I’ve just come from reading a fascinating article about chocolate. With Valentine’s Day just a day away, it seems most everyone is thinking and talking chocolate!
Is chocolate good for you? The answer to that would depend on who you’re asking. If we’re referring to health, I would say the answer is a qualified maybe. On the other hand, if we’re talking about sensuous, soothing, and satisfying. Well… no qualifications are necessary. The better the chocolate, the bigger the YES!!
So which chocolate is best? If you’re a dark chocolate aficianado, you might want to stop by my Dark Chocolate Bliss blog. I posted a short video clip about a week ago that was produced by the American Test Kitchen. In this clip 4 well known brands of dark chocolate are reviewed for taste and popularity.
If you’ve ever wondered which chocolate is best for baking, especially baking cookies, You will want to read Counting Ways We Love Chocolate! The author of this article, Marty Meitus, points out that baking with chocolate is no longer as simple as choosing milk chocolate versus semisweet or chips versus chocolate bars.
To find an answer to a number of great questions about baking with chocolate, Marty assembled a group of food and fitness news staffers to evaluate a variety of chocolate chip cookies. Find out which cookie received the highest thumbs up! Read the article to learn a whole lot more as well such as how chocolate is made, why the amount of cocoa butter in a chocolate bar may affect the outcome of a recipe, and much more!
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