocolate, and there’s a huge amount about the subject knocking around if you care to look. More
Great Taste 2011 award winners
We are chuffed to bits to have won 5 awards at the great taste awards this year, including two coveted 2** gold! These annual awards are the "Oscars" of the food world and are independently judged by a panel of food experts. More
FREE taster pack!
Here at James Chocolates we are passionate about food, and summer is a great time to try new things with loads of lovely fresh ingredients just waiting to jump onto the barbie. More
Tennis anyone?
It’s Wimbledon week so I’m told (and you can’t really help but notice
with tennis everywhere you turn). But I have to confess, it’s not really
my cup tea. No, that’s right, I’m not a fan of tennis – endless hours
of watching a ball go from side to side just sends me to sleep. Yawn,
yawn…. More
Rainy Day Cakes Recipe
Another rainy day and what to do with the elflings? After a wet splashy walk through some muddy woods, what better way to entertain than making something easy and chocolatey. Here is a recipe for my Rainy Day Cakes which are a cross between rocky road and rice crispy cakes. These are gooey and quite rich but are easy to make and very variable - even making a good adult after dinner nibble with suitably adult ingredient substitutions. The word "recipe" is perhaps stretching the point a little as these are little more than a group of ingredients mixed together and can be varied according to what is on hand. Ideal then with little ones as they can get involved in choosing ingredients, mixing, stirring, chopping, breaking and of course tasting... More
Firecracker!
We are very excited about our new flavour- a combination of Ecuadorian 70% cocoa solids dark chocolate with ancho chilli and popping candy. The first flavour that comes through when you taste this is the chocolate itself, smooth. Next comes the slightly smokey, fruity flavour of the Ancho chilli (a medium hot chilli from Mexico), then the kick of chilli and finally pop!!The candy comes in and fizzles happily away! Its proved hugely popular at tastings so far and we will soon be making it as a disc as well as the bar it is currently in. Buy now More