Peppermint Brownies - Chocolate
Last night I was thinking aloud about peppermint brownies. My son had a deep vested interest in the subject, since he knows that if I talk about something like that enough, I'll have to get up and start experimenting, and I do share the wealth in ... [... more]
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Chocolate Cravings and Walking - Chocolate
My first thought, on getting word that someone had done a study concluding that walking can help you stop craving chocolate, was something along the lines of, "Well, duh." If I'm craving chocolate and I know I really shouldn't have it -- [... more]
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Betty Crocker Warm Delights - Chocolate
I bake a lot. Sometimes I'm tinkering with a new recipe for a possible column. Sometimes I'm hauling out an old favorite for a potluck. Sometimes I'm just warming up our uninsulated apartment on a cold day. Any way you slice it, baking is an ... [... more]
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Chocolate Chip Fruitcake - Chocolate
Hating fruitcake is a running joke in American culture. I've always been a little closeted about enjoying the stuff. But when I started making it with chocolate chips, I got to stop worrying. Obviously, it was all about the chocolate. Some people ... [... more]
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100 Calorie Chocolate Snacks - Chocolate
A lot of companies have thought of a new take on diet desserts. Instead of making new products that are low in calories thanks to artificial sweeteners or less fat, they're taking old favorites and wrapping them up in calorie-specific portions. I ... [... more]
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe - Chocolate
Never having thought of myself as a food writer before I took this job, I've been pleasantly surprised in the course of working here how easy and enjoyable coming up with recipes is. Chocolate recipes, anyway. But once in a while, there's nothing ... [... more]
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Chocolate and Cherries - Chocolate
Cherries are a rare delight -- literally, if one takes seasonal eating seriously. For a few weeks every year, one is almost inundated with red, golden, and burgundy heaps of tart sweetness that are just as abruptly gone. Cherry season is so brief ... [... more]
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Halloween Cookie Recipe - Chocolate
I never carved a pumpkin for Halloween until I grew up. I was one of six children; even if we'd had the money for a pumpkin per kid, we didn't have room or knives enough for us all to carve -- and none of us would have been able to wait patiently ... [... more]
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Hotel Chocolat - Chocolate
Hotel Chocolat isn't one of those "chocolate spas" I've heard about. I keep trying to get a grant so I can afford to visit a few of them, but it hasn't happened yet. Hotel Chocolat isn't a place. It's a British chocolate company, and this year [... more]
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The Essence of Chocolate - Chocolate
I am a home cook. My meals will never pass for restaurant fare, nor are they meant to. I use simple, solid, basic ingredients to feed my family and please the neighbors with the scent of constant cooking coming from my postcard-sized kitchen. And ... [... more]
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King Arthur Flour Chocolate Cake Mix - Chocolate
The King Arthur Flour Company sent me a package of their Deliciously Simple chocolate cake mix to review. I have enjoyed their flour products in the past, and their mixes have always been spot on; this one was no exception. One thing I want to ... [... more]
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Chocolate and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Chocolate
It should come as no surprise to any regular reader of this column, or to anyone who keeps up with the news about chocolate, that yet another study is showing dark chocolate as having the potential to alleviate the symptoms of yet another ... [... more]
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