Earth Day 2010 is a reason to celebrate and contemplate. And let’s not forget the most important part: To take action! Since it’s inception in 1970, Earth Day has been a benchmark day for those occupants of the planet who feel the urge to make good change.
Now an internationally recognized day of importance, Earth Day hopes to raise the awareness of environmental issues that impact all of us living here. Awareness isn’t the end of the process, however. More sad commercials about polar bears surrounded by ice cube remnants of their once grand ice berg doesn’t help anything if we just mourn their passing. The initial goal of Earth Day was education. To teach what can be done to make a positive difference.
It’s time to do. Let’s make changes in the way we live our everyday lives, form a renewed commitment to recycling in our households and workplaces, and do all the little things we know to do already.
Surprisingly, the next best step forward is a step backward: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We’re finally getting a handle on the recycling bit. What can we do about the other two? At Intrigue, we’ve specifically chosen our gift boxes and shipping materials to be minimal and reusable. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for ways we can get even better.
In honor of the Earth and Earth Day 2010, Intrigue Chocolates makes a renewed dedication to having a positive impact on the planet in any way we can, including recycling, reducing our waste, composting, and using sustainable and organic ingredients whenever possible. Please join us in giving loving care to the only home we have.
Jamaican Hot Chocolate Truffle – A winning blend of dark rum, nutmeg, honey, vanilla, and habenero. This hot little chili’s botanical name is Capsicum chinense and its common name tags it as coming from Havana; but it’s not from China or Cuba! It is found originally in the Yucatan region, but after having this truffle you can see why it became such a popular world traveler!
NEW! Bear Trap Truffle – A honey schnapps from those clever Germans, the Barenjager brand name translates as “bear hunter” but the general type of liqueur is called barenfang (“bear trap”). This vodka-based liqueur adds a wistful sweetness to the chocolate.
Cardamom Truffle – Don’t know what cardamom is? You are not alone. From the ginger family, this aromatic seed is used in cooking, tea, and medicine in India, Asia, and the Middle East. It is also a favorite spice in cookies and breads from Scandinavia. Here it highlights the comforting aspects of chocolate.
Lemon Truffle – You shouldn’t be surprised (but you probably will be pleasantly!). Lemon and chocolate go very well together, but we already knew that the citrus/chocolate coupling was a smash, didn’t we? Wow!, but of course…
Fresh Mint Truffle – This tastes like the real leaves of the plant, not the processed oil or extract (that’s because we use the real leaves!). Fresh and green tasting, Menthe was a Greek nymph who was transformed into a mint plant!
Saint Basil Truffle – Lovely, fresh and organic basil as usual. From the same herbal family as mint, basil was traditionally used for its medicinal powers to treat stress and other ailments.