chocolate

This week I was given a thin bar of chocolate. Not just any chocolate, mind you; the Rolls-Royce of chocolate, from Chuao, in Venezuela. It is a variety of cacao (and there are 3 varieties) called Criollo - which just means "native"or "local", but is among the rarest, and most prized in the...

This is a recipe that we make at Christmas every year. My brother really loves them and insists that they’re one of the things turned out at our annual early December bake-a-thon/football watching day. Ingredients: Around 2 cups ground walnuts or pecans 4 cups icing sugar, sifted 1/4 cup...

This cookie is a huge deal in Hawaii. I make these for my Mother, since I can't buy them here on The Mainland. Chocolate Dipped Macadamia Nut Shortbread Cookies yields +/- 24 cookies Ingredients: ½ C. Macadamia Nuts, roasted, unsalted and coarsely chopped 1/3 C. granulated Sugar ½ C. Unsalted...

Apples and pears (cockney rhyming slang for stairs) are simmered in spiced sherry with a chocolate whisky toddy poured over them. Its as simple as that. This recipe makes enough sauce for more than two, but it can easily be used up. Ingredients (serves 2) 1 red apple, unpeeled 1 pear, peeled...

Chocolate Pound Cake Makes 1 9” x 5” pound cake (about 8 servings, depending on how you slice it) Ingredients For the cake: 1 cup AP flour 3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup buttermilk (room temperature) 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature) 1 cup...

Long slow cooking is essential to achieve the deep flavour of a classic French beef daube. The cheapest cut of beef is transformed into a luxurious dish. Dark chocolate adds a complex flavour and gloss to the sauce with no sweetness. It may not be strictly traditional to add chocolate but you...

Knockout Death by Chocolate Espresso Fizz Cocktail or Marinade Revisio Many moons ago college days, on the occasion of a birthday various ideath-by cocktails eere invented while hanging out in the nearby bar. When the birthday person arrived at the bar, one of these would await them and was...

Double Chocolate Almond Sponge Cake with Almond Topping and Swiss Meringue Vanilla Ice Cream A chocolate cake dessert recipe that evolved out of a mashup a couple of flourless chocolate cake and sponge cake recipes and various central European torte methods. For a long time I never found a...

Chocolate Dessert Fondue Makes 4 servings (but we eat all of it and it's just 2 of us) NOTE: I make this in our mini Crockpot Little Dipper, which is more of a warming vessel, as it has no temperature control. You can do this on the stovetop (or even the microwave) if you adjust accordingly...

This is a perfect Autumn dish, packed with complex umami flavour. Nutty barley, musky sweet raisins and woodsy mushrooms are laced with mushroom chocolate stock. Sumac adds a slight citrus note and tarragon reveals its deep anise side. You may be surprised by how well this combination works. I...

Seems pertinent given the current challenge. Lab grown chocolate?! Would you eat it? I tried lab-grown chocolate. Could it be the future of Halloween?

Dark chocolate has a fruity note which works well with slightly gamey venison. Pickled blackberries add a sweet and sour edge. I added some very lightly fried mushrooms for a an earthy note. Venison is best cooked rare but obviously you could cook a little longer if you wish. Ingredients...

The grated chocolate in the marinade produces a lovely char on the chicken. With the addition of wine, the marinade is then used to make a luxurious sauce. All the flavours here merge together in a subtle way - you won’t taste soy sauce, sesame oil, or chocolate individually, but instead a...

Chocolate-Orange Crepes Makes 4 servings Ingredients 1/2 tsp neutral oil 1 cup AP flour 1 tsp sugar, plus 4 TB for the filling 1/4 tsp table salt 1 1/2 cups whole milk 3 eggs 2 TB unsalted butter 1 tsp orange zest 2 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely grated Directions If your oven has a warm...

This is a pretty easy recipe to make. It helps if you have a nice tahini you like. It's just as important to have a decent chocolate you like and finally, it's handy if you like the coconut cream as well. I used dairy free dark chocolate, so these are vegan. You can add flavouring but I'd...

Ms. Mofet's Chili ≈ 6 Servings 1 TBSP. Oil (of choice) or as needed 1 large onion, chopped 1 lb. Ground Beef 1 oz. unsweetened bakers/baking chocolate - grated or chopped fine 1 (1.25 oz. env.) chili seasoning (heat variety of choice) 1 tsp. cumin 1 TBSP. chili powder (of choice and according...

Ms. Mofet's Mocha Dump Cake 1 (15.25 oz.) Devil's Food Cake Mix 1 (3.9 oz.) Chocolate Fudge Instant Pudding Mix 1 1/2 C. Milk 1/2 C. Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate 1 TBSP. Instant Espresso Powder 1/2 C. Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 C. White chocolate chips ( I use Ghirardelli Baking Chips...

Copycat Moose Munch® aka Dark Chocolate Caramel Popcorn Makes 8-10 servings Ingredients: 10 C. popped Popcorn (about 1/2 C. of kernels) 1 1/2 C. Nuts of your choice (I used un-salted Peanuts) 1 C. firmly packed Brown Sugar (light or dark, whatever you have) ¾ C. Butter ½ C. Light Corn...

Welcome to the CookingBites recipe challenge. The current challenge ingredient is chocolate and medtran49 is our judge. To enter, all you need to do is post a recipe which contains chocolate*, tag it cookingbites recipe challenge, and post a link to it in this thread. The winner becomes the...