Monthly Archives: November 2013
Chocolate Pumpkin Pie
November 27, 2013
Pumpkin pie is described as a traditional sweet dessert, usually served during the fall and early winter, particularly for Thanksgiving and Christmas in America and Canada. The pumpkin symbolizes harvest time and also has a starring role at Halloween.
A lot of people swear by pumpkin pie. When they think of a certain pie, they get pumpkin pie off the top of their heads. Many variations have been done with pumpkin pie, be it the filling or the crust. Ginger snap or vanilla wafers can be worked into the recipe, and in this case chocolate!
Mexico To Charge Extra Tax On Chocolate
November 22, 2013
If the ancient Aztecs were around, they would not have approved. In the land where it all started, Mexican lawmakers have declared chocolate to be "junk," subject to an extra tax.
This specific charge is included in an array of fiscal changes passed by Mexico's Congress that are looking to expand tax revenues. It’s also an attempt to alter the country's unhealthy eating habits.
Included in the amendments added to the tax bill was a levy on "junk food". Products that contain higher than 275 calories per 100 grams belong in this group. Myriads of chocolate have about twice that amount. Originally proposed as a 5% levy, Congress approved an 8% charge on the foods. Other food items categorized as junk food include gelatin, sweets and some puddings.
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
November 20, 2013
If dunking chocolate sandwich cookies in a cold glass of milk always reminds you of your good ol’ childhood, why should you ever give it up? Two cookie wafers with a big creamy favorite taste stuffed in the middle?
Life will be plain boring if we all quit stuff that we were crazy about as children. You know what they say, adults are just kids… with money!
Eat Chocolate And Lose Body Fat
November 15, 2013
Based on the studies done by the researchers from the University of Granada in Spain, European adolescents who eat chocolate on a regular basis, even those who weren’t necessarily going on a diet or exercising, tend to be slimmer.
1,458 teenagers aged between 12 and 17 in nine European countries, including Spain and the UK were the subjects of this particular research. Turns out, those who are fans of chocolate and consume a lot of it had lower body fat.
Furthermore, those teenagers who swear by chocolate had better circulation, blood pressure and heart health. The study was published in Journal Nutrition. However, it wasn’t specified what they deemed “high chocolate consumption.”
Chocolate-flecked Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting
November 13, 2013
How many times have you bought ready-made meals or desserts from a store? Have you thought about the many advantages of making your own?
If there is one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that homemade dishes are, at all times, better. With the exception of some ethnic foods, homemade is the way to go.
Case in point: cakes!
Basking In The Awesome Chocolate
November 8, 2013
Below are the reasons why you should always save some space for chocolate on your plate.
- Chocolate is good for your heart.
Daily consumption of chocolate may cut down one’s risk of suffering from a heart attack and even stroke.
- Chocolate can help you shed some unwanted pounds.
People have this notion that chocolate makes you fat. It’s not always the case. Research has shown that a person who gets his chocolate fix on a regular basis is more likely to be slim than one who doesn’t. Turns out, a person who eats chocolate five times per week or more has a lower BMI (Body Mass Index) than those who eat chocolate less frequently.
Halloween Candy Lava Cake
November 6, 2013
After Halloween, we realize that we are left with loads of tiny candies and chocolate bars. We can either keep them for a while in their fun size wrappers and munch on them for weeks on end, or we could be a little more creative and turn them into dessert! Case in point: Halloween Candy Lava Cakes.
Chocolate lava cakes, a.k.a. molten center chocolate cakes, have a gooey chocolate center that oozes out of the cake. They can be so rich you'll keep asking for more. Often, a chocolate truffle is put at the center of cake before baking. For its Halloween counterpart, you can use Halloween candies for a substitute. Think mini Snickers, Milky Way, Twix… You get the picture. This cake has diverse fillings inside it that it gets so decadent.
Dark Chocolate – The Dessert of the Modern Age
November 1, 2013
Want something to balance the savory taste of your meal? Choose dark chocolate. Even a little can do the trick, that’s why it’s the go-to dessert of a lot of people leaning towards a healthy lifestyle.
Here are a few ways you can savor dark chocolate:
1. Make it you workday treat!
In the middle of a particularly demanding day, take a break, and much on some dark chocolate. It will melt away stress as it melts in your mouth.
2. Make it a staple in your relaxing ritual.
"Me time" is not complete without your heartwarming comfort food. Cap off the experience with some dark chocolate in hand.