Have A Divine Valentine’s Day with This Giveaway

Posted on February 7, 2013 by smallchickbigdeals

Note: This contest has ended.

Nothing screams out Valentine’s Day like chocolate. You’re in for a treat with what Divine Chocolate has to offer this Valentine’s Day. Last week I received an early Valentine’s Day treat including a variety of chocolate to bake with, to eat, and more!

Divine Chocolate, the premium Fair Trade brand owned by cocoa farmers, has a delicious array of Valentine’s Day treats for lovers and lovers of chocolate. When I saw the Milk Chocolate hearts in my package I couldn’t wait and had to try them and they were surely worth it! They were so good that I had to start eating the dark chocolate hearts before I got sick last week! I plan on conquering the rest of the chocolate once I’m back to full health in time for Valentine’s Day next week. I’m also hoping to come up with some Divine Chocolate recipes in time for the holiday.

So in honor of the holiday I will be doing another giveaway with Divine Chocolate including:

Divine 70% Dark Chocolate Hearts – Critically-acclaimed, smooth, rich, dark chocolate hearts wrapped in shiny red foil, glinting through heart-shaped cut-outs in a black and gold cathedral pack.

Divine Milk Chocolate Hearts – Milk chocolate hearts made with the finest cocoa, smooth cocoa butter and real vanilla. Wrapped in gold foil revealed in red and gold packs.

70% Divine Dark Chocolate with Raspberries – Smooth, rich, 70% dark chocolate with the fruity tartness of real raspberries.

Divine White Chocolate with Strawberries – Smooth white chocolate made from the creamiest cocoa butter with crunchy pieces of real strawberry crisp.

Here’s how to Enter:

Three winners will be picked randomly and announced this Sunday at noon!

Cheers to Chocolate!

PS: If you’re planning on being in New York for Valentine’s Day you’ll want to enjoy a special Divine-inspired menu, chocolate giveaways and more at Ivy Bakery (138 West Houston Street, between Sullivan and MacDougal, New York, NY 10012) on Valentine’s Day.

Ivy Bakery has created a special Divine-inspired sampler menu for you to share with your sweetie or indulge on your own! The $10 sampler menu includes five delicious treats all made using Divine Chocolate products:

–Mini Chocolate Whoopie Pie

–Chocolate Butter Gooey

–Mini Chocolate Cupcake

–Chocolate Dipped Strawberry

–Chocolate Truffle

You can find out more details & RSVP, here.

*Disclaimer: The PR team sent me their products. I was not required to write about these experiences and my opinions are my own and unbiased.*

Divine Chocolate Spiked Hot Chocolate Recipe & Giveaway!

Posted on December 3, 2012 by smallchickbigdeals

Note: This contest has ended.

A few weeks ago, I received a package from Divine Chocolate. It included bars to bake with, a variety of their dark and milk chocolate, and their signature hot chocolate. From the moment I tasted it, I knew this chocolate was truly divine and unlike any other. It’s because the chocolate is grown under the shade of the rainforest canopy in Ghana, the cocoa beans used by Divine Chocolate are hand-harvested, slow-fermented and carefully dried by the family farmers of Kuapa Kokoo who co-own the company.

My personal favorite, milk chocolate, toffee, & sea salt.

My favorite out of the chocolate bars was the milk chocolate, toffee, and sea salt. I could eat like five of them. All of the bars are amazing and unique in flavor. I love a great warm, cocktail for the winter, so with the hot chocolate I came up with a spiked hot chocolate recipe.

SCBD Spiked Hot Cocoa Recipe

Serving: 1

Ingredients:

1 can of Divine Cocoa powder
milk of choice
Kahlua (for a shot or two)
sugar, as needed

Method:

Take 1 tablespoon of Divine Cocoa powder & apply some cold milk until it makes a paste.
Leave paste in mug. In the meantime heat up a cup of warm milk.
Mix warm milk and paste until its hot chocolate consistency, give it about a minute.
Add sugar as needed for taste
Add a shot or two of Kahlua
Mix & enjoy

In honor of Divine Chocolate and my recipe I am holding a Divine Prize Pack Giveaway! Three lucky winners will win a Divine Prize Pack filled with some yummy, chocolate goodies.

How to Enter: ‘Like’ Divine Chocolate on Facebook, then comment saying that you liked it and why you you should be one of the winners of the prize pack. The winners will be chosen at random via random.org this Thursday at 10PM! Make sure you enter before its too late.

Good luck, I will be replying to all the winner’s comments Thursday night & announcing them on the Small Chick Big Deals Facebook Friday morning!

Happy Eating & Drinking!

*Disclaimer: The PR team sent me their products. I was not required to write about these experiences and my opinions are my own and unbiased.*

#SCBD Places to Celebrate Halloween in NJ & NYC!

Posted on October 25, 2012 by smallchickbigdeals

Halloween is quickly approaching and there are tons of parties throughout New York & New Jersey starting this weekend. If I were you I’d grab your costume & an appetite for night of fun.

Here are some the hottest parties in Jersey:

Blue Moon Mexican Cafe (Englewood & Wyckoff locations) will be holding an Adult Halloween Costume Party on this Friday 10/26! It will be a night filled with live Bands, a costume contest and a Patron XO Dark Promo Party with fun giveaways. First place winner of the costume contest will win a $200 BMMC gift card and $100 BMMC gift card for runner up.

Also, On Halloween, they have their annual family contest – all children who dine at the Blue Moon in costume are entered to win one of 3 prizes $100 to Toy Store, $50 to Toy Store or Dinner for 4 to BMMC.

Village Pourhouse in Hoboken will be holding a carnival on Halloween night. Drink specials include $4 Sailor Jerry Redrums, Sailor Jerry RIP Rum Punch, Devil’s Cut shots & cocktails, and Vision Vodka Blood Bath Cocktails. $3 Coor Light drafts, & $6 pumpkin pie cocktails & pumpkin bombs! Cheers!

If you plan on celebrating in the city, here are some places to go:

Maxwell’s Bar in Tribeca is hosting their Halloween Party this Saturday, October 27th starting at 9PM. Cover is $10 at the door but proceeds go directly to the LGS foundation. They will have a Dj and drink specials throughout the evening– costumes are a must! Insiders note– they will also be serving a special Halloween menu on Halloween including a Blood Orange Margarita, The Spooky Spicy Bloody Mary, or The Killer Transfusion for $10.

Maxwell’s Halloween decor!

Love bakeries as much as I do? Then you are in for a treat Halloween night at Ivy Bakery in SoHo! Make sure you attend the Halloween ”Truck or Treat” Event. Celebrate some of Divine’s darkest flavors at the “Truck or Treat” Food Pop Up Event during New York City’s Halloween Parade on October 31st. Presented by Ivy Bakery and Farm2Me, in conjunction with NYC Food Truck Association and Cheap Eats, the fun kicks-off at Ivy Bakery, 138 West Houston St (between MacDougal and Sullivan) at 5pm.

From 5-8 pm, Divine Chocolate’s Trick or Treat station at Ivy Bakery will feature wicked samples of our 70% Dark, 70% Dark with Raspberries and our Limited Edition bars, including Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle and Dark Chocolate with Hazelnuts and Cranberries. They have samples for Milk Chocolate lovers, too!

Now the question is where to celebrate– in Jersey or the city?

Decisions, decisions– maybe I’ll see you at one of the parties mentioned above!

Cheers!