by Hannah on February 26, 2012
It was an absolute thrill to hear your thoughts on love (and love at first sight) in my last post. While I’m always up for zesty debates and letting others’ viewpoints show the world in a new light, I must admit it was balm to my heart to find an echo, or even a mirror, [...]
by Hannah on November 17, 2011
The blurb on the back of this Vosges Bapchi’s Caramel Toffee Bar explains that it was inspired by the toffee made by Vosges’ creator’s grandmother, whom said creator called “my Bapchi”. For a moment, I let myself giggle over the nickname “Bapchi”, which sounds roly-poly and bouncy and scrunchy to my mind. But then I [...]
by Hannah on October 9, 2011
Each time I dip into my stash of Vosges to slowly savour another bar of chocolate-y deliciousness, I find myself saddened by the dwindling nature of the stash. Why can’t Vosges be like Tim Tams, and never run out? Is the paucity of Vosges chocolate in my life the universe’s way of telling me that [...]
by Hannah on July 31, 2011
Thank you so much for sending your positive thoughts and support to my grandpa and family after Friday’s post; we truly appreciate your well-wishes and your kindness. Grandpa thankfully came stoically out of what was a very long and difficult surgery, and is already charming the nurses with his jokes (we, his family, have always [...]
by Hannah on June 28, 2011
Every now and again, it’s possible to come across chocolates that make you cry inside. Not because they’re awful, but because they could have been so much better. It’s a bit like when you were in kindergarten and, at the end of the year, you found out you’d been cast as an angel in your [...]
I love this chocolate. There. I said it. I love it for two reasons. One, because it is tasty, and two, because every bite transports me back to memories that I cherish and hope never to forget. Shall we? Vosges Red Fire Dark Chocolate Bar What do you get when you combine 55% dark chocolate, [...]
by Hannah on February 26, 2011
I have a friend called Jenny, and she is one of the kindest, sweetest, and strongest women I have ever known (or could hope to know). It’s probably just as well that cloning doesn’t really exist yet, because if it did, everyone would want a copy of this girl. Once, several years ago, we were sitting on [...]
by Hannah on February 19, 2011
When I recently showed you my Vosges windfall, and proclaimed that my brother is the best brother in the world because he was the wind behind the fall*, I didn’t expect to be so soon reviewing one of the chocolates for you. Before you make shocked eyes at me (feel free to make googly eyes though; [...]
by Hannah on February 6, 2011
I have the best brother in the world. Here’s proof: 1. He’s a dedicated meat-eater, but last December he willingly accompanied me to Yong Green Food, a raw vegan restaurant. And he liked it. 2. He wants me to make him green smoothies when he’s next in Canberra. 3. He’s forgiven me for the time I kicked him [...]
by Hannah on February 9, 2010
Has anyone out there ever felt a strong craving for a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup but, upon recognising said craving, thought “No! I’m too snazzy, too smart, too sophisticated, too savvy for a superfluous saccharine selection from such a standard supplier as Hershey’s”? Well, my friends, I have the perfect chocolate-peanut-butter bar replacement for you. With its expensive price tag, hard-to-find [...]