Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

July 30th, 2007

Some Chocolate Linky Love

A few chocolatey links from around the Food & Dining Channel:

- Jennifer from Offbeat Homes gets high praise from me for finding this incredible chocolate castle from Chocolate Showpiece. It’s not a real castle, of course, but I’m certainly not complaining!
Baking Delights has Allergy-Free Cranberry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies and Oh, Henry! Bars. Check out the […]

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July 30th, 2007

Quick and Easy Chocolate Mousse

Quick and Easy Chocolate Mousse
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
5 tablespoons boiling water
4 eggs, separated
Grind chocolate chips in a blender, using short pulses. Add boiling water and blend to melt the chocolate. Add egg yolks, one at a time, blending well after each.
In a medium bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer until stiff peaks form. […]

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July 26th, 2007

Blogathon 2007!

Blogathon 2007 will be taking place this Saturday July 28th. It begins at 6am Pacific (9am Eastern) and ends Sunday July 29th at 6am. Bloggers all over the world will be updating their weblogs every half an hour for 24 hours, for an end total of 49 posts. Readers, friends, family and whomever else sponsor […]

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July 26th, 2007

Bubble Chocolate

The first time I tried an Aero (bar?), the result of one of my much missed (it’s still too hot) Canadian goodie swaps, I wasn’t quite sure what to think. Normally I like my chocolate nice and solid, and here was a candy bar that was half air. I did end up really liking […]

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July 25th, 2007

The Lure and Lore of Chocolate

I really like fieldmuseum.org’s section on chocolate, and especially the Lure and Lore of Chocolate page:
Aztec (1250-1521)
“In their sacred life, the Aztecs occasionally mixed achiote (ah chee OH tay), a red powder made from the seed of the annatto tree, in their chocolate drinks. Some scholars believe this practice may have had a symbolic connection […]

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July 24th, 2007

Virtual Chocolate

Want to send someone some chocolate without worrying about it melting before it gets to them? VirtualChocolate.com has a big selection of chocolate postcards to be sent via email. The best part: no calories!
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July 23rd, 2007

Hershey’s Moves to Mexico, part 2

The general Hershey’s Move to Mexico report has made it to Snopes.com. They’re debunking the news that all US plants are moving to Mexico, when in reality it’s just over 10% of their workforce (so far). Snopes tags this as just “partly true,” but I can’t help but think it’s going to be tagged “true” […]

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July 20th, 2007

Weekend Hibernation

Yes, I’m a Harry Potter fan. Not hardcore or anything (we don’t dress up and wait for hours at the bookstore — instead, the husband will be heading to the closest grocery store at five to midnight and be home within ten minutes!), but I’m going to hibernate (mostly offline) for the weekend so […]

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July 20th, 2007

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

I love making these when the kids want a quick snack and I feel like baking but not doing a lot of measuring and waiting (ie work):

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
1 (18.5 oz) package chocolate cake mix
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
……….
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a […]

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July 19th, 2007

Chocolate Hunting

Another round of chocolate hunting around the Home & Dining channel! There aren’t a huge amount of chocolate links, but even a little bit of chocolate is better than none!
- Check out Baking Delights‘ Caramel Crunch Fudge Cake. I get a sugar high just looking at the recipe!
- Cooking Gadgets has a nifty Scoop and […]

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