I prefer dark too. I eat a couple of the small York peppermint patties every evening.

Last Christmas I made truffles with sea salt. They were incredible! Definite repeat for this year!

Here is a link that might be useful: Chocolate Truffles with Sea Salt

I also prefer dark chocolate but I only eat about two bars a week. I make up with other things, crackers are my weakest.

.....Jane

I've seen those sea salt bars and they do look good. My favorite, of which I eat at least a square or two a day is Ghirardelli Intense Dark toffee. I also like dark Toblerone with toffee but can't find it locally anymore.

Every day, even if it is just a single Hershey's Kiss. Otherwise I don't feel right.

I eat chocolate everyday. Usually just a small amount. I prefer dark chocolate.

Every year I give it up for Lent. And when I finally get a little chocolate on Easter, it's like I've fallen off the wagon. I seriously think I have an addiction, because in the week after Easter I make up for the 40 days prior I didn't have any.

Every day. Even if it's only a chocolate chip cookie. There has to be chocolate. For me, light or dark, Hersheys or Godiva, I don't care. I do like Toblerone and Lindt bars.

One Hersheys Kiss? You have iron discipline.

The newest health reports are showing that a couple of ounces of dark (more than 72% cocoa) has a positive effect on many health issues. Seems like a green light to me to have a small amount every day. And dark is my fav!

Is it wrong to have chocolate for breakfast? Because you've all got me craving chocolate now and it's not even 7:30 am!

I love chocolate but I have a hard time stopping... but dark chocolate is so intense, I have no problem stopping after a small bite or two.

Every. Single. Day. Without. Fail.

Always dark or bittersweet. I'm rarely without Traveler's Chocolate, love the tins and the perfectly sized servings.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1526564}}

I have chocolate fairly often, though not daily, at least not always. LOL

I prefer milk chocolate.

tina

2-3 times a week, I buy the 70-80% dark cocoa. Something that tastes so good and is good for you too!

Dlm, someone sent me a TJ's care package and included one of those tins. Chocolate was good and now I use the tin to store rubberbands.

Natal, those truffles sound sooo good. I have some pink sea salt from Trader Joe's that I might try them with. I also love Starbuck's salted caramel hot chocolate.
I've always been tempted by the TJ's Travelers Chocolate and will have to buy some the next time I am at a TJ's. I do like their dark chocolate covered pomegranite seeds.

I'm the group weirdo. I am just not a big chocolate fan. When I do have it would have to be good, not Herheys more like Godiva, milk chocolate. I intensely dislike dark chocolate. I much prefer sour fruit based treats...but I would take peanut m&m's if offered.

I do have quite the sweet tooth and like a treat every day tho.

Pesky, move over in that weirdo basket and let me join you. I am not a big chocolate fan and never have been. I can really take it or leave it, and more often than not I'll just leave it. I guess I just don't have much of a sweet tooth at all - although I do like cheesecake or streusel-topped apple pie on occasion.

I'll join auntjen and Pesky. I don't have a sweet tooth either. Give me a slice of cheese any day! LOL!

I have a small piece of chocolate maybe 3 times a year.

I want the cheese too, golddust.

i like chocolate, but don't LOVE it... i won't pass up an offer, mind you--just don't crave it. (i do love peppermint patties tho!) i prefer dark chocolate, when i eat it.
as juvenile as it may sound, i really like twizzlers!

(LOVE cheese too!)

Usually I say 'that's why there's chocolate and vanilla'. Have to change that to, 'that's why there's chocolate and cheese'!

Chocolate, cheese, wine ... it's all good! ;)

BB, saw your shallot thread. Besides using them like onions and garlic I also like them caramelized. This is a fantastic recipe from Ina Garten! Goes great with steaks. I sub balsamic for the red wine vinegar.

Here is a link that might be useful: Caramelized Shallots

Oh good grief - had to send that link to my son who is in charge of Thanksgiving this year. Thanks natal - thanks a whole bunch ;-)

I would've thought some of you would maybe have an "IV" of some type!

Faron

(eeewwwww....that's kind of an ugly thought in a way!!! A tube going into your arm with brown stuff in it...yumm!)

Oh I missed that earlier, Natal. Those look great, thanks!

I bought all the stuff to make both the shallots AND the truffles at the store today. You people are dangerous!

I'm also going to use Balsamic instead of red wine vinegar since I have some great Balsamic on hand. I plan to cut down on the sugar as well, since my Balsamic is sweeter than red wine vinegar.

I'm considering rolling the truffles in sweet chocolate powder instead of melting chocolate but may change my mind. I have the ingredients to do either. Not sure if the salt will stick to the powdered chocolate.

I would've thought some of you would maybe have an "IV" of some type!

And skip the taste buds??!! Never!!

I am definitely going to try the caramelized shallots also. Yum!

I crave something sweet around 4PM and around 10PM. I try to control the sweet tooth and indulge at 4 or 10, but somedays it's both. It doesn't have to be chocolate, but that's my first choice.
Every couple of months I make a chocolate almond cheesecake and top it with chocolate whipped cream. Makes my taste buds dance!
Natal, I'm definetly trying the truffles with sea salt recipe!

Every single day, I have about 1 ounce of drk. choc. as it lowers BP..

A big favorite at my house is carmelized shallots over sliced Brussel sprouts (the recipe is on epicurious Brussel Sprout Hash w/carmelized shallots.) I will, in fact, be making it on Thanksgiving.

As for chocolate, I gave it up 17 years ago during a period of intense migraine problems because it seemed to be a trigger. I also gave up nuts and coffee at that same time (all suspected triggers). The only thing I missed enough to gamble & reintroduce to my diet were nuts. I decided I didn't need the extra calories of chocolate so I've just never gone back to eating it.

Golddust, I usually reduce the sugar a little too.

Not sure how much luck you'll have getting the salt to stick to the chocolate powder, but you can always try.

On those truffles ... I found they were easier to work with if the mixture was chilled longer than two hours. I also rechilled the formed balls for a bit before coating in chocolate.

HOLD ON! There's a truffle recipe floating around here somewhere? Point me towards it, please.

The truffles with sea salt sound interesting enough that I might try making them for the holidays. I do tend to like salty with my sweet. For some reason if I overindulge in chocolate, I crave french bread and will eat that to settle my stomach.

When I was pregnant with my first, my husband gave me a box of strawberry creme filled chocolates. I headed over to a Greek deli nearby and bought a half pint of salty, garlicky kalmata olives and ate the olives with the chocolates. Actually, that kind of sounds good now!

OK....I've gained 7lbs. reading this post....

Thanks.

;-)

Faron

I made the truffles but after I dipped 3 into milk chocolate and topping them with salt, I gave up and rolled them in powdered milk chocolate and ditched the salt. I picked up some foil cups at the store and plan to take them to Thanksgiving.

Made an apple pie too. My first crust made from scratch. The top looks great but hoping the bottom isn't soggy. It's still too hot to cut. I need my mom!