Potato chips?!? Chocolate?!? Together?! hmmm.....

Well today is an overcast Utah-winter Monday, Martin Luther King Day, and what am I doing to celebrate???

Studying of course! And thinking about what a cool guy Martin Luther King is, cause let’s be honest, he was a stud.

Here’s some food for thought, a quote from Martin Luther: “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.”

THINK ABOUT IT.

Anyways, in honor of the civil rights movement, I will be eating this interesting bar:

Smell:

dark and salty, nothing too unique

Taste: 

crunchy, not an immediate taste of potato chips. Then zing! Here comes the pepper kicking in, then the potato, the potato subsides, and the pepper lingers...

Last stage of flavor development: it tastes like these:

which you know, I think are delicious, buuut not in chocolate. As you may have realized, I'm all about experimentation, and am a huge fan of the bacon chocolate combo, chili chocolate combo, and a ton of others, but this one left me feeling kinda nauseous....you can definitely taste the potato chip flavor, and although there is no greasy texture, I almost feel I can taste the potato grease itself. 

Moral of the story: If you are pregnant and having a strange hankering for potato chips covered in chocolate, it seems you are not the only one, because you will have a handful of options. Like these, which I have not yet tried: 

So don't rule out the idea! Maybe there is a time and a place for the marriage of fried potato chips and chocolate. 

But for this chocolate lover, it's not here, and not today.

But hey! It's Martin Luther King Day!! Let's party!! 

Love, Sondra

Ginger! Almonds! Chocolate!

There is nothing like some good dark chocolate on a cold January morning-

Running out the door for another full day at the university, and then, BAM! I remember there is a little treasure in my bag:

This little lady:

Well, I have great parents and this year for Christmas my mom bought me a giant one of these:

and this:

Since I believe in really savoring my chocolate, these should last for a long time.

Back to that cold winter morning….

It’s cold, I'm tired, thinking about all the homework I still have left to do, and there it is, this smooth dark chocolate wonder, to put a little gleam of joy in my eyes and sweetness in my belly.

This particular gem is quite lovely for a few reasons.

1. It’s very dark.

2. The ginger. Though its not like whoop yo butt strong, it is the first flavor you’ll taste. I’ll have to admit my very first reaction was: it tastes like chinese food. If that doesn’t sound appealing, wait for the next wave of flavors

3. It quickly mellows out to a smooth dark flavor, and since it's a pretty good chocolate composition, it makes for a fine backdrop to the almond ginger taste.

4. The almond is honestly almost imperceptible but you do get a crunch every now and then which will at least convince you its there.

It's honestly not my favorite, but it does have a refreshing uniqueness and warmth about it.

When to eat this bar:

* when you are cold (ginger warms the body- just ask the natural healing art of ayurveda!)

*when you are going through a breakup (thats me! another “good” excuse for not blogging for awhile...I was too busy with having a boyfriend!)

*when you are feeling a lil asian.

*when you are awake. because chocolate is best enjoyed in a fully conscious state.

Well, on to my wonderful scholastic life of philosophy, the Middle East, women’s issues, and so many other interesting topics.

Happy eating, living, loving!!

(and yes, that is silly string and chocolate)

<3 Sondra