It is easy to make impressive and delicious homemade chocolates for family and friends at Easter or anytime. You can purchase Easter chocolate molds at most specialty or discount stores and a wide variety of chocolate at your local supermarket. With a bit of time and patience you will soon be turning out gorgeous homemade [...]
Homemade chocolate frosting tastes so much better than that ready made kind you buy in a can, although that is good when you don’t have time, but really, it’s pretty easy to whip up some frosting of your own with this recipe.1/4 cup butter, melted1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1/3 cup milk1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/4 teaspoon [...]
Tags: Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe, Chocolate Fudge Frosting, Easy Frosting Recipe
It is common perception that chocolate is a mood elevator although some people believe that it causes headaches and migraine. Though it is widely accepted that chocolate affects our moods, the research on this is still in a fluid state. Every contention is fiercely debated. We will discuss various ways that chocolate affects our moods [...]
Tags: Blood Vessels, Eating Chocolate, Fact That Some People
Sinful is how women has always described chocolate. But despite so, do you know that 99% of all women love chocolate and that they may actually prefer chocolate more to than to sex?What exactly about chocolate is it so wonderful? Well, in fact it is not just the women who love it but almost everybody [...]
If there is one reason to celebrate chocolates, other than the fact it is delicious, it is that there has been lots of evidence to find that good quality chocolates have health benefits. For many people it is one of life’s greatest pleasures. More of these benefits were found in dark chocolates.In fact, dark chocolate [...]
Many people have no idea where chocolate originated, if you asked some they might say Hershey, Pennsylvania! In actuality the confection that is adored by millions of people all over the globe comes from the Amazon region of South America and Central America where it was found my the Mayans and then was spread through [...]
Tags: 1500s, Aztec Empire, Baking Chocolate
Imagine if someone set a mug in front of you that held something that looked like mud, dark brown and thick and oily. Being polite, you take a sip. It’s bitter – and spicy from the chili peppers they put in to try to make it taste better. You’d wonder why this drink was served [...]
From the time the first coca beans were harvested by the Mayans, there has been the belief that chocolate has a euphoric impact on the body’s senses. The conquistadores saw the Emperor Montezuma of the Aztecs consuming a large quantity of cocoa in the form of a beverage called chocolatl before entering his harem. The [...]
Just about everyone loves the sweet temptation of chocolate. Here are some intriguing statistics and facts:1. The average American eats 10-12 pounds (4.5 kg) of chocolate a year. The average Swiss eats 21 pounds a year.2. Chocolate is the food most commonly craved by women, but can contribute significantly to bulimia, obesity, and binge eating.3. [...]
Tags: Flavors, Shelf Life, Sweet Temptation