1. Allow yourself the chance to really savor each moment, and/or each piece of chocolate.
2. Optimism isn’t just a shift in perspective. It’s an act of bravery. With that said, chocolate has been known to induce positive attitude, hence, optimism!
3. Only you can decide the path worth taking. While you’re on your path, always carry [...]
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Tagged: action, believe, chocolate, cookies, energy, health, life, miracle, optimism, savor, shopping
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been too busy eating leftover Halloween candy and trying to burn off all the *&^%ing calories!!
But, I will be back!
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Ok, all you chocoholics, if you love dark chocolate, this cookie recipe is for you!
Yield: 24 cookies
12 ounce(s) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
11 1/2 ounce(s) 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
6 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 cup(s) sugar
1/3 cup(s) all-purpose flour – yes, only 1/3 cup of flour!
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 cup(s) chopped walnuts
Directions
In double boiler over hot [...]
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I’m a big fan of dark chocolate. I’m a really big fan of dark chocolate. I can sit for hours thinking of ways to bake with and eat dark chocolate. So you can imagine my excitement when Reese’s came out with Dark Chocolate peanut butter cups!! It was like Christmas in October. I drove to [...]
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Tagged: dark chocolate, Merlot, peanut butter, Reese's, wine
Geesh, this has been quite an emotional week. My Mom had major surgery on Tuesday, came home Wednesday afternoon and is recovering nicely. The fact that they cut into my Mom’s throat and into a main artery and send her home the very next day just baffles my mind. Not to mention the emotion of pure fear [...]
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Tagged: emotion, emotional, happy pill, healthy dinner, pomegranate vodka, spaghetti, squash, Twix
I understand that in this day and age you can go to Starbucks, Caribou or even McDonalds for a specialty coffee drink but back in the late 80’s, this drink would have every wait staff in the restaurant running around like wild, highly trained serving maniacs! And, it’s much easier on the wallet.
This lovely concotion [...]
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Tagged: caffeine, Caribou, chocolate, coffee, Hershey's, hot chocolate, McDonalds, specialty coffee, Starbucks, sugar buzz
When I was a kid, I had a horrible eating habit. Ok, I had many, but this one is a caloric nightmare! In one fell swoop I would grab the Skippy peanut butter, Hershey’s syrup and the biggest spoon I could find. I would dive into the peanut butter with the spoon and try to [...]
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I realized recently that we all, yes, everyone, stress eat. Some choose chocolate on french fries (my personal favorite), some choose popcorn with chili powder, some choose tubs of buttercream frosting. But, the fact remains, everyone self medicates in one form or another.
Just the other day, while sitting in the waiting room of a hospital, [...]
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