Archive for June, 2006
Barb Schaller’s Famous Orgasmic Chocolate Brownies
Adapted from recipe in Cook’s Illustrated Makes 1 13 by 9, or two 8 by 8 pans of brownies. Recipe can be halved successfully. Prep time: 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 F. 1 cup (8 oz/2 sticks) unsalted butter 4 oz unsweetened chocolate (Ghirardelli is a good brand) 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs [...]
Bizu delights!
If you’re looking for a local chocolate retreat, you will be majorly satisfied with Bizu treats. Available in the Philippines, they offer different desserts that look bite-size but definitely filling for a sweet tooth like me. My favorites are their Samba cake and cheesecakes!
Forbes reports most expensive chocolate
Forbes featured the most expensive chocolate around the world! Topping the list is Chocopologie by Knipschildt at $2,600/ pound. For chocophiles a.k.a chocoholics, these quality chocolates are worth their price. According to Chocolate-maker Richard Donnelly, life is too short to eat cheap chocolate. “The products made by commercial companies have to last a long time, [...]
How To Make Chocolate Fondue
picture: gianteagle.com Do you want to know how to make chocolate fondue the easy way? Doesn’t even saying the words out loud, “Chocolate Fondue” make you want to swoon with ecstacy? I mean, really! Who wouldn’t love this decadent dessert? Forget the diet! And who says you have to wait for dessert? Treat yourself once [...]
The “Romeo & Juliet” of Choco desserts
It’s like the fairytale in desserts, when the ultimate sexy fruit finds the sweetest partner…”Chocolate covered Strawberries” God. What a breathtaking sight, of the marriage of the luscious strawberry and the creamy choco. *sigh* Technorati Tags: chocolate, strawberry, strawberry covered strawberries,gourmet chocolate,romeo,juliet
Chocolate – An Aphrodisiac or Better Than Sex?
The saying may go, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”, but what about women? It is a long standing tradition to present a woman with a box of chocolate as a romantic gesture. Is it simply because women love chocolate or does the root of this tradition go deeper? Curiosity led [...]
Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts
When Matthew Fox guested on Oprah’s show about his moving to Hawaii to tape Lost, I could not help but wish I lived in Hawaii – the exotic landscapes, marvelous beaches, and the laid back lifestyle. But when Oprah announced to the audience that everyone was to be given freebies of Chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, I [...]
Chocolates Are the Loves of My life
Whether it may be the grocery-sold but extremely yummy Crunch, the creamy taste of a chocolate-flavored Haagen-dazs, or the most exquisite delights of Lindt and Ferrero Rocher, my love for chocolates is simply universal. It does not falter a bit.
How Chocolate Invaded Europe
When the Spanish first brought chocolate back to Europe, it was still being served as a beverage, but soon went through an important evolution: the chili pepper was replaced by sugar. The new, sweetened, chocolate beverage was a luxury few could afford, but by the 17th century the drink was common among European nobility. In [...]
Storing Fine Chocolate
Spoiled chocolate is a sad thing for any chocolate lover to see (and taste), as well as a serious waste of money. Like anything we love, we want the chocolate that we buy to stay good until we can enjoy it, and a quick and easy lesson in fine chocolate storage can help us make [...]
