Don’t like Valentine’s Day? Let me introduce you to International Book Giving Day. It brings a love that lasts so much longer than cheap chocolate and saccharine-sweet Hallmark cards.
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Valentine’s Day is coming and we’re talking to Carolina Martin, founder of The Bom, a chocolate business that does good.
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Every year the same thing happens: the evergreens come down, the hearts go up. Time to party with the wolves!
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10-year-old Sinister’s latest science project is to re-design a household item for solar power. Of course, he made it all about chocolate. All Hail, Sinister’s Solar Oven S’mores!
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I’ve got a competitive kid who just turned ten. Maybe it’s because he’s the youngest of three, or because he’s the shortest of three, or maybe it’s something altogether different. But four years back, his family birthday party took on a creative–and competitive–new format, and we’ve never turned back. My son shares a birthday with […]
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Crappy days need comfort food, and you can’t go wrong with EG Mum’s version of the Cherry Ripe Slice.
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For us, Easter is a four-day-long Festival of Chocolate. A long-weekend of sleep and chocolate.
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You ready for Shiri to lay the science down about Magic Shell?
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If the “geek shall inherit the Earth” then PAX is where they divvy up the loot. As an expo, it is a huge opportunity to try new games, find new talent, and “mingle with your people.”
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Star Wars Episode VII can’t get here fast enough, so to pass the time, we’ve got some fantastic Star Wars chocolate treats to give away to one lucky reader!
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Who wants the same old gingerbread house? Not GeekMom Sophie.
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One type of product certain to send my geeky heart a-flutter is bakeware. When Lakeland announced their exclusive range of Doctor Who products, I may have danced for joy.
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My daughter recently had a Harry Potter themed birthday party. The festivities of the day are for another article, but part of the Honeydukes gift bags were homemade Peppermint Toads.
Continue ReadingPardon the cliches flying here, but what does a lady geek want more than her dice recreated in chocolate? For $15 towards this Kickstarter project, you get a complete set–D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, and D20 recreated in Ghirardelli 60% cacao. I bet they’d go really well with a bite of chocolate space invader.
Continue ReadingThere are many geeky themes you could have for your wedding. Ren Faire was the theme my husband and I chose for our wedding, which was nearly 5 years ago. My husband, Todd, and I had been dating for nearly two years when he proposed to me on my birthday. Once the euphoria of being […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re looking for a fun Valentine’s Day activity to do with your kids, consider a little dip through chocolate. Everything‘s good dipped in chocolate, right? My 15 year old, ever aware of a chance to eat chocolate, volunteered to help with this project. He could easily have done it all by himself, but in […]
Continue ReadingSunday is the only morning of the week that our family doesn’t have to get up early. If I am going to fix breakfast that is usually they day I do it. One of my family’s favorite things that I make is banana chocolate chip pancakes. I made these up one day when I was […]
Continue ReadingWhile living in California, one of my friends would hold an annual truffle party every year in early December. She would invite several friends over, provide the chocolate truffle base, and have us bring various toppings such as almonds or cocoa. We all had a wonderful time making and rolling truffles over a glass of […]
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