Q&A: Can I Use Cooking Oil and Cocoa Powder to Make Chocolate?
December 26, 2014
Here's a question I recently received from a reader, "Can I use any cooking oil as a substitute for making chocolate bars from cocoa powder?"
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Chocolate Tiramisu Yule Log
December 24, 2014
Had enough of goodies, treats, and baking this Holiday season? Of course not - how could you! Try this festive chocolate tiramisu yule log recipe to welcome the end of 2014 and the New Year! It's devilishly soft and delicately yummy.
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Communities Turn Chocolate into Charity
December 22, 2014
Chocolate has been in the news a lot lately. As the holiday season is upon, chocolate-themed events for the benefit of others have been cropping up all over the country. To help spread good tidings and great cheer, I’d like to share a few of them with you this week.
Boy’s ‘Chocolate Bar’ Book Raises $1M
December 19, 2014
Suffering from a rare liver disorder, 9 year old Jonah undergoes treatments every few hours. The disease, GSD Type 1b, affects only 500 children worldwide.
GSD Type 1b affects literally one in a million, and is an incurable genetic condition. Those born with the disease lack the appropriate liver enzyme required to turn glycogen into glucose. This means they cannot properly regulate their blood sugar levels.
Chocolate Christmas Cookie Recipes
December 17, 2014
Christmas is the time of year for good will, good cheer, and good baking! Have a look at our assimilation of chocolate Christmas cookie recipes. You're sure to find one or two to bring any holiday party host, or to enjoy with friends and family at home! Enjoy...
Pill Makes Flatulence Smell Like Chocolate
December 12, 2014
This unique odor cure originates from the creative mind of Christian Poincheval, a 65-year-old artist and inventor from the village of Gesvres in western France.
As stated by Mark Rylander in The Huffington Post’s story, “[Poincheval] has claimed to have solved one of humanity’s most pungent problems.”
Peppermint Ice Cream Brownie Bars Recipe
December 10, 2014
Ice cream is my favorite - no matter if it's 85 degrees outside or 25. Here's a great recipe to enjoy your ice cream indoors this holiday season.
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Chocolate Factory to Open in D.C.
December 5, 2014
There’s buzz in the news about Washington D.C. getting its first chocolate factory next summer. We can only hope there will be a chocolate river moat surrounding the whole thing!
Founders of the company “Concept C”, Sarah and Colin Hartman, are the chocolatiers planning this endeavor. Sarah is a culinary school graduate, and her husband Colin is a Wharton MBA grad and former U.S. Marine.
Whipped Cream Chocolate Frosting Recipe
December 3, 2014
The usual frosting types I stumble upon are too sweet for my taste. I'd rather choose a nice whipped cream chocolate frosting instead. Adding extra cocoa powder makes it even better, and suits my discriminating taste! This recipe will add an extra special topping to any dessert. It's simple, yet delectable!
Eat Chocolate, Build Memory
November 28, 2014
Doctors just announced, at the Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago, results of a study linking high consumption of trans fats with poorer memory on word recall tests.
Leader of the experiment, Beatrice Golomb, stated “trans fats were most strongly linked to worse memory in young and middle-aged men during their working and career-building years.”
Now, aside from education and depression, doctors only took two food variables into consideration during this experiment – trans fats, and chocolate.