Last night, my siblings and I had a get together in Edsa Shangrila’s Heat hotel buffet. Compared to Spiral of Westin hotel, it has less choices of food but nevertheless, filling. I was at the verge of a stomach burst, but I still couldn’t get my […]
Health conscious chocolate lovers can now enjoy chocolates without being guilty! Hershey’s introduces two new products that promote healthier eating; Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate bars and Hershey’s Sugar-free Chocolates.
” Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate is a special blend of delicious, velvety dark chocolate that offers a mildly sweet taste that milk chocolate lovers will […]
I was browsing the bookstore few days before, itching to buy a book for my long trip abroad and I’ve came upon an interesting book about chocolates. The eyecatching cover is tough to resist so I’ve searched the net for some reviews before splurging my month’s savings…
Here’s a review from one reader:
Here’s some interesting facts and trivia about chocolates…
Chocoholic: - n [chocolate + -oholic (as in alcoholic)]( 1968): a
person who craves or compulsively consumes chocolate. - Webster’s
Dictionary
Did you know that the Aztecs considered all chocolate an aphrodisiac?
Because of this, all foods made with chocolate were strictly forbidden
to women.
Although chocolate is not an aphrodisiac, chocolate contains
phenylethylamine (PEA), […]
Fellow blogger and close friend, Sophie of Beautynomics, came across these seemingly delicious lipbalms that shout “chocolates”!
Check out Hershey’s and Reese’s lipbalm/gloss.
I wanna try one! Hopefully it’ll do good for my lips rather than arouse my craving for chocolates!
1/2 cup butter
2 teaspoons butter for buttering the molds
4 squares bittersweet chocolate (preferably Valrhona)
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons flour, plus a little more for dusting
A soft cake, to be served warm.
Butter and lightly flour 4-ounce molds, custard cups or ramekins. Tap out the excess flour.
In top of double boiler set over […]
I remember feeling all giddy whenever I see chocolate fountains in buffets. I can’t seem to concentrate eating because I’m anticipating to try the chocolate fountain.
I remember the first time I dipped the soft mallow…I was staring intently at the mallow until the liquid chocolate covered it. […]
The name chocolate most likely comes from the Nahuatl language, indigenous to central Mexico, although it may have been influenced by the Mayan languages. One popular theory is that it comes from the Nahuatl word xocolatl (IPA /ɕɔ.kɔ.atɬ/), derived from xocolli, bitter, and atl, water. It is associated with the […]
“It’s the way you love me
It’s a feeling like this
It’s centrifugal motion
It’s perpetual bliss
It’s that pivotal moment
It’s, ah unthinkable
This kiss, this kiss
Unsinkable
This kiss, this kiss…”
A kiss is a sign of affection. It makes our own world spin in excitement with a burst of bliss especially when shared with […]
There’s an upcoming chocolate festival!
11th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival
Saturday & Sunday, September 9-10, 2006
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
http://www.ghirardellisq.com/ghirardellisq/events.asp
More info on: FB
Photo: FB
