Friday, November 16, 2007
Texas Loves Its Chocolate - An Ancient Treat from the Mayans Just Gets Better
Very few of us don't have at slightest one good recall of chocolate. Consider temperate chocolate fragment cookies after drill, or brownies pulled erect from the range on a cool, tumble day? Hot chocolate is still the swill of picking for many children, and few of any age can resist a shovel of chocolate ice cream.
Dark Chocolate Relaxes Blood Vessels
Recent study shows that consumption of dark chocolate, which is rich in a group of antioxidant compounds called flavonoids, may decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease. Eating dark chocolate can make blood vessels more flexible, basically boosting the function of vital endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Higher this Year
"The tremendous increase in energy costs for transportation and processing over the past year also is a key factor behind higher retail prices at the grocery store." Menu items for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings will cost more this year, but remain affordable, according to the American Farm Bureau ... via Neighbors
How To Make Perfect Chocolate Fudge
Chocolate Fudge has always been my favorite candy. It's a very rich candy though, so I have always limited myself to making it only at Christmas time. For years I looked for the perfect fudge recipe. I made many different recipes that were really good, but just not "perfect". I had three main requirements for a perfect chocolate fudge recipe:
Health Benefit of Dark Chocolate Sweeping The Nation
As the country becomes more and more health conscious and baby boomers populating the majority, we are finding several ways in which certain foods are absolutely beneficial to us. For many centuries people have known the health benefit of dark chocolate, but it seems as if the information is suddenly taking the world by storm with the incredible antioxidant claims.
Pepper Chocolate - Is Pepper Chocolate a Real Masterpiece?
The answer should be: absolutely yes! As you may see, the inspiration of Belgian chocolate manufacturers brought to creation of a sweet and spicy pleasure. Their passion married with their creativity generated a very special chocolate. But when you add the brilliant red of pepper to the intense dark of cocoa, you don't have just a new product, you live an emotion.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Traditions
There are many traditions that every family has that make them unique. Through my years of working with families through a social services agency I came to realize that no matter how dysfunctional a family is there are still some sorts of traditions that bond them together. My husband's family is quite close. Most of their traditions involve hunting, fishing and food.
The devil is in the details - and the hard-boiled eggs
"If you have taken care to observe at a cocktail party, nothing disappears as quickly as the stuffed eggs." IT was Thanksgiving morning, the turkey was in the oven, the soup simmering on the back of the stove, the vegetables prepped and ready to go, the pies lined up on the counter, and the guests due to arrive in a ... via Alameda Times-Star
If You Are Wondering What To Buy For A Gift You Can't Go Wrong With Chocolate
If you are like me every holiday makes me uptight trying to figure out what to buy for people, well at least I used to. Now I make it easy on myself and just get chocolate gifts for everyone because everyone loves chocolate! It sure beats giving someone cash or a department store gift certificate just because you can't figure out what they may want.
Tiny Peanut Butter Cookies
Tiny Peanut Butter Cookies. The Duke of Chocolate is here to provide on all things chocolate. The one stop shop for all Chocaholic cravings. Drop batter by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on large baking sheets. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Place on wire racks to cool. Store in tightly covered container for up to 3 weeks, or freeze in batches. Makes about 6 dozen cookies.
Tornado touches down near Elizabeth as storms ruble across Minn.
"We ran next door and I looked out their living room window. I could see this cloud that was down on the lake - rotating and pulling water up." A tornado touched down near this small town in western Minnesota as numerous severe thunderstorms rumbled across a large swath of Minnesota on Thursday, bringing gusty winds that knocked out power in parts of ... via La Crosse Tribune
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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