Chocolate gift baskets are a popular gift for any occasion, celebration or holiday, having an uncanny ability to transmit positive wishes and blissful feelings. Once with the arrival of spring, Easter gift baskets have become cheerful and delicious mixtures of treats perfect for anyone relatives, friends or lovers. No matter with whom you want to welcome the season of flowers, the variety of combinations will satisfy their every wish.From a...more
CHILLI + CHOCOLATE... whod have thought it would work at all let alone provide our taste buds with a unique experience they will never forget? With chilli chocolate its literally a battle between the sweet and the spicy; a war taking place on your tongue, a rebellion of the senses. Upon placing a piece on your tongue, the first flavour to tickle the palette is the sugary yummy chocolate, its sweet and creamy and... wait... whats thats warming...more
It sounds a bit too good to be true: A new study has found people who eat chocolate more frequently tend to be thinner than those who consume the sweet treat less often. Researchers asked about 1,000 adults in Southern California how many times a week they ate chocolate along with questions about other types of food and beverages. Body mass index, which is a measure of body fat, was also calculated as part of the study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. The participants who ate chocolate more often didn"t consume fewer calories overall, or exercise more, than their non-chocoholic counterparts. In fact, the more frequent chocolate eaters consumed more total calories. But before people hoping to lose weight indulge in an extra scoop of chocolate fudge swirl, the researchers caution that the study doesn"t prove a link between frequent chocolate munching and weight loss. Rather, the findings suggest that the health benefits of chocolate may be linked to how many times in a given week chocolate is eaten rather than the total amount consumed in that week, says the study"s lead researcher, Beatrice Golomb, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at the...more
In the modern world Chocolate is a multi-million pound industry, but where did it come from and how did the humble cocoa bean develop into the many varieties we see on our shelves today?The Cocoa bean is thought to have originated in the Amazon as far back as 2000 BC, it was used by the Aztecs as a drink and as part of their diet. This was much...more
No Egg, No Butter, No Milk at All! --- How to Make a Cake From Scratch (Vegetarian Chocolate Cream)If you never tried this cake before, it would be hard to believe that a complete vegetarian cake with no eggs, no milk, no butter or any other ingredients can be so delicious.Low-gluten flour, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, those are the main...more
In the modern world Chocolate is a multi-million pound industry, but where did it come from and how did the humble cocoa bean develop into the many varieties we see on our shelves today?The Cocoa bean is thought to have originated in the Amazon as far back as 2000 BC, it was used by the Aztecs as a drink and as part of their diet. This was much different to the treat we know it as today.The Aztecs are actually only one of these old races to spot the potential inside the lowly bean, the first documented proof of farming being in around 1100BC. In those times these seeds of the cacao tree were manufactured into a beverage referred to as xocoltl which roughly translates into bitter water.Both the Mayans and the Aztecs utilised chocolate in their royal as well as their spiritual events, with officials offering up seeds to the dieties as well as dishing up chocolate drinks in the course of spiritual ceremonies.It was not until 1528 that cocoa was introduced to the outside world when it returned from South America with Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez, it was presented to Spanish King Charles V. Cocoa mixed with nutmeg, vanilla, cloves, allspice and cinnamon became a fashionable drink...more
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Sinful indulgence or a gift from the gods? If you're one of those, who cannot say 'no' to chocolate, and let's face it, most of us fall into this group, then read on to find out about the health benefits behind chocolate and how to relish a...more
Chocolate is one of the tastiest and most comforting substances known to humanity. In J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, she even designates eating chocolate as a way to reduce the effects of Dementors, which suck the happiness out of people. It is...more
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"Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies." - John Q. TulliusThats how irresistible the universal appeal of chocolate is! People irrespective of age fall in love with chocolates at a very tender age and that love affair...more