Wanna Know How Chocolate Works?

Check out this site called "how stuff works" and there is lots for great information on our favorite subject.....chocolate! They even have great pics of how chocolate is made.

Take a look:

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/chocolate.htm

 

More mood lifting abilities found for chocolate!

In the British Journal of Psychiatry people craved chocolate to help reduce irritability and fear of rejection. Wow, a lot of people self-medicate with chocolate! So do we at ChicksLoveChocolate!

Also there may be some benefit for dark chocolate in fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrome. Way to go dark chocolate!

Read more:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22512991-36398,00.html

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/10/dark-chocolate-.html

Big Chocolate on Foodnetwork Saturday Sept 29

The Heavyweights in the chocolate biz go head to head-Mars and Hershey companies. Find out all about this longstanding rivalry on Saturday Sept 29 on the Food Network Channel.! I will always root for Hersheys!
A Food Network Special at 9:30 eastern time.
Click on this link for more information:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_sp/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9994_53077,00.html


Enjoy!

Chocolate Pasta for dessert?

Pasta for dessert? Oh my! Hey chicks, Fiber Gourmet has a light and chocolatey pasta available in chocolate!Pasta for dessert! Fiber Gourmet says "This pasta is made with real Hershey's Cocoa, for a unique deep chocolatey flavor. Team it up with some (low-fat) whipped-cream and chocolate syrup for a delicious and guilt-free conclusion to any meal. 'Choc' full of anti-oxidants, too! "

Awesome!!! Only 130 calories per serving! Yum!

Available at:

http://www.fibergourmet.com/Chocolate.aspx

100 Calorie Chocolate Desserts from Mrs. Smith!

Mrs. Smith, the best pie baker in your freezer, has come out with some great new chocolate, lo-cal dishes! A chocolate mousse and chocolate cake!

Check out this link!

http://www.schwansfoodservice.com/Heavenly100/index.cfm

 

Give Starbucks a run for its money with this recipe from Hungry Girl! Raspberry Mochachino!

Swap out your Raspberry Mocha Frappuccino with this recipe from Hungry-girl.com! It is 63 calories versus 390 at Starbucks! I love Hungry-girl.com! It is full of great reviews on diet foods and great recipes! It is so cute too!

http://www.hungry-girl.com/tuesdaypreview.php?newsletterid=1168

 

Need help chopping chocolate and making beautiful chocolate curls? Let the Food Network help you out!

I recently came across this video when browsing the #1 cooking site, The Food Network or http://www.foodtv.com/. It is easy to follow and you can print out the instructions too!

Go to this site and click on the chocolate chopping video:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_dm_baking

Happy curling!