At the end of the 15th century Christopher Columbus discovered chocolate in the new world. The Aztecs were thought to have drunk chocolate well before anyone else had even heard of it. It was a bitter drink made from the roasted seeds of cocoa mixed with spices. It was considered a sacred [...]
Believe it or not you can actually make your own hot chocolate, and in fact, following a hot chocolate recipe is a great idea because it turns the drink into something more unique, something your own, and as well, you can typically make it as rich as you want, and so you can basically work [...]
HistoryThe Lindt Chocolate Companies history is set in 1845 Switzerland, where a father and son began making regionally famous chocolates. When the father died he passed his mini empire to his two sons, on received the retail stores, the other the factory; the son who inherited the factory acquired another famous confectioners factory, that famous [...]
Cookies are one of everybody’s favorite recipes, and there is no better cookie than the chocolate cookie. If you agree with this statement, then surely you will want to know how to make the best chocolate cookie, and so if you read on you will find out.The Perfect Chocolate CookieIf you are looking for the [...]
While chocolate cake may always be a crowd pleaser at dinner parties or other celebrations, it can also feel like a cop-out to a creative host or hostess. If you’re tired of presenting the same old chocolate cakes, puddings, or ice creams to your guests for dessert, try these suggestions for some unexpected chocolate [...]
German Chocolate CakeGerman chocolate cake is the popular term used for this ultra sweet milk chocolate cake with caramel icing embellished with pecans and coconut (among other favorite toppings and renditions). This cake however is not at all German as the name suggests, in fact the only tie it has that is remotely German [...]
A nice and decadent chocolate dessert is the perfect way to end your meal, and for the most part you can tend to find chocolate dessert recipes that are quick and simple to make; all you need to do is really take the time to read up on the different recipes that are available so [...]
Ancient Chocolate HistoryThe first records of Chocolate’s history begin with the domestication of the coco plants in 1500 BC, when the Olmec Indians began to grow them. The traditional method of enjoying chocolate at this time was to dry it and grind it, and then steeps it in water, much the same as we [...]
Everyone loves to indulge from time to time, and there really is no better way to do it than with chocolate. Of all of the chocolate specialty items, one of the tried and true favorites that never goes out of season seems to be the chocolate covered strawberry.Something about this particular treat of fruit and [...]
It can be hard around the holidays, what with all of the options that are available to us, but chocolate covered pretzels can quite easily be considered as one of the best and most delicious recipes of all. Chocolate covered pretzels are also weird in the way that they are made up of two things [...]
