Get help with pairing wine with chocolate by John Scharffengerger!

Need help with what goes with your favorite chocolate? Check out this video to get all the information on chocolate and wine pairings. Great Shiraz, Zinfandels, Pinots and Italian wines, etc.. and how they complement chocolate. There is also other videos on cheese, liqueur and coffee pairings with chocolate too!
http://www.allchocolate.com/professionals/pairings/

Chef Melissa can help you with Chocolate Covered Strawberries

All chocolate-lovin chicks need to know how to make chocolate dipped strawberries in a pinch. For some help, this was a great "you tube" with an easy way to make chocolate dipped strawberries.
I love her other helpful videos like her pork chops with smothered apples too!

Watch Chef Melissa make chocolate dipped strawberries at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7VNPBm5lOg

Have a chocolate-lovin' Fourth of July with our Chocolate Barbeque Sauce recipe

ChicksLoveChocolate Chocolate Barbeque Sauce
This one is great on pork and beef ribs or chicken. Adds a little something different to try grillside!
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup catsup
¼-½ cup Hershey’s dark chocolate syrup (depending on taste)
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
dash of ground red pepper

Simmer all ingredients over low heat til to your desired preference of flavor.
Smother over chicken, pork or shrimp!
Happy 4th of July!

"Jog" your memory with chocolate!

A recent study, conducted by the Salk Institute and Mars, Inc., suggests that chocolate may improve memory. It found that a group of mice that were fed flavonols (which are present in some chocolate products) and exercised showed better memory capacity than the other mice.
Great so we get to now eat chocolate while working out to improve our memory! Love it!
Read more at:

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-05/sfn-nca052907.php

Guiltless Gourmet Brownie-liscious find!

I just came across this little chocolate bit of heaven and want to pass it along to all you chocolate-lovin' chicks! Guiltless Gourmet has a product similar to Betty Crockers Dessert Bowls with half the guilt! Here's the lowdown on the Brownies in an individual bowl size to keep you on track:

Serving Size: 1 bowl
Calories: 200
Fat: 3g
Sodium: 190mg
Carbs: 42gFiber: 3gSugars: 30g
Protein: 4g*

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Not bad! We've got to get em' but if you can't find them at your grocery store, look at getting them at the net grocer:

http://guiltlessgourmet.netgrocer.com/shop.aspx?&sid=16231966&sid_guid=ab9e6fa7-99b1-4875-b72d-1f18d8236e43&strid=34947&ns=1

Hey all you artist chicks, check out how to paint with chocolate syrup!

Chocolate Speed Painting with a Chocolate Spoon! This is fascinating and entertaining to watch this artist draw a very detailed work of art with only a spoon and chocolate syrup! Very cool and he does the same thing with ketchup on another video. The music is very fun too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMpbQxqi0o

Real Men Eat Chocolate: New Study on Benefits for Men Who Eat Chocolate

Who best to share your chocolate with than your man! Now there is even some research to help get him to indulge in some chocolate with you! In this study, chocolate-loving older men tend to be leaner, more educated, skinnier and suffer from diabetes less than those who eat other sweets, according to a new study reported in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Chocolate eaters also had better attitudes about their lives and were still planning for the future, the study found. For more information, the full story is available at:

www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2007-03/09/content_823993.htm