Looking for Chocolates for Valentine's Day....Try Moonstruck

So, in 11 days it'll be good ol' Valentine's Day. For the past 7 years, I've been fortunate enough to celebrate V-day with my wonderful hubby J. We usually exchange Valentines and go out to dinner - but, we never do dinner on the 14th, always the week before or after - most restaurants have pre-fixe menus and my hubby dubs these dates as "amateur" dates. We haven't decided where we're going to dinner this year yet, but I did however order chocolates for him. J has the greatest sweet tooth in the world and when I was in Portland for work a couple of years ago, my good friend L told me about Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe. I visited there and tried their chai (I guess they're known for that), but I also bought some of their truffles to bring back home for J to try. For J' birthday/Christmas, I ordered him a 16-piece collection box (priced at $32). Yes, it's pricey, but they're delicious. I love Godiva as much as the next person, but I'm glad I found another place to order chocolates. Godiva boutiques are all over the place and Moonstruck Cafe's are limited to 5 locations in Portland. It's rare and special.

After perusing their website, I just realized there's a specialty gift store in the city I live in that actually sells Moonstruck chocolates. Oops...now I feel like a fool ordering from their website. But you know what, it's all good - there's a reason why we can now order things online - we don't actually have to make an effort to drive somewhere and get it ourselves, it'll be delivered to us. So, if you want to do something different for V-day for that special someone, take a look at Moonstruck. You won't be disappointed.

Check out some of their Valentine's specials:

Left: "Be Mayan" Teddy Bears - Mayan Ganache (cinnamon and roasted almonds) - $15
Rigjt: LoveBug truffles collection - Raspberry and Strawberry Truffles (both made with dark chocolate flavored with real raspberry and strawberry) - $25