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unwrapping the choc
i got sent some lovely free chocolate from cadburys new zealand because they are lovely.
chocolate fish in the chocolate drink
like a man in a room unable to put a teacosey on his head, a man on his own with a chocolate fish and a bowl of hot chocolate can't help but seeing if the chocolate covered marshmallow fish will balance on the frothy top
it didn't balance, but once it had sunk it started to melt and within 2 minutes was a gorgeous slippery fish which was well worth catching and swallowing in one.
delicious *new* chocolate
sure beats that yucky old chocolate
gone to moro
here's a moro bar that looks like it's crying. well, it is. because they are no longer made in new zealand.
instead they are going to be imported from australia. outrageous isn't it.
you see, it's not just you brits who have problems with cadbury's.
something is missing
look at this sealed pack of luxury chocolates that a friend opened ! someone on the production line must have forgotten to bring their sandwiches !
kitkat from the vending machine
update:
comment from cjhurst:
"says it's sorry and won't do it again."
scroggin
scroggin is a great word
dairy milk kiwi style
chocolate is expensive here. but still readily available. and actually, if you buy a big bar, like this 200g dairy milk, not too bad value
and it's exciting too. your chocolate comes in a cardboard wrapper, which is opened to reveal a silver foil covered chocolate bar
there's something about it which is very Roald Dahl-esque. i didn't win a golden ticket sadly
the chocolate itself is quite thin rather than the big old chunksters we got back in blighty (no longer called 'home' deliberately when remembering the old days, just over a fortnight ago).
And it tastes different too. like supermarket own brand chocolate. but whatever it contains is like human cat-nip as i can't help scoffing whole bars at a time.
which simply aint good.
wispas in a blue bucket
this is no way to treat chocolate - by the way, i'm back on the chocolate now. although nowhere near the level of previously and feeling much more in control of the situation !
wispas
i've had no chocolate bars for nearly a year, and it looks like wispa's are back for good. typical.
mmm chocolate
we went to TGI Friday's yesterday to celebrate the end of jane's marking, the completion of my first assignment, kezia's tooth falling out, and esther just being esther.
jane and i shared a chocolate brownie pudding, marking the first time in over 6 month's i've eaten chocolate. to be honest it mostly tasted of ice-cream, and my 'problem' is with cold chocolate bars rather than warm cakey chocolate so i'm not overly concerned about slipping back in to old habits.
it was quite interesting though and i actually felt quite nervous before eating it ! you'll notice the third spoon which was esther's contribution
chocolate chaps
still no chocs for me since last october ! (still just as much a nightmare as the day i gave up though)
my first pain au raisin
being chocolate free is still a nightmare and i regularly dream of scoffing the stuff. i've still managed to keep it up for several months (i can't remember when i actually decided to stop).
anyway, i've been having croissants for breakfast instead of pain au chocolat, but a cafe i went to didn't have croissants so i had to have either pain au choc or pain au raisin (both seen here).
it was alright, but nothing can ever be better than chocolate. humph.
no chocolate
the chocolate dispensing machine at my local train station was all smashed up this morning.
this must have had a subliminal effect on me as later i decided to buy a couple of bananas from tesco's for my breakfast instead of my usual pain of chocolates (i usually have two window's worth). i've decided i need to sort my diet out again else risk becoming ill again. So we'll have to see how i get on ! 24 hours without chocolate so far !
my verdict on the new wispa
fantastic. straight from the fridge. brilliant. let's hope they are back to stay.
co-operative chocolate sponge sandwich
there is nothing cooperative about chocolate sponge sandwiches. in my experience it's every man/woman/child for themselves
return of the wispa chocolate bar ?
i couldn't believe it when i saw this chocolate machine in the shop opposite my office. it claimed to contain Wispas !
i love wispas (see here), but sadly it wasn't to be as the machine is long since broken. but i wonder if there's still a few wispas left in there ?
so, i was delighted and saddened all at the same time. you never forget your first love.
please don't put pies in the chocolate fondue
i like (love) cold chocolate, but i'm simply uninterested in warm chocolate. so i wasn't really that bothered by this fantastic giant pouring chocolate fondue thing.
there was an announcement that we weren't to dip the meat pies in it. which seemed fair enough.
the power of chocolate
we had lots of people round for lunch yesterday. it was amazing how quickly the children gathered once the chocolates were opened.
chocolate bar on railings
it's been nearly 2 months since i ate a chocolate bar ! woweeee
biscuits
i've had no chocolate bars for about 6 weeks now i think. that's a bit amazing (for me anyway).
however, i have rediscovered the joy of plain biscuits, as seen here in a busy meeting
chocolate cake
today i'll have gone three weeks without eating a chocolate bar ! that's quite amazing for me.
yesterday we ate at Harry Ramsden's fish bar in Bournemouth. i had battered fish and this giant chocolate pudding with chocolate ice-cream. i'm intolerant to eggs so it wasn't a great idea and i felt really ill all the way home.
but it's not a chocolate bar as such, so according to my own rules (which i made up) my diet is still working.
the end of easter
for many people yesterday represented the end of summer as children returned to school.
for kezia it was also the end of easter as she finished the last of her final remaining easter egg.
i myself haven't eaten chocolate since 3pm on sunday which is very good going for me.
transport failure provisions
i had to walk from the Tower of London to Paddington yesterday evening and i wasn't sure how long it would take to get there and if there'd be any trains when i got there, and even if there was how many other people would be trying to get on them !
in the end it just reopened as i got there and i jumped straight on to a train and didn't need any of my emergency war rations.
easter eggs
i can't believe their self control. Kezia still has one Easter Egg left. here she is breaking in to it.
Esther meanwhile has at least three left !
