11 Aphrodisiac Foods: Valentine’s Day Treats
It’s Valentine’s Day, and many of you are thinking up a romantic idea for two, and Aphrodisiac Foods can get your heart racing… There is a wide variety of aphrodisiac foods out there, but here are 11 of my favorites. 11 Aphrodisiac Foods: The foods below are not in any particular order or ranked as aphrodisiacs. 1. Avocado: An avocado is a rich, creamy food full of great things for your body, but there’s more...
How to Make Chocolate Cups: Valentine’s Day Treats
Using Chocolate Cups for your desserts really shows panache & a uniqueness when you bring your sweets out to enjoy, especially for Valentine’s Day! How to Make Chocolate Cups: Type: Dessert Recipe Serve with: any sweet treat you can dream up to put inside Prep Time: 40 min Yields: 6 – 8 cups Ingredients: 3/4 lb bittersweet or semisweet chocolate – melted & tempered 6 – 8 small balloons Instructions:...
How to Make Dark Chocolate Truffles: Chocolates Day
Chocolates Day is November 29th, and doesn’t Dark Chocolate Truffles sound heavenly? Who doesn’t appreciate chocolate truffles? We all know how addictive they are, and how delicious too. These chocolates have ganache centers, which are coated with bittersweet dark chocolate. A ganache is comprised of a mix of chocolate & cream. The chocolate used to coat the ganache centers, which can, if desired, be rolled in nuts,...
November Food Holidays & Events
Here are November Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here and there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Georgia Pecan Month: How to Bake Pecan Pie: Georgia Pecan Month Browse Pecan recipes, Nut shows, Nut recipes Vegan Banana Pecan Muffins How to Bake Rose’s Pecan Cookies Cooking Shows: Nuts Recipes + Reviews Good Nutrition Month:...
How to Make Silky Chocolate Fondue Sauce: Sweetest Day
The 3rd Saturday in October marks Sweetest Day, and boy-oh-boy, this Silky Chocolate Fondue Sauce recipe is just what will satisfy your sweet tooth. The Sweetest Day, I can think of, would include a smorgasbord of sweet desserts, candies, cakes, pies, cookies, puddings, trifles, parfaits, fruit shortcakes, mousses & delicious ice cream, whipped cream & chocolate fudge toppings. Just picture what that would look like,...
Tempting Pudding Recipe for National Chocolate Day
It’s National Chocolate Day, and we must celebrate! Chocolate, as we know it, comes from the pod of the cocoa tree. Chocolate syrup is extracted from the hulled cocoa beans & solid cakes are molded from it. The hulled beans contain cocoa butter, which is a natural vegetable fat, and this melts in the grinding process and a lovely dark brown fluid or chocolate liquor is reserved from the cakes, and ground into powder. The...
How to Make Grapefruit Lemonade + Video
A super easy summertime (or anytime) recipe, refreshing & addictive. This recipe calls for the use of a concentrated liquid called bitters to give this particular Grapefruit Lemonade it’s distinctive grapefruit flavor. Bitters are an ingredient of “olden times”, that have been consistently used in the bar industry forever for cocktails of many varieties. Now getting a new breath of life in food culture around the...
How to Make Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans At Home
Let’s talk about delicious, rich treats in getting ready for Valentine’s Day… This sounds like a great idea, and is easy enough to make at home! Enjoy! *** What You Need To Make Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans At Home by Muna wa Wanjiru Given the great taste match between coffee and chocolate, no wonder there is a whole variety of sweets combining the two: chocolate candies with coffee filling, chocolate covered...
How To Make Your Own 100 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
Ever wonder how they make beer? Well, I did…I was just thinking about it today, in fact. I have been trying some great microbrews in Ontario this year, and some great imported beer. My latest find is an Argentinian beer called “Patagonia”. On the back of the bottle, it says it is made with water, hops and malt. (I knew it would say that) …But, then I was thinking…I bet I could make some seriously tasty...
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