Giveaway: Chocolate Bliss Cookbook & Nielsen-Massey Vanilla

by Robin on July 8, 2010 · 198 comments

At first it seemed a bit odd to receive a review offer, for a book about chocolate, from the representative of a high end vanilla company, but as I thought further on the subject, it all began to make sense. Chocolate and vanilla so often work hand in hand. The flavor of one, helping the other to reach higher heights in taste satisfaction. Many of the recipes in Chocolate Bliss make generous use of vanilla, and when one is using high quality cacao products, a cheap vanilla will simply not do. Hence, the connection with Nielson-Massey Vanilla.

chocolate bliss nielsen massey vanilla giveaway

Chocolate Bliss, by Susie Norris, is sort of an ode to chocolate, in all it’s forms. It is packed with information about the types of chocolate, health benefits, history, tasting, techniques and anything else a well informed chocolatier should know. In addition to edible recipes, there is also a health and beauty chapter, which features  recipes like Chocolate Soap and Hint of Cocoa Body Lotion.

Some of the more scrumptious looking offerings in this book are Artisan Caramel Bonbons (shown in cover pic), Black Forest Cupcakes (pictured below), and the enticingly exotic savory dish, Chicken with Mole Negro Sauce, which I am dying to try once I gather the extensive ingredient list.

blackforest cupcakes

All in all Chocolate Bliss is a nice little book which covers the ingredient of chocolate well.  It would make an excellent gift for the chocolate lover in your life.

Disclosure:  While I received a complimentary copy of the book for the purose of review, and have reviewed Nielsen-Massey vanilla in the past, all opinions presented here are my own and no monetary compensation was given.

Giveaway

The winner of this giveaway will receive both a copy of  Chocolate Bliss and a bottle of  Nielson-Massey Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, so they can get on with making terrific chocolate-vanilla concoctions.

Mandatory Entry (must be done for all other entries to count): Visit either the Chocolate Bliss website or the Nielsen-Massey website, and tell me something you learned (if you visit both make 2 separate comments, for an extra entry).

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  • For 2 entries! Grab my button and post it on your blog, or add Blommi.com to your blogroll.  Leave a link where it can be found, in your comment.  (remember to leave 2 separate comments)
  • For 3 Entries! Blog about this giveaway with a live link back to this post (be sure to leave 3 separate comments)

One winner will be selected from all valid entries, using the “and the winner is..” plug-in, and will have 48 hours to respond to their prize winner email notification.  If winner fails to respond, within that time period, a new winner will be drawn.  Contest ends July 22 , 2010 at 11:59 pm CT.  Open to US residents , age 18+.

Confirmed winner WCC 

{ 198 comments }

1 Debra F July 21, 2010 at 8:57 pm

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2 ky2here July 21, 2010 at 9:27 pm

Spicy Mexican Vanilla complements the flavor of cinnamon and can help reduce the acidity of tomato-based products like chili. Use Tahitian Vanillas to potentiate the flavors of fruit-based products such as sorbets and toppings.

3 ky2here July 21, 2010 at 9:28 pm

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4 ky2here July 21, 2010 at 9:29 pm

Twitter follower ky2here1, here’s my tweet:

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5 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:37 pm

fun fact:
CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world. Founder & President, Chef Susie Norris, specializes in chocolate.

6 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:37 pm

fun fact:
George Washington liked ice cream and kept two pewter ice cream pots at Mount Vernon during his presidency from 1789-1797.

7 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:38 pm

I subscribed to your feed via mail (same as in my profile / this post)

8 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:38 pm

Following publicly as Louis on Google Friends Connect

9 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:39 pm

following you on twitter at rosidentevil
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10 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:42 pm

I like Blommi on FaceBook (Louis Here) :)

11 Louis July 21, 2010 at 9:42 pm

I like Nielsen-Massey Vanillas on FaceBook (Louis Here) :)

12 wcc July 21, 2010 at 10:55 pm
13 Lucy Schwartz July 21, 2010 at 11:50 pm

I was a little disappointed to learn that the Bourbon Vanilla was named because of the Boubon Islands NOT because of alcohol flavor.

14 Debra F July 22, 2010 at 8:32 am
15 Molly Capel July 22, 2010 at 3:58 pm

I learned CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world.

16 Molly Capel July 22, 2010 at 3:58 pm

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17 Jennifer R July 22, 2010 at 6:36 pm

I learned that I really need to make the featured recipe of gift of the gods chocolate cake… wow does that sound good!

18 susan smoaks July 22, 2010 at 8:19 pm

at chocolate bliss i learned that CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world. Founder & President, Chef Susie Norris, specializes in chocolate.

19 Chrystal July 22, 2010 at 8:36 pm

I learned that CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world.

20 Chrystal July 22, 2010 at 8:36 pm

Follow publicly via Google Friend Connect

21 Veronica Garrett July 22, 2010 at 8:49 pm

I learned that in 1602 Hugh Morgan apothecary to Queen Elizabeth I suggested that vanilla could be used as a flavoring all by itself.

22 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:52 pm

Chocolate is better than red wine? Really?

23 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:55 pm

You can put vanilla in a can of paint to eliminate unpleasant odors. How cool is that?

24 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:56 pm

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25 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:56 pm

I follow you GFC
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26 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:57 pm

I follow you on twitter @beckyjwebb
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27 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:58 pm

I now like Nielsen-Massey Vanillas on facebook! I so need some more vanilla! I just put that on my shopping list!
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28 wcc July 22, 2010 at 8:59 pm

Last daily tweet: http://twitter.com/whitechocolatec/statuses/19297953782 Thank you so much for the chance! :)

29 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 8:59 pm

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30 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 9:03 pm

You are on my blogroll! http://www.ourpeacefulhome.com/p/blogroll.html
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31 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 9:04 pm

You are on my blogroll! http://www.ourpeacefulhome.com/p/blogroll.html #2
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32 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 9:10 pm

I did blog about this giveaway! http://www.ourpeacefulhome.com/2010/07/chocolate-craving.html
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33 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 9:10 pm

I did blog about this giveaway #2 http://www.ourpeacefulhome.com/2010/07/chocolate-craving.html
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34 Becky @ Our Peaceful Home July 22, 2010 at 9:11 pm

I did blog about this giveaway! #3 http://www.ourpeacefulhome.com/2010/07/chocolate-craving.html
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35 Barbara Long July 22, 2010 at 11:32 pm

I learned that the term Bourbon applies to beans grown on the Bourbon Islands – Madagascar, Comoro, Seychelle and Reunion not the liquor produced in Kentucky in the United States.

36 Auriette July 22, 2010 at 11:42 pm

I visited the Nielsen-Massey website and learned that artificial vanillin simulates 1 flavor component out of over 250 different flavor components found in natural vanilla. It is a by product of the wood industry or is produced from petro-chemicals. Gross!
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37 Melanie July 23, 2010 at 12:08 am

Neilsen Massey started making their products in 1907.

38 Shannon July 23, 2010 at 12:29 am

the author’s artisan chocolate business, Happy Chocolates, has been featured on Food Network and in More Magazine.

39 Shannon July 23, 2010 at 12:30 am

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40 Shannon July 23, 2010 at 12:32 am

following on google (07violet)

41 Shannon July 23, 2010 at 12:33 am

The United States consumption of vanilla beans is approximately 1,200 tons per year!

42 Mildred July 23, 2010 at 12:35 am

Nielson-Massey is a family-run business that’s been operating in Illinois for over 100 years. I did not think that it had been around for over a century

43 Susan D July 23, 2010 at 12:37 am

Nielson-Massey sounds like it would be a foreign-based company, but but its product manufacturing plant is, in fact, located in Waukegan, Illinois. I also learned that a few drops of vanilla in a paint can will help eliminate unpleasant odors

44 Susan D July 23, 2010 at 12:43 am

On chocolateblissbook.com, I learned that Susie Norris’ next book is entitled VANILLA BLISS

45 Gianna July 23, 2010 at 12:49 am

CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world.

46 Gianna July 23, 2010 at 12:50 am

Nielsen-Massey Vanillas. The finest pure vanilla in the world!
How do we stake such a claim? It starts with a family dedicated to pure vanilla products since 1907. Add the finest vanillaNielsen-Massey Vanillas – manufacturers of pure vanilla extract and more. beans available – hand-picked for perfection, and the process has begun.

47 Sand July 23, 2010 at 12:54 am

I learned that CHOCOLATE BLISS is a multi-media company designed to celebrate chocolate around the world.

48 Mildred July 23, 2010 at 12:54 am

On chocolateblissbook.com, I learned that Susie Norris “recently served as associate chef/instructor at Le Cordon Bleu … in Pasadena, CA”

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