TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Old-Style Chocolate & New Learning Opportunities

A sip into the past. A cup of drinking chocolate with two chocolate sticks. Photo courtesy American Heritage Chocolate.   Turn the clock back 400 years. You’re in colonial America. You can’t have a chocolate bar, because solid chocolate bars have not been invented.* But you can have a cup of luscious hot chocolate. In…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Last Minute Gift

One of many thousands of ways to decorate a chocolate bar. Photo courtesy Chocomize.   If youve forgotten someone special, send an e-gift certificate for exciting gourmet chocolate bars from Chocomize. The giftee can decorate a standard 3.5-ounce or a heart-shaped chocolate bar with the toppings of his/her choice. First, the giftee picks the type…
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FOOD FUN: Carrots In Love

Who would want to eat these carrots and destroy their charm? But wiser minds argue that if they aren’t eaten, they’ll just wither away. Point taken, and it’s a moot point too, since we are not in possession of these carrots in love. But we do have a bag of baby carrots, and the photo…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Latte Art ~ Try A Heart In Your Coffee

Make this for your Valentine. Photo courtesy Amoretti.   Ever wish you could create latte art? Today’s the day to practice a heart design in your latte. We love latte art: animals, cross-hatches, ferns (rosettes), hearts, flowers. The ephemeral milk foam adds a smile to the coffee. We looked for a book on latte art,…
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