Giveaway Time! Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark

It's time for another giveaway, don't you think? How about some Limited Edition Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark? I love this stuff. It's so festive and you can do so much with it... eat it right out of the bag or bake with it. So, if you'd like a chance to win some bars and bags, leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Christmas cookie is. Could be anything, from your grandma's famous prune cookies to your BFF's whiskey balls. I'll pick one lucky person at random on December 14 at approximately 1:45 p.m., give or take a few minutes. Remember to leave a way for me to contact you. You can't win if you're anonymous!

Luxe Milk: It's All Natural, Baby

The folks over at Ghirardelli apparently have been pretty busy. As you may recall, here at Candy Yum Yum we recently gave away four beautiful baskets of Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate, and now the company has released their new line of 100% All Natural Luxe Milk Chocolate. The four flavors are plain milk, almond, hazelnut and toffee.
To me, Ghirardelli has a distinct taste to it. I find that the dark chocolate is less fruity than some other dark chocolate brands, and the milk is more cocoa-y and less creamy. What do you think?
In the past, I've had issues with the size of the almond pieces in chocolate, but I was okay with these. The pieces, while still chopped up and not whole or even halved, seemed substantial enough to me, making for a satisfying little treat.
Now is a great time to try Ghirardelli if you haven't before, because for every package marked with a special pink ribbon, they'll donate $1 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. (All you have to do is enter your package code on their website.) The company is donating $50,000 and will donate up to another $50,000 from the package codes. That's pretty cool and a great way to treat yourself and feel good doing it.

Sweet 16 (Plus Another 24)

My birthday cake. That's serious fudge frosting and inside-- cannoli filling. Oh yes.

At this moment, I have more candy and chocolate in the house than is legally permissible. I'm not quite sure how this happened, but every nook, cranny, drawer and secret hiding spot is stuffed to the gills. I've got lots of reviews coming up, so stay tuned. In the meantime, a few more pictures of my birthday bash. The candy buffet included chocolate-covered Oreos, chocolate-dipped pretzels, Red Hots, Pixy Stix, Swedish Fish, Crows, Ghirardelli Luxe Milk Squares, Runts and gumballs. It did not, however, include the 10 pounds of Hershey Kisses I bought and forgot to give to the decorating committee. Doink!

Some Ghirardelli is Coming Their Way!

Thanks to everyone who entered and voted in the Ghirardelli Dark giveaway. Usually I pick random people, but this time, since there are four lucky recipients, I decided to pick a loyal Yumster, a new Yumster, a Yumster with the best answer and one random name. So if you're:

• Rodzilla
• Philly
• Coolcat or
• Virga

you're getting a a big, bountiful basket of Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate! Congrats, Yumsters. Please contact me at candyyumyummail@yahoo.com with your mailing information!

Ghirardelli Dark Giveaway!

I promised you I’d have another great giveaway, so here we go! Ghirardelli is having a fun contest where they’re asking chocolate lovers to vote for the next Ghirardelli INTENSE DARK chocolate flavor in the “Bring Your Dark to Light” contest. One flavor—Moonlight Fantasy—has already been voted out. So what will the winner be? Will it be Hazelnut Heaven, Cherry Bliss, Tahitian Treasure or Spicy Pecan?

So here’s what you need to do. First, go to www.newintensedark.com and vote for your favorite flavor. There, you’ll be entered into a drawing for all sorts of chocolate prizes. Then, come back here for a second chance to win. In the comments section, tell us what you voted for. Candy Yum Yum will be giving away four Ghirardelli INTENSE DARK chocolate gift baskets (value $50 each).

I’ll be picking four winners on September 18, 2010. Be sure to leave a way for me to get in touch with you. (U.S. residents only, please.) Good luck!

Ghirardelli Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares Giveaway! I really appreciate all the new visitors; I hope you'll come back to visit often. And a big thank you to all the loyal Yumsters who make it such a pleasure to write this blog. Using a random number generator, I picked four winners out of the hundreds of responses. I'll be contacting you via e-mail. In the meantime, be sure to check back soon for my next giveaway. You won't want to miss it!

Ghirardelli Million Moments Chocolate Giveaway

Check it out Yumsters! Ghirardelli is having a fun sweepstakes on their website (www.ghirardellimoments.com) called "Million Moments." All you have to do to enter is visit their website and tell them where and when you enjoy Ghirardelli Squares Chocolates. There are thousands of chocolate prizes and a trip for two to a famous world square.
In the meantime, you can also enter the Candy Yum Yum Ghirardelli Giveaway. I have four baskets of Ghirardelli Squares to send to some lucky Yumsters. All you have to do is leave a comment here telling me where your favorite "square" is. (I'd have to say mine is a tie between St. Mark's in Venice and St. George's in Bermuda.)
Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you in case you're a winner (that means don't post your comment anonymously!) I'll pick four recipients at midnight on May 18. (Continental U.S. residents only.) Good luck!
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for entering!