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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Red, White and Blue Chocolate Treat

This is a fast and easy treat to make for a Fourth of July picnic or barbecue. An added bonus is that you can get the kids to do it and keep them occupied while you finish preparing the rest of the meal!
All you need are some cleaned, fresh strawberries, blueberries and white chocolate (or […]

By Heather -- 5 comments

June 28th, 2008

Scientists Unlocking the Chocolate Genome

Scientists are still spending time on chocolate, except this time around it’s not to tell us that it’s bad this week, good the next! Apparently they’re analyzing the more than 400 million parts of the cacao bean in an effort to help diminishing crops and possibly make chocolate taste better.
The dissection of the genome began […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Chocolate Chip Malted Ice Cream

I love playing around with my ice cream maker lately. I only wish we’d gotten one sooner! Last night I made chocolate chip malted ice cream. It tastes just like a malt - delicious!
You can chop the chocolate chips up a little bit finer but I don’t mind them frozen at their regular size.
Chocolate […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

June 26th, 2008

National Chocolate Pudding Day!

Yay, it’s National Chocolate Pudding Day! You can even send an e-card.
I’ll admit that I have yet to make pudding from scratch. I’ve always used a packet for either the cooked type or instant, and of course they’ve always turned out great. But here is a recipe for making your own instant pudding mix!
Instant Chocolate […]

By Heather -- 2 comments

June 25th, 2008

Valor Dark Chocolate with Marcona Almonds

We took a trip to Cost Plus World Market last week to stock up on some more good chocolate (they finally have Tim Tams! And Aero Bars!).
I got a nice little pile of chocolate I’ve been wanting to try and my husband went right for this one, which is saying a lot because he’s not […]

By Heather -- 5 comments

June 24th, 2008

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

While at the store the other day I realized it had been a while since I’d bought any peanut butter chips. I grabbed a bag thinking I could add them to some homemade ice cream. That is, until I saw the recipe on the bag for cookies!

Chewy Chocolate Cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened baking […]

By Heather -- 2 comments