Hi all! Happy Tasty Tuesday!

Eeep! In a fiendish, PMS driven frenzy, I finished off Man-go-round’s Christmas m&ms before he ever got a single one. As we left our house to run some errands, I scanned my quick mental files for “chocolate fix,” to see what I could come up with.

Luckily, I had already bought a bag of m&ms as “reserve” earlier today, so my head was fairly clear. But as I wandered down the aisles at Lunds, I got to thinking. Not all chocolate is created equally. I think, though we may not all agree on what the best chocolate is, we can at LEAST agree that some are better than others.

And this is my blog, so tonight you’re going to hear which kinds of chocolate I like! So which “choc”s walk the walk, and which merely talk the talk? A list!

Talk the Talk Choc (a.k.a. not my cup of tea)

• chocolate cake. Yep, sorry. I had to start off with a controversial one. I actively dislike chocolate cake. That includes red velvet, yes even though it is pretty, it’s chocolate…
• malted chocolate/ chocolate shakes/chocolate ice cream. Well, I don’t like shakes at all, but I can’t stand the whoppery taste of malted milk balls or malt cups or chocolate milkshakes.
• Reese’s PB cups. While Reese’s Pieces are on my favorite list, I have a sensory issue with the blob of peanut butter “stuff” in Reese’s cups. I’ll eat them, but I have to be desperate for chocolate. Sometimes I just eat the chocolate from around the PB.
• Dove promises. Do they still make these? They taste good enough, but the cheesy messages leave a bad taste in my mouth…
• white chocolate. Barf.

Walk the Walk Choc (the cure for all that ails you)

• chocolate chips. The holy grail. I prefer them kept in the fridge or freezer. Tollhouse Semi sweet is best (I’m just going to assume I prefer these because of momma’s pantry growing up).
• m&ms. In order, the hierarchy is (favorite to least favorite): plain, almond, coconut, dark chocolate, peanut butter, peanut, pretzel. I’ve tried a few other wacky limited time offer kinds, but this is my general list.
• brownies. Even the bad ones are so good… so good. I always end up with a tummyache because I eat 17 of them.
• chocolate pudding. Only the instant or pudding cup varieties though, not the kind with the skin. blech.
• straight up. dark chocolate bars from plain Hershey’s to fancy schmancy sea salt and chili powder goat cheese chocolate. When all else fails, a square or two of plain old chocolate mainlined into my aorta fixes all of life’s little traumas.

What about you chocoholics? What is your favorite medium for chocolate? Any kinds of chocolate you detest? Have I offended anyone with my abhorrence of chocolate cake?

Choc on!

Meri