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Sweet redemption: Chocolate milk making a comeback in school...

Chocolate milk, once considered as bad as candy and soft drinks in promoting childhood obesity, is making a comeback in public schools as educators have come around to the idea that the health benefits of its vitamins and minerals might o [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Chocolate milk's days numbered in Mansfield

A 5th grade in Barrington, Ill., drinks a chocolate milk during her lunch break. Mansfield students soon might not have the option of drinking chocolate milk with their school lunches as the district moves into compliance with new state a [...]

Posted On : Oct, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Donna's Chocolate Cake With Secret Ingredient (Beets!)

Beets are the secret ingredient. Use fresh cooked or canned beets to give extra moisture to this tasty cake. Eat your vegetables and enjoy your dessert too! 1 can (15 ounces) (1 ½ cups) diced or sliced canned beets, drained 1 tab [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Chocolate Red Velvet Cake

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup good-quality cocoa powder 2 extra-large eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 2 tablespoons pickled beet juice or red wine vinegar 1 1/2 cups [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Red, White, and Berry Meringue Cookies: A can't miss Fourth ...

I love myself a good meringue cookie. Why? Because I don’t feel as bad indulging in 5 of them when they’re only 12 calories a pop—sweet! I’ve experimented with adding nuts, chocolate chips, and various other items [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Recipe Redux: Evelyn Sharpe’s French Chocolate Cake, 1969

I began writing this column back in 2006. Remember way back then, five years ago? It was around the time of the debut of No-Knead Bread but before the dubious Bacon Explosion. The economy hadn’t yet tanked, so restaurants with star [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Eat This Tonight: Truffles, eggs, lobster, red meat, and cho...

If your New Year's Eve resolution is to treat yourself to the most delicious, decadent dishes in Charleston on a weekly basis, well, we've got you covered. Despite the annual post-holiday slowdown, area chefs are not going to let [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Christmas Cookie-Inspired Cocktails: Decadent Drinkable Dess...

1. S'mores Delight Cocktail: Go decadent with this very grown-up take on the campfire classic. Ingredients: • 1 tbs. creamy peanut butter • 1 tbs. chocolate syrup • 1/2 oz. Kahlua or coffee liqueur • 1/2 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Featured Recipe: Cream Cheese and Chocolate Tunnel Cake

This weekend’s featured recipe from Janet Tharpe is a Cream Cheese and Chocolate Tunnel Cake with the creaminess of cheesecake and the rich, traditional flavor of chocolate cake. To print today’s “Just a Pinch” re [...]

Posted On : Nov, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Operation Chocolate Chip Cookie featured in Wctrib video

The West Central Tribune has posted a video about Operation Chocolate Chip Cookies in memory of New London's soldier Ryane Clark. Clark was killed Oct. 4 in Afghanstan and was buried Oct. 17. Members of the community baked C [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Chocolate may reduce risk in pregnancy

Research has found that women who regularly eat chocolate are less likely to suffer from pre-eclampsia, one of the most common causes of complications during pregnancy, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported. Pre-eclampsia can cause pregn [...]

Posted On : Jul, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Dark chocolate reduces blood pressure levels

Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have been analysing 15 other studies to try and ascertain exactly what chocolate does to blood pressure and why. What they found was that flavonoids, found in chocolate, as well as [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Study - Chocolate could reduce heart risk

The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent. German researchers [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Chocolate-Smeared Hugh Grant Is Demanding Chocolate Cake At ...

Public Relations Guru Matthew Freud, no relation to the Lloyd Freud family of West Wickham, took the old Ukrainian phrase 'Let them eat chocolate cake' quite literally. The two British chaps were at London's Annabel's Nig [...]