Milk Is In Your Chocolate, Even When It Says There Is None
Got Milk (In Your Chocolate)? After peanuts and tree nuts, milk is the most common allergen that can cause anaphylaxis (a life-threatening reaction that can narrow airways and block breathing). Less dire symptoms include hives, wheezing, and vomiting.Follow @willclower By the way, an allergic reaction like one of these...
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes
Chocolate-Strawberry Shortcakes with Amaretto Cream If you’ve ever made a pie crust that was flavored with almond, you know that it can be a total game-changer for your dish. Amaretto is an almond flavored-liqueur that will completely change the whipped cream! You could also use hazelnut or orange liqueur...
AskWill: This Valentines Day learn the difference between chocolate and “chocolate”
Dear Will, With Valentine’s Day coming up I’m a bit confused. Normally I’d just get chocolates for my wife, knowing that they’re a decadent, not-so-good-for-you treat. But lately I’ve heard that there’s good chocolate and bad chocolate. Now I feel like I could actually making wrong choice! Dear Confused,...
Mexican Mole Sauce
Chocolate is an amazing thing. And when we think of this delicious, super healthy “super food”, we normally conjure up images of sweets, desserts, and flat out indulgence. I love this recipe for a number of reasons … the least of which is the fact that...
Chocolate Hazelnut Ice Cream
You’ll Need: 1 ¾ cups heavy cream 1 Tablespoons powdered sugar 4 Tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread 2 ounces bitter sweet chocolate, chopped Crushed hazelnuts or fresh raspberries to garnish (optional) Directions: In a bowl, mix together the chocolate hazelnut spread and 5 Tablespoons of heavy cream. Place remaining cream...
Chocolate and “fat bloom” … it’s not what you think
When you hear these two things together — “chocolate” and “fat bloom” — you’re thinking … oh I see, I eat chocolate and then my fat blooms.Actually, fat bloom is like sugar bloom in your chocolate. All it means is that either the fat or the sugar crystallizes together and...
Chocolate Made With Fruit Juice Has Half The Fat Content Of Conventional Products
Why mess with my chocolate? Sure you CAN do it, but why? The cocoa butter they are trying to eliminate helps control cravings by stimulating satiety hormones. That same fat turns out to be heart healthy! See this article from the Cleveland Clinic (http://bit.ly/EpneD) Better Living Through Chemistry definitely...
Chocolate Weight Loss? Cool Data:
I’m writing my next book at this moment, which is going to be on chocolate and weight loss. This morning I ran across this article that has just been pubbed (see below): “Cocoa polyphenols suppress adipogenesis in vitro and obesity in vivo …”SCIENCE-TO-ENGLISH DICTIONARY:The healthy stuff in cocoa reduces the creation of fat cells...
The Future of Chocolate
About that chocolate processing. Good summary article from a woman who is a strong proponent of bee colonies. She didn’t add, though, the interesting way bees interacted with chocolate traditionally. Perhaps the very first additive flavor put into chocolate was actually vanilla, which is derived from an orchid that...
Dark Chocolate, Walnut Brownies
You’ll Need 1 1/4 cups sugar ¼ cup cocoa ½ chopped walnuts 1 ½ teaspoons finely ground coffee 1 cup flour ¾ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate 3 eggs, slightly beaten ½ cup melted butter Directions In a small bowl mix flour, baking...
Chocolate For Slow Learners?
Slow Learners? Let me explain. When you think of animals that move slowly, what do you think of? The snail, right? Well, study just published in The Journal of Experimental Biology found that the strength and length of snail memories were improved after consumption of the epicatechin flavonoid found in chocolate....
Chocolate Sauce
This must be what it’s like to be a magician. You’ve done your silly trick ad nauseum for your kids in your own living room. It’s old hat. But then you stand in front of people who’ve never seen how the card gets slipped up your sleeve or behind...