Tag Archive: chocolate drinks
Chocolate Milk on Halloween
October 21, 2011
It’s nothing different from the regular white milk, only cocoa-flavored! It has the same nine essential nutrients but with a taste children dearly love. To have a healthier celebration of Halloween this year, the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB) which created ‘Got Milk?’ is encouraging families across all California to make chocolate milk the treat of choice on Oct. 31, instead of the usual unhealthy counterparts. Got Milk?, by the way, is an American advertising campaign encouraging the use of cow's milk. The campaign has been recognized as of great help in milk sales in California.
A little piece of candy here and there may not be harmful, but an average Jack-O-Lantern bucket pretty much holds about 250 pieces of candy, which altogether approximately totals 9,000 calories and have about three pounds of sugar. Imagine that going into your system. Even for adults, it’s a heck of a lot!
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Chocolate Is 2011’s Top Specialty Food
October 18, 2011
Consumers of all ages (especially those 24-35 years of age, mostly women) across all USA are embracing specialty foods this year, according to a new report from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT). Needless to say, chocolate has always been popular. But now, chocolate has already triumphed over coffee as the top specialty food purchase.
For the time being, Chuao Chocolatier in San Diego County has won a sofi Gold award from the NASFT in the hot-beverage category for its Spicy Maya Hot Chocolate. The just-add-water hot chocolate drink is a blend of cinnamon, pasilla chile and cayenne pepper, giving a spicy finish to it. They all come together with a blend of premium 58 to 72 percent Venezuelan chocolate to make this particular beverage gourmet.
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Chocolate and Countries
May 26, 2011
Here’s are some facts and tidbits of the early history of the use of cacao tree, the main source of chocolate!
Chocolate was first developed in the area now called Mexico. In 1519 it was served during breakfast by emperor Moctezuma to his guest, Hernan Cortes Pizarro.
The Spanish conquistador was so impressed with the delicious taste of the “chocolatl” made from cocoa beans that he brought the recipe back home to Spain. He also brought cacao trees with him and he named it the precious tree.
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Honest CocoaNova
March 15, 2011
I enjoy chocolate and tea. I don’t mean hot tea with a chocolate pastry (which I’m not opposed to) but today I mean chocolate covered tea flavored chocolates like dark chocolate Early Grey truffles or Chai milk chocolate bars.
But this new product by Honest Tea company is innovative and well, a bit strange sounding. Introducing Honest CocoaNova, a product line of brewed cocoa infusion beverages.
Chocolatey Chocolate Tea
January 5, 2011
Tea, like chocolate, is known for its many health benefits such as lowering blood cholesterol levels and providing antioxidant protection against cancer and heart disease. Tea can also boost metabolism which may help control weight.
Americans are drinking more tea. I suspect it started as a result of wanting to consume something healthy, but in the process we have grown to appreciate the aroma and delicate flavors tea has to offer.
Sometimes the bitter, astringent taste of tea is a turn off. The bitterness comes from the antioxidants and flavonols that are so beneficial, so what can we do to soften the bitter while keeping the antioxidants intact?
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Chocolate Egg Nog
December 22, 2010
In my experience, either you love egg nog or you don’t. There aren’t too many people who are on the fence about it, but maybe chocolate egg nog could push you over to the lovin’ it side for good!
| Easy Chocolate Egg Nog • 4 cups dairy eggnog, chilled • 2 cups cold milk • 1/3 cup favorite chocolate syrup • Dash of ground nutmeg Read more |
Austrian Style Hot Chocolate
November 20, 2010
This hot chocolate recipe is big enough to serve your entire crowd for a holiday party!
Cook it up, grab a mug, and share.
| Austrian Style Hot Chocolate • 30 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, broken in pieces • 10 small strips of orange peel, finely grated • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 15 cups milk • 2 1/2 cups whipping cream • Grated chocolate or cocoa powder • 30 cinnamon sticks (each approx. 3 inches long) Read more |
Samuel Adams® Chocolate Bock
November 19, 2010
Hey, let’s talk about beer again. A few months ago we had a guest author blog about chocolate AND beer. This time we’ll talk about chocolate IN beer!
Many chocolate beer makers will use a type of malted barley called chocolate malt. Chocolate malt is similar to other malts but cooked at even higher temperatures. This dark roast produces a more complex flavor with undertones of vanilla and caramel. The color also becomes dark.
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Chocolate Martini – A Liquid Chocolate Bar
September 4, 2010
In 1888, the word Martini first appeared in the "New and Improved Illustrated Bartending Manual."
The Chocolate Martini is a recent new comer, and there are many different recipes to choose from. I like this simple recipe.
| Chocolate Martini • 2 oz vodka • 1/2 oz creme de cacao (I used Amsterdam Chocolate Liqueur By Van Gogh) Read more |