Chocolate thoughts
A global pandemic, civil unrest, raging wildfires and now an Earth-bound asteroid? We’d really rather think about something else entirely. Something like … chocolate …
Stress baking
Delish, the foodie website, captured the zeitgeist last spring when everyone was madly baking banana bread and sourdough. It added a “*Currently Stress Baking” apron to its online store, a canvas number with deep pockets, adjustable straps and colorful lettering. It’s machine washable, too, so if you drip brownie batter on it, no worries.
Now that bestseller has a follow-up just in time for Election Day. The election-stress version ($28) features a blue donkey, a red elephant and a grimacing emoji and “*Currently Stress Baking” lettering in red, white and blue. You’ll find it in the Delish shop — store.delish.com — alongside T-shirts that let you declare your fluency in French (fries).
Survival kits
San Francisco’s Charles Chocolates just launched some sweet Election Survival Kits to help us get through these next days and weeks, as votes are cast and tallied and argued over. The “It’s Going to Be a Long Night” collection ($41) includes a box of filled chocolates and three chocolate bars, while the “It’s Going to Be a Long Two Weeks” ($74) will tide you over for the long haul with a 20-piece box of Fleur de Sel Caramels, Triple Chocolate Almonds, Toffee Chocolate Macadamia Nuts and Caramel Almond Sticks. Check them out at www. charleschocolates.com.