It's difficult for us to understand sometimes how much of an impact our chocolate choices can make to farmers. Divine takes it one step further and shows us that we can buy direct from the farmers on our supermarket shelves and given the recent scandals, it is reassuring to know where your chocolate comes from.

With this in mind, I decided to experience a gift that I would love to receive myself - making chocolate truffles (named after the earthy, dirt-covered fungus that they resemble).

Merely thinking of chocolate may set pulses racing, but research suggests it can actually lower blood pressure. Daily consumption of dark chocolate...

It's the creativity and individuality oozing out of every handmade treat from the fine chocolatier that has set Paul A Young apart from every other chocolate company. It is his flare for treating British classics,as an ingredient and tasted as a seasoning which has kept his chocolates clear of gimmicks.

They say that having a little bit of what you fancy is the key to leading a healthy lifestyle - just as long as you do it in moderation. But what a...