** This giveaway has now ended and a winner has been contacted. We’ll post the winner’s name the moment we hear from them! **
Oh my, all of a sudden, it’s almost April and Easter is just two… weeks… away! How did three months of 2012 evaporate in what felt like three moments? I suppose traveling does push time forward just a wee bit faster.
Finally, I’m quite happily settled back in New England after trips to Brooklyn, New York; my hometown in New Jersey; Paris, France; and Copenhagen, Denmark. I’m ready for Spring, eager to create dishes with the very first produce of the season, and excited for all the sunny goodness that April brings forth, including Easter.
Having spent time in the town and the house of my childhood recently, I remember Easter. We lived in a snug house so my sister and I shared bunk beds in a tiny room. I recall greeting Easter morning with baskets filled with all sorts of chocolates, marshmallows, jellybeans and more. The baskets were left on the end of our beds just by our feet so we made sure to toss and turn just a little less so when it came to Easter morning; we didn’t want to kick anything off into some tight nook in our room, never to be found again. We wanted to savor every last chocolate egg.
While I recall all those sickly sweet items fondly, I wouldn’t dare eat some of that processed candy these days (except perhaps for peeps because everyone loves a peep, right?!) This Easter, we’ve culled together some favorite treats made with amazing chocolate, all natural sugars and, of course, by hand.
What’s inside our Happy Easter gift box? The Salty Road taffy is hand-pulled in Brooklyn and flavored with a gentle bergamot flavor – it’s our favorite citrus flavor. The Brooklyn hard candy is pineapple-flavored, quite bright and is in the sweetest little jar. There are several nutty items inside this box, including chocolate covered hazelnuts from Taza in Somerville, Massachusetts; a chocolate & hazelnut candy bar from Rechiutti in San Francisco, California and cayenne mango nuts from Q’s in Somerville. We just love the rosemary brittle from P.o.p. Candy in Culver City, California and we’ve yet to taste a better candied orange rind. The ones in this gift box from Sqirl in Los Angeles, California are dipped in a fennel syrup during the candying process, so they’re sweet but also quite natural in taste.
To get into the holiday spirit and, frankly, the spring spirit, we’re giving away a Happy Easter gift box. We want to know about the favorite candy from your childhood. Perhaps you received it each Easter, or perhaps you bought it yourself at your local five-and-dime when you were young. Either way, tell us your favorite candy and enter to win this gift box. If you win, you’ll get the option to hoard these goodies for yourself or send them to the recipient of your choice, in the United States only.
** This giveaway has now ended and a winner has been contacted. We’ll post the winner’s name the moment we hear from them! **
There are three ways to enter:
1) Leave a comment on this post answering this question: What was favorite candy as a kid?
2) Enter again (two times could be your charm!) by following @eatboutique on Twitter and tweeting: I just entered to win an #Easter gift box from @eatboutique! Enter here:http://bit.ly/H6GdW2
3) Enter one more time by “liking” Eat Boutique on Facebook and leaving a comment on the post marked “{giveaway}” that showcases this blog post.
All entries must be made by Saturday, March 31, 2011 at 11:59pm, and a winner will be chosen and notified on April 1, 2011. Good luck!
Can’t wait for the giveaway? We’re selling this Happy Easter gift box right now. Send this box of handmade candy to your recipient now or in time for Easter, which is April 8, which is very soon!
All photos styled and photographed by Maggie Battista.
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