Recipe: Chocolate Modeling Clay

Ingredients:
6 oz. chocolate chips
5 teaspoons corn syrup
1 gallon size zip-top bag
Rolling pin, cookie cutters, plastic table knife

Directions:
1. Melt the chocolate chips in the top half of a double boiler.Stir in the corn syrup.
2. Using a wide mouth jar as a stand, place the zip-top bag inside, making sure the top edges of the bag […]


Virtual Chocolate

A second on your lips forever on your hips never happens with virtual chocolate.
Chocolate begins from a seed. A cacao seed. It is then fermented, roasted, shelled, grounded, and melted into other forms and tastes. It is also exactly how a product is created. Whether a car or an article.

The process begins with an idea–another […]


Chocolate Gift Ideas

People give gifts to strengthen bonds, to remind friends, family, and colleagues that they are an important part of our lives. Fine chocolates are just about everyone’s favorite. And as the food industry has evolved in the last few decades, gourmet chocolate seems to be a real niche item available anywhere you shop. Gourmet chocolates […]


Nutritious Chocolate Recipes

Are you eating enough fruit lately? How about chocolate? Well, here are three cool ways to make sure you’re getting enough of both of these important foodstuffs this summer and both are very quick and easy.
Godiva Chocolate Covered Banana Drink
Ingredients:
2 oz Godiva Liqueur
1/2 oz Myers’s Rum
1/2 Banana, Sliced
1/2 c Vanilla Ice Cream
Method:
Pour Godiva into blender. […]


Chocolate Tasting Techniques

First of all start with an empty stomach. This has never been too much of a stretch for me, I am always willing to sample chocolate before dinner. Next, have the chocolate at the recommended 66-77 F. Finally allow the chocolate to sit in your mouth for a few moments. This will help to release […]