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Oct 26

Caramel Chocolate Coffee

Today I have a little bit of heaven to share with you. This is by no means complicated or time consuming but it is rich, creamy and of so delicious. If you wish to make this for guests just brew a pot of fresh coffee and have the cups ready and waiti (read full article)

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Oct 24

Healthy Chocolate Banana Bread

In my ongoing search for delicious, yet diabetic friendly, chocolate yumminess this is my latest creation. If your feeling like going all out because you’ve had good numbers for awhile then you can add in 1/2 a cup dark chocolate chips and/or m (read full article)

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Oct 23

Chocolate Covered Raisins With Coconut

Super simple chocolates in a hurry. You can also add nuts if you like. MAKES: 20-30 pieces INGREDIENTS: 12 ounces milk or dark chocolate chips 4 ounces white chocolate or 4 more ounces of the first chocolate 1 Tablespoon rum 9 ounces raisins 3 ou (read full article)

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Oct 22

So You Want a Costume

It’s Halloween, check this out. I love it! What could be more be more welcome on Halloween night than coffee and a donut? Item Description: Adult Coffee Cup Costume. Features Include Made of screen printed fabric mounted over foam One size fit (read full article)

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Oct 22

More Healthy Chocolate Brownies

While this isn’t the the magic bullet of “Eat all you want with no calories, fat or sugar” it is a step in the right direction in the sugar department. These still contain a *lot* of fat though so I guess, in this case, it’s a (read full article)

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Oct 20

Jungle Bark (Ginger and Apricot White Chocolate Bark)

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! This is the easiest “Speciailty” chocolate you’ll ever make and love. This will be great for Halloween, Thanksgiving and the winter Holidays. Heck, it’s so simple there is no reason to not to make it up (read full article)

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Oct 20

Mocha Spiced Coffee

Another grand coffee treat for me to love. I think that the “secret” to this blending is the brown sugar. It adds a lovely earthy sweetness to the coffee. For diabetic directions: I used Splenda brown in 1/2 the ask for amount and used 4 (read full article)

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Oct 18

Dark Chocolate Caffe A’Latte

Somehow with it being so close this made me think Halloween today, must be the chocolate! Anyway it’s delicious and I simply must share. It’s chocolate rich and you could reduce the amount if you really want to. Personally I’d recom (read full article)

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Oct 16

French Coffee

As at aperitif time, this is another special casual moment with your guests. Choose the right time to have them go to the living room and Ideally, make an expresso for a strong coffee helps you digest your meal. Serving Coffee the French way In Franc (read full article)

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Oct 15

Halloween Chocolate

While strolling the web I came across http://www.moonstruckchocolate.com/ and found the most delightful wee spooks that are just the thing for your halloween yummies. Here’s a sample of their fun (and not so frightening) offerings. em>I think t (read full article)

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Oct 14

Honeyed Coffee

Wonderful coffee. I made it early this morning, just as the sun was starting to rise. It’s warm, sweet and mildly spices goodness was most welcome. I did replace the honey with Splenda for my own use but DH enjoyed his with the honey. The touch (read full article)

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Oct 13

Midnight Mint Squares

He’s a delicious recipe for intense chocolate goodness. It’s really rich and wonderful. I have to tell you that I had some trouble in spreading the top layer of chocolate and decided to just swirl it which looked great. The problem came i (read full article)

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Oct 06

The Lowdown on Decaf

What is decaffeinated coffee?: According to legislation within the EU markets decaffeinated coffee is a coffee with a caffeine content reduced to 0,1% or less in roasted coffee beans, and to 0,3% or less in soluble/instant coffee. Decaffeinated coff (read full article)

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Oct 03

Turkish Coffee

Turkish coffee is famed for the way it is made. It is prepared in an ibrik, a small coffee pot that is heated. Sugar is added during the brewing process, not after, so the need for a serving spoon is eliminated. Cream or milk is never added to Turkis (read full article)

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Oct 01

White Chocolate Apple Muffins

Looking for a healthy, low fat, muffin that will still be a total comfort food that makes you feel indulgent? Then, by all means, give this recipe a try. They have the virtue of being simple to make, chopping the apple takes more time than anything e (read full article)

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Sep 30

Belgian Hot Chocolate

With the chill of autumn now in control whats more appealing that good hot chocolate or cocoa? This is a very rich chocolate from Sharon 123. I made this today and must pass it on to my fellow chocolate addicts. Sharon says “One of the first re (read full article)

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Sep 29

Starbucks in an Instant

Starbucks releases Via instant coffee nationwide, stocks store shelves and other retailers Tue Sep 29, 6:27 AM By Ashley M. Heher, The Associated Press CHICAGO – The company that added “venti” and “frappuccino” to Americ (read full article)

Sep 28

Pecan Clusters

I have a treat for you today, it the easiest candy recipe that you could ever ask for and it’s just divine. It is from JackieOhNo! and I can’t thank her enough. This asks for dark or bittersweet chocolate but you can make it with whatever (read full article)

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Sep 27

West Coast Chocolate Festival

Welcome to the Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam area of beautiful southwest British Columbia… where culture meets nature, and chocolate is magic! No ordinary chocolate event, our festival inspires, informs, surprises, entertains, and above all (read full article)

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Sep 26

Jennifer’s Delectable Cinnamon Hot Cocoa

What a lovely hot cocoa from my friend Acadia. It was warming and wonderful on this cool Fall day. The use of cinnamon extract is very nice as you get the sweet warmth of cinnamon flavor without mucking up the looks of the cup with ground cinnamon fl (read full article)

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