TIP OF THE DAY: Spiced Hot Chocolate

Enjoy this yummy hot chocolate recipe, courtesy of top chocolatier Larry Burdick. Per serving: 1. Mix 1.5 cups milk, 2 heaping teaspoons of top quality cocoa powder, 1/4 cup of ground dark chocolate with 60% or higher cacao content (chop and grind a good dark chocolate bar in a spice mill or a food processor)…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Organic & Fair Trade Coffee

It’s effortless to save the world by drinking organic, Fair Trade coffee. Photo by Ermek | IST. With coffee emporia nearly everywhere you look—cafés and shops that sell beans—you’d think that coffee was a hot growth category. Yet the annual growth rate of conventional coffee between 2000 and 2008 was just 1.5%. Organic coffee imports…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Super-Rich Cocoa & Hot Chocolate

For an extra-rich cup of cocoa or hot chocolate, always use whole milk, and stir a teaspoon or more of unsalted butter into each cup at the end, until it dissolves. This produces a better result than using cream or half-and-half to make the cocoa. The butter transforms average cocoa into a good cup, and…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Golden Star Sparkling Tea

Golden Star is terrific gift for anyone, and especially for those who are abstaining from alcohol. Photo courtesy of Golden Star. Oops—we forgot to post last week’s Top Pick, Golden Star Sparkling Tea. It’s such a wonderful product, we don’t want anyone to miss out on it. If you’re a non-drinker, designated driver, or otherwise…
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