Blogs Posts in Gossips category; 155 blog posts

Tips on melting chocolate and hearts

You’ve been watching it happen for weeks now – shiny, red, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates tied up in pretty pink and white ribbons piling up on store shelves, beckoning you to buy a dozen or so ooey-gooey sweets for your swe [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Chocolate's Cheap Thrill at Risk

Valentine’s Day is Thursday, February 14, a day when millions of people in the U.S. like to buy sweets for their sweethearts. This year, they’re expected to spend more than $1 billion on Valentine’s candies - mostly choc [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Recipes: Try banana and chocolate, ginger or lemon cake, or ...

If you are feeling a bit browned off with the winter weather, why not treat yourself to a session of comfort baking? There are many simple cakes that can be made with the minimum amount of fuss. On a cold day, comfort baking will lift [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

How to make perfect hot chocolate

Show me a person who doesn't love hot chocolate, and I'll show you a lost soul led astray by one saccharine disappointment too many. But take heart, for there is hope for the poor creatures who dwell in dark ignorance of one of li [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Chocolates get a manly makeover with beer

Chocolates are getting a manly makeover. To offset a so-called gender gap in buying chocolate, sweets makers are going for guys' perceived weakness: Beer. The Wall Street Journal notes chocolatiers have rolled out such things as beer [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Schools put brakes on chocolate fundraisers

For decades, chocolate sales have offered a quick and easy way for students to raise money for school field trips, playground equipment and extracurricular activities. But amid growing concerns about childhood obesity and efforts to eradi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Make Your Home Smell Like Chocolate

There are few things as great as the taste of chocolate. It's sweet, delicious, and for many people, there's never enough of it. But while it isn't practical or healthy to spend whole days gorging on the sweet stuff, we can do [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

It’s National Chocolate Day

There is no better way to celebrate Halloween’s approaching than with a piece of chocolate.  But just in case you need another excuse to try your favorite treat, it’s national chocolate day. Chocolate can be used in almos [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Recipe: Chocolate cupcakes

It’s National Cupcake Week, so let’s celebrate with some of these deliciously tantalising treats! What you'll need 160g dark chocolate, chopped 200g unsalted butter 200g caster sugar 4 medium eggs 230g se [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Chocolate wards off hunger, and maybe sunburn too

Scientists in Canada said Monday that they plan to study whether eating dark chocolate not only satisfies sweet tooth cravings, but protects against sunburn as well. The study by researchers at Laval University in Quebec will monitor the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Eat Your French Fries

Warning. This story might make you hungry. In part it is about cupcakes. That’s what Allison Robicelli and her husband, Matt, create for a living, as the owners of Robicelli’s Cupcakes, where the flavors change daily and this [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Recipe: Blonde chocolate mousse

Serves 6-8 150g good-quality milk chocolate for example Suchard Milka 2 gelatine leaves (we used Dr Oetker Supercook) 300ml double cream 4 medium organic eggs 50g caster sugar ON THE TOP chocolate shavings or scrolls cocoa or ici [...]

Posted On : May, 23 2011 | Comments : 0