National Chocolate Day = My Kind of Holiday!

Today is Chocolate Day and later this month, July 28th to be exact, is National Milk Chocolate Day! Actually, it looks like there are quite a few National Chocolate Days throughout the year. That's okay, I can get behind a day (or a couple!) all about chocolate!

How about celebrating with a Punky Jane Chocolate Molecule Necklace?

Sterling Silver Chocolate Molecule Necklace

And 51 of the Best Chocolate Recipes from Real Simple. Yum!

National Chocolate Day! How'd I Miss That?

Yesterday, October 28th was National Chocolate Day. On a Monday. Cruel.

It whizzed right by without me even knowing. And this is a day I can celebrate!

Don't get me wrong. I had chocolate...a packet of hot chocolate mix in my coffee to start the day.

And Brownie Brittle! Oh my. If you haven't tried this you should. It's the best crispy part of the brownies that so many of us fight over.

Let's face it, a nibble of chocolate is like a little hug. Did you know that Theobromine is the chemical in chocolate that makes it feel that way?

Hand Stamped Theobromine Molecule Necklace

I apparently also missed National Chocolate Cupcake Day on October 18th and National Chocolate Milk Day on September 27th. Luckily, there seems to be some sort of chocolate-inspired "holiday" at least once a month. Whew. Found this helpful list.

Who am I kidding? Everyday is a Chocolate Day for me! Off to celebrate!

C H O C O L A T E .

Now that I have your attention, let me clarify:

DARK CHOCOLATE.

Okay, with that out of the way, I'm participating in something new to me, a blog carnival. Bloggers get together and select from a couple of predetermined topics to blog about. For this month, it was easy for me. I read this:

Your favorite food. What is it and why?

My head filled with images of dark, rich chocolate and I knew this was the topic for me. After grabbing a little nibble to get me started, I was faced with the hard part: Why is it my favorite?

I'll have to explain with a list of words:

delicious
decadent
comforting
creamy
rich
satisfying
versatile
perfect

I've always loved chocolate, especially dark chocolate, so you can imagine how happy I was when the news broke that it might actually be good for me. It might just lower my blood pressure and it contains antioxidants to battle those free radicals. Bonus.

Do I have a favorite brand? I guess Hershey's Special Dark would be at the top of the list...it's always available and at a reasonable price. There are so many gourmet, specialty options out there...all good in my book. Or, better yet in my hand.

And I have to admit that I keep a couple of dark chocolate Hershey Kisses in a little container on my bulletin board for emergencies. Please notice that they are Valentine's Kisses and the container is dusty. That's a good sign.

The obsession continues with my love of the movie Chocolat and the book Like Water For Chocolate. Yummy.

Just can't get enough.