I read an article today about the dangers of chocolate for our pets. As a pet lover and owner of 3 adult cats and 2 baby kittens, I want to keep my pets safe during this upcoming holiday season. Here’s what Petland says about the topic: Chocolate not safe for pets; offer safe substitutes Chocolate [...]
If you are a chocolate lover and have never had chocolate con churros at Chocolateria de San Gines in Madrid, stop what you are doing and immediately add this experience to your Life List of THINGS I MUST DO BEFORE I DIE. Trust me. The Chocolateria de San Gines has been in operation since 1894 [...]
That’s right, I am not making this up. Today is National Chocolate Cupcake Day. As if I need another excuse to eat chocolate cupcakes. Celebrate today by making your favorite Chocolate Cupcakes. Cover them with deliciously rich chocolate icing and make sure to sprinkle them with jimmies or dark chocolate shavings.
Here is a story from the United Methodist News Service: Fairly traded chocolate is all treat and no trick for United Methodists wanting to put their faith into action this Halloween. The United Methodist Committee on Relief and the United Methodist Board of Church and Society are partnering with Equal Exchange, a Massachusetts-based cooperative operated [...]
Post lunch mind melt in progress. Time to see whether the spread of vegetable oil into chocolate has made it as far as this all-American icon. Gotta check out the treat purchased at lunchtime: a 1.55oz Hershey‘s Milk Chocolate Bar. Expiration: May 2009. Batch: 64N3S3W. The HMCB. Ingredients: Milk Chocolate (sugar; milk; cocoa butter; chocolate; [...]
We recently posted an article on a Chocolate academy in Chicago (article below) and for those of you pursuing culinary interests in chocolate there’s an update. Now you can get continuing education credit for taking chocolate specific classes. Read this article to get the scoop. This is the original article about the North American Headquarters [...]
There’s something wonderfully simple about Fondue. Especially Chocolate Fondue. Anyone can do it at home and you don’t need a bunch of expensive high end ingredients and equipment. Chocolate Fondue is one of life’s little pleasures so gather some ingredients and you’re on your way. A few years back in my business I co-hosted seminars [...]
