Tag: Chocolate
10 Most Effective Fat Burning Foods
Chocolate to burn fat? This sweet treat isn’t the only surprise standout. Below are actually some foods you can eat that spike your metabolism to help you lose weight. These super-foods help narrow your waist and keep your calorie count down.
Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa Mix
Alton Brown’s Hot Cocoa Mix
Instant cocoa is a fine concept, but most commercial mixes aren’t exactly packed with quality ingredients or flavor. My signature instant cocoa blend will fortify you through winter’s worst. My homemade marshmallows go pretty good with this mix too. Just sayin’.
Ingredients
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch process
- 2 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 teaspoon fine-grain salt
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 pinch (or more to taste) ground cayenne pepper*, optional
- Hot milk or water to serve
Instructions
- Combine the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, milk powder, salt, cornstarch and cayenne in a large airtight container. Secure the lid and shake vigorously to combine, and remember to shake prior to every extraction.
- To serve: Place 2 tablespoons of the mix in a mug and add about 2 fluid ounces hot water or milk. Stir to combine. Fill the mug with more hot water or milk and enjoy.
Notes
* The Aztecs always added chiles to their chocolate. Even a pinch ups the flavor ante quite a bit, and as called for here certainly won’t be sensed as “heat.”
No matter — this is fast, easy and will keep for a year if kept in an airtight container in a cool place.
By Good Eats: The Early Years, © Alton Brown Images 2016
By Alton Brown
Why Is Chocolate Bad For Dogs?
An excellent explanation on why chocolate is so harmful to dogs.
You may have heard that chocolate is high on the list of things that dogs should not be eating, but have you ever wondered why? One molecule, Theobromine, is the central culprit to chocolate’s toxicity to dogs. Today we’re taking a closer look at the stuff, how much is too much, and also give you little advice if you catch little sparky sitting in a pile of chocolate wrappers on your kitchen floor.
49 Chocolate Treats Trom Around The World
Flowers and chocolate are a wonderful and classic way to brighten that special someone’s day. This is a global phenomenon – civilizations from across the world love to indulge in the rich, versatile flavor of cocoa. Together, they weave a deep, storied tapestry of culture to explore. From the ingredients to the preparation, each chocolate treat speaks to the history, geology, and tastes of the people. So book a luxury adventure on the Cocoa Caravan and imagine the taste and texture of each one of these chocolate delights. How many have you tried?
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