Give a love gift

This holiday season, show your love by showering those you care about with calories.

That's right. This year, I went in search of the most 'calorifically' delicious treats suitable for gift giving. Because, face it, when it comes to diets, December isn't a particularly virtuous time of year. And if we're going to indulge, it might as well be on the really, really good stuff.

Norman Love Confections

This guy is the Bono of the chocolate world. And his treats - mostly filled chocolates and truffles - are beyond delicious, in a toe-curling sort of way. They also are stunningly gorgeous. Artwork sort of gorgeous. So much so, you might pause on the way to devouring them.

Love releases new flavours each year. These generally are sold mixed into the general population of his chocolates, but you can order a special 10-piece box that highlights the 2011 flavours - California honey, hazelnut praline truffle, hot dark chocolate, mango, peaches and cream, peanut brittle truffle, peanut butter banana, rum cake, sweet tea and tiramisu. Favourites were California honey and peanut butter banana. The 10-piece box of new flavours can be ordered from his website, http://www.normanloveconfections.com .

Source: http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/food-wine