By Amanda Rose | Chocolate
My sister was shocked to watch a recent Half Pint Hacks tasting video (here) in which Frederick mentioned that he’s never tasted a Mound’s bar. “What!!?! That’s my favorite candy bar!” “Ah, yes,” I said, “But have you ever had a homemade version?” As if in foreshadowing this very post, the Half Pint Hacks offer […]
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When I was a kid, one of my favorite dessert treats when we went “out” was a soft serve ice cream from Foster Freeze dipped in chocolate. The chocolate was liquid and hardened when it hit the cold ice cream. If I craned my neck, I could see the person at Foster Freeze dipping my […]
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We had to do it. The berries in the garden are coming in and, sometimes, that’s just a cause for celebration. You may already know that berries are antioxidant powerhouse fruits. Some smart person also figured out that chocolate is too. Combine them in this simple summertime treat. The recipe is quite simple: A mix […]
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This one is fast becoming a favorite among my sons not only because it is richly delicious but because they can make it themselves in almost an instant. From start to finish, they can put this recipe together and clean it up before I even realize what is going on. Discovering this keen use of […]
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By Amanda Rose | Chocolate
As a coffee substitute or simply because you want a healthier chocolate drink where you control the ingredients, try a “cacao bean brew” — brewed up just like you would brew coffee. Cacao is a chocolate bean — it is the unprocessed form of the bean that is used to make cocoa. You can use […]
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By Amanda Rose | Chocolate
We find ourselves in Kauai this week and, thinking we couldn’t be luckier to laze on a Hawaiian island in November, we landed on a Kauai chocolate farm tasting eleven dark chocolates from around the globe. We felt so inspired that we thought we’d post a little shout-out. Steelgrass Farm, in the foothills above the […]
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