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cuoadminChocolate and Cocoa Recipes

By Jeffrey Kirk on January 9, 2010 | Comments (0)

Back in 1909 Walter Baker & Co., Ltd. published a little book called Chocolate and Cocoa Recipes By Miss Parloa and Home Made Candy Recipes By Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill.

The staff here at Chocolate University Online have created a special 100th anniversary edition of this book and released it in a PDF download format.

In addition to the original text and 138 recipes, the book contains an all new introduction by CUO staff.  We also took each of the pictures and moved them to the same page as their corresponding recipes.  It’s much more convenient to see the picture right there rather than looking at various photo pages to get an idea of the finished product.

Furthermore, we added a great new alphabetical index.  Now if you know the name of the recipe you’ll be able to find it quickly.  That makes the book much friendlier than the original which, quite uselessly, listed all recipes in page number order.

The new version is for sale and immediate download at our Chocolate Store page.  Enjoy!

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brynAmerican Chocolate Holidays

By Bryn Kirk on October 27, 2009 | Comments (2)

Today I caught myself absent-mindedly jumping from website to website (I think this is the equivalent to channel surfing) when I landed on a site dedicated to listing American holidays.  What really caught my attention was the list of American FOOD Holidays.  Hey, did you know that each day of the year has an assigned food to worship?

Here are some examples:

  • January 16 — National Fig Newton Day
  • February 7 — National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
  • March 23 — National Chip and Dip Day
  • April 6 — National Caramel Popcorn Day
  • Chocolate HolidaysMay 7 — National Roast Leg of Lamb Day

And so on…

That all sounds real good, but as a lover of all things chocolate, a subset of the master list fits my style better:

  • National Chocolate Mint Day — February 19
  • National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day — March 24
  • National Chocolate Chip Day — May 15
  • National Chocolate Ice Cream Day — June 7
  • National Chocolate Eclair Day — June 22
  • National Chocolate Pudding Day — June 26
  • National Milk Chocolate Day — July 28
  • National Chocolate Milkshake Day — September 12
  • National Chocolate Day — October 28
  • National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day — November 7
  • National Chocolate Covered Anything Day — December 16
  • National Chocolate Day — December 28
  • National Chocolate Day — December 29

As I write this blog, October 28 is coming up fast – National Chocolate Day. Notice, there is not one, but THREE National Chocolate Days.  That’s more days than the number of national days set aside for Christmas.  Of course, you may like to recognize the Twelve Days of Christmas.  In that case three National Chocolate Days comes in second.

Take another look at the list and you’ll see this doesn’t even count Valentine’s Day, Easter, Sweetest Day, or Halloween – four more holidays that often result in the giving and consumption of chocolate!

Do you want a clever and unique idea on how to celebrate National Chocolate Day?  Give the gift of chocolate lessons.  As a student of Chocolate University Online, you or your special someone will receive a chocolate lesson filled with facts and fun EACH WEEK for 40 weeks, spanning across many chocolate holidays!   That’s even more excitement than the 12 Days of Christmas!

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cuoadminMy Dog Ate My Homework

By Jeffrey Kirk on September 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

Remember that fun excuse, “My dog ate my homework?”  Everyone knew it wasn’t true, yet it always made the rounds, year after year, at least in jest if not seriously…

Well, that excuse isn’t very good at Chocolate University Online.  Since your homework is chocolate, you’d better hope your dog doesn’t eat it!  We’d hate for you to get behind on your homework tending to a sick dog.

EYOHsmallBut now, as kids are heading back to school, perhaps there is a new excuse to consider, “My Husband Ate My Homework!“  You bet, when chocolate is around, someone is going to eat it.  And, as a student at CUO you’ll have chocolate lying around. 

To commemorate this grand excuse we’ve introduced the “My Husband Ate My Homework!” t-shirt.  You can find this in our chocolate store.  Look closely and you’ll also see you can get a “My Wife Ate My Homework!” t-shirt as well.  Maybe this t-shirt is even more accurate as the wife is actively prowling for chocolate.

Finally, though not so much an excuse, but a declaration, we have another t-shirt of similar style available.  It tells anyone coming near to, “Eat Your Own Homework!“  Leave your hands off mine.  Or maybe the same phrase expresses your excitement that you get to “Eat Your Own Homework!”  Whatever it means to you, share it with a fun t-shirt from Chocolate University Online.

Get any of these funs shirts for yourself or as gifts for any chocolate lovers.  You’ll find these shirts in our chocolate store.

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cuoadminChocolate Summer School?

By Jeffrey Kirk on June 2, 2009 | Comments (0)

The school year is done.  Nothing new is on TV.  It’s too hot to be outside.  You don’t want to spend another day at the mall.  And just sitting around doing nothing in the air conditioning one more day doesn’t sound very appealing either.

Is this how your summer goes?  While the school year might be September to June (roughly speaking anyway), there’s nothing that says you can’t start studying something fun this summer.  You can get started right now by enrolling yourself in chocolate school!

Imagine the benefits… 

  1. You can sign up right now and get started on your first lesson immediately, from the comfort of your living room. 
  2. Each week you’ll get a new lesson to expand upon your increasing chocolate knowledge. 
  3. For each of the first ten weeks you’ll be learning to taste chocolate so those trips to grocery store or mall can have a new twist, the goal of finding interesting chocolate!
  4. You’ll have some purpose for that “alone time” before someone else starts their daily noise making.
  5. Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate.  What could be better to have your mind on anyway?

No doubt there are social events with friends and family coming up.  How about taking some of your new-found chocolate knowledge to impress others?  Or maybe you’ll want to make a new recipe that you discover as a bonus in one of the lessons.  (You don’t want to take the same dessert you took last year do you?)  Or take along your new favorite candy bar to share.

Chocolate just makes everything more fun, so put yourself in summer school this year, chocolate summer school.  The best type of school you can imagine.  Yes, you get to eat your homework! 

Chocolate University Online is where your chocolate studies will begin.  And, you don’t even have to give the teacher an apple.  Of course she does accept bribes of chocolate!

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cuoadminWelcome to the CUO Blog

By Jeffrey Kirk on May 19, 2009 | Comments (1)

Hello and welcome to our blog…

Chocolate University Online is dedicated to chocolate lovers who want to learn more about their favorite food.

As this blog post is being written, our new website is about to be launched.  Be sure to take a look at our course offerings, our store items, and get our free ebook. 

Come back to the blog frequently to learn more about chocolate.  And, by all means, send your friends.  (We’d appreciate your links too!)

Thanks for visiting and we look forward to having you in class.

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