Stress-free Tips for Indulgent Entertaining with Premium Chocolate

Master Chocolatier Provides Stress-free Tips for Indulgent Entertaining with Premium Chocolate

Master Chocolatier Demonstrates the Art of Customizing and Personalizing Premium Chocolate Truffles at Home

December 2008 (Medialink) - The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration. While the season may mean a lot of time spent perfecting dinner parties and buying gifts for relatives, it's easy to forget to take time out for yourself, even if it's just a momentary break from the ever-growing to-do list. According to a recent survey, two out of three women admit they are stressed during the holidays. The survey also found that women were able to melt away their anxieties by taking a little "me-time' through indulging in small pleasures like a spa service or a piece of premium chocolate.

Master Chocolatier Ann Czaja demonstrates how you can host a stress-free event to remember without going over-the-top by creating quick and easy personalized chocolate truffles at home for your guests. Additional tips for easily impressing guests by incorporating fine chocolate into your celebration are also provided.

Talent/Guest: Ann Cjaza, Master Swiss Chocolatier
Master Chocolatier Ann Czaja (pronounced Chai-ya) is a chocolate and confectionary expert. Bringing the passion for gourmet chocolate to life, the Master Chocolatier utilizes years of experience and extensive training to perfect iconic chocolate selections and educate consumers on all things chocolate. Czaja has embarked on a U.S. tour, hosted in-store events, shared the Five Senses Tasting Process with consumers. She has hosted chocolate pairing events and discussions on the history of chocolate. In collaboration with Master Chocolatiers around the world, the company recently introduced Lindt Chocolate Passion, a new book on the history of chocolate and chocolate-making including delicious recipes.

Mighty Fine Peanuts Holiday Tees

Mighty Fine Peanuts Holiday Tees

Show your affection for the holidays with these Snoopy-centric soft cotton tees for women. Made by Doe for Mighty Fine, each style comes in sizes XS through XL, and is available for $26.50 at delias.com.

Santa Snoopy Porch Greeter

Santa Snoopy Porch Greeter from the Peanuts Gang

Season’s Beagles! The Santa Snoopy Porch Greeter welcomes guests to your home for the holidays. 26 inches high, it’s available at Sears and K-Mart for $24.99 – 29.99.




A Charlie Brown Christmas Linen Picture Book

Start the season off with joy by celebrating with the Peanuts gang in the timeless classic A Charlie Brown Christmas. Read along with Charlie Brown in his heartwarming quest to uncover the true meaning of Christmas with Snoopy, Linus and friends. This cloth-bound deluxe collector’s edition is faithful to the original television special that airs every Christmas season and makes the perfect gift for young and old Peanuts fans. 48 pages; ages 4–8. A Charlie Brown Christmas is available from Running Press Books for $19.95 wherever books are sold.

Bring Home Peanuts For The Holidays PEANUTS Holiday DVD Collector Set

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus And The Gang Star In A Variety Of Entertainment-Themed Holiday Gifts

PEANUTS Holiday DVD Collector Set


Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Linus, Snoopy, Woodstock and the rest of the Peanuts gang are back to celebrate your favorite holidays in the Peanuts Holiday Collection, a 3-DVD collector set from Warner Home Video. The set includes all-new re-mastered Deluxe Editions of three Peanuts TV classics, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” along with a CD of songs from the original soundtrack by Vince Guaraldi.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Deluxe Edition also features these special bonus materials:

· A new featurette: A Christmas Miracle: The Making of A Charlie Brown Christmas – An in-depth look at how the producers brought a newspaper comic strip to animated life in a new medium. Under tense pressure and with many doubters, the show creators were able to create Peanuts in a new medium and make the show a smash success.

· Digital downloads of 2 songs from the popular soundtrack

· A bonus episode: It’s Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown

Linus Learns to Share Book and Blanket

Linus Learns to Share Book and Blanket

Let Linus and Snoopy show little ones how sharing can strengthen bonds of friendship in this heartwarming tale of compromise. This snuggly kids kit includes a story and Linus’s special blue blanket. Cuddling up to storytime has never been so much fun! 16 pages. The book and blanket kit is available from Running Press Books for $12.95 and is available wherever books are sold.