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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for February 2008

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February 22nd, 2008

Alton Brown’s Cocoa Brownies

Brownies, like many other great inventions, are said to have been the mistake of a careless cook who forgot to put baking powder into a chocolate cake recipe. She ended up with what we now call brownies, and thank heavens she didn’t just toss the pan out without trying them first!
I was watching Food Network […]

By Heather -- 3 comments

February 21st, 2008

Pasta For Dessert: Chocolate Tagliatelle

I’ll be the first to admit that doesn’t look terribly appetizing. Even knowing that it’s all chocolate (the pasta, chocolate sauce, and a little scoop of thyme ice cream on top) doesn’t help much, but you know I’d try it!
FXcuisine.com has a fantastic, hi-res, step-by-step post on how to make your own chocolate pasta. […]

By Heather -- 1 comment

February 20th, 2008

Chocolate Easter Molds

I think this year I’d like to take a shot at making some of my own spring/Easter candy for the kids. I found some chocolate molds at Streichs Cake and Candy Supply. They’re less than two bucks each so you could stock up to make the process go faster. I’ve never bought from them […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

February 20th, 2008

Easter Chocolate Poll

Easter is still over a month away but stores have had candy and decorations out for over a week now, so I figured I may as well too! Check out the poll over in the sidebar titled “Easter Chocolate Poll.” —>
Tags: Chocolate, Chocolate Ideas, chocolate-bytes, chocolate-poll, easter, easter-chocolate

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February 19th, 2008

7 Myths and Facts About Chocolate

I’m recovering from a (very long, boring) day of performing my civic duty so I leave you with a quick link: 7 Myths & Facts about Chocolate from sparkpeople.com.
Myth: Chocolate lacks any nutritional value.
Fact: Chocolate is a good source of magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. It also contains polyphenols (an antioxidant also found in […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

February 18th, 2008

Double Chocolate Pudding

I love everything about chocolate pudding. I love how it always hits the spot, I love how versatile and portable it is. I especially love how hard it is to screw up when you’re making it from scratch! Pudding cups and instant mixes work fine in a pinch, but if you’ve got a few extra […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

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