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Chocolate Bytes: For the Love of Chocolate

Archive for the ‘Chocolate’ Category

July 5th, 2008

Rocky Road Drop Candies

9 ounces (1.25 cups) dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped, toasted walnuts
Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with aluminum foil or parchment. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir until completely smooth.
Add in the walnuts and marshmallows, stirring until they are completely covered with chocolate. Drop by […]

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July 4th, 2008

Happy Fourth of July from Chocolate Bytes!

Happy Fourth of July from Chocolate Bytes! Be safe and have fun!
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July 3rd, 2008

Blasts from the Past

While the writers here at the Lifestyles Channel reside all across the globe, one thing that remains constant are the celebrations of fireworks. Whether it’s here in the U.S. with the Fourth of July or on the other side of the world in New Zealand we all know a summer celebration isn’t the same […]

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July 2nd, 2008

Xocai Healthy Gourmet Chocolate Review

My husband recently discovered that one of his co-workers is a distributor for Xocai Healthy Gourmet Chocolate. I hadn’t heard of the company before but when his co-worker offered to let me try some of course I was more than happy to!
Overall I really liked the chocolate and would love to get my daily […]

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July 1st, 2008

Candy Bar Identification Quiz

How well do you know your candy bars? Well enough that you can identify them without a wrapper and from their insides only?
Check out the Candy Bar Identification Quiz to see how well you can do!
I scored 18 out of 20 - apparently it’s been too long since I’ve had an Oh! Henry, and […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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