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Savvy Chocolate-Maker Creates Deliciously Edible Shoes

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:08:54 +0000

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Well, the way to a woman’s might just be through her feet. In a bolt of Valentine’s Day lightning, Dallas-based chocolatier Andrea Pedraza has carved a name for herself by making women’s shoes — out of chocolate. Pedraza’s trademark confections are pumps that [...]

Quadriplegic Woman Feeds Herself With Robotic Arm

Tom Blunt — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:41:53 +0000

This incredible video shows a woman’s journey from almost total immobility to being able to pick up and move objects, thanks to surgical brain implants connected to a robotic arm named ‘Hector.’ The goal that Jan Scheuerman set for herself before her surgery? To be able to feed herself a piece a chocolate. You may [...]

Thieves Make Off With 18 Tons of Chocolate

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:30:49 +0000

Call it the great chocolate caper… A tractor trailer from Slovakia rolled up to a chocolate factory in Bludenz, Austria and picked up eighteen tons of chocolate that were to be delivered to the Czech Republic. When the order never arrived the factory contacted the authorities, who were able to determine that the license and papers [...]

Today is National Chocolate Milk Day – Let's Celebrate with a Big, Giant, Tall Glass

Lori Crofford — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:30:20 +0000

Let’s celebrate one of the coolest days, National Chocolate Milk Day! Chocolate milk is awesome and you can make it to your tastes. Ethan loves chocolate milk it is one of his favorite drinks. I’m a fan of NesQuik, it is what we keep in our house. We pour a glass of fat-free milk and [...]

Is Chocolate Really a Health Food?

Ruth Waxman — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:36:34 +0000

For years now, chocolate-lovers around the globe have been attempting to justify their addiction with the dubious claim that chocolate is actually healthy. Well, it’s time to eat your hearts out because the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has backed Barry Callebaut’s claim that cocoa flavanols, found in dark chocolate, are indeed good for blood circulation!

'National Chocolate Covered Anything Day' Is the Best Excuse to Pig Out [VIDEOS]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:20:59 +0000

Anel Fernandez, Getty Images Get out your fondue pot and anything you can impale on a toothpick, because this is a random national day of celebration worth getting into. Friday, December 16 is National Chocolate Covered Anything Day. Here are 10 ways to celebrate this holiday. 1 Chocolate-Drizzled Strawberries For the sake [...]

Hot Chocolate Recipes For Cold Day – Lori's Top 5 Favorites

Lori Crofford — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:39:11 +0000

On a cold day there is nothing like a hot cup of cocoa or hot chocolate. Coffee keeps you warm but it's the sweet chocolaty goodness that puts a smile on your face. Try one or all of these to warm up today. All Recipes/mamaFaMi Creamy Hot Cocoa Ingredients 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa [...]

A Rare Cocoa Tree That Was Believed To Be Extinct Lives!

Lori Crofford — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:27:22 +0000

Chocolate. What goes through your mind when you read the word chocolate. Do you start craving the sweet, milky, deliciousness of it. Don't hate me

because I said chocolate and I made you crave a piece. Did you know that pure chocolate is getting harder and harder to come by? That is because a Cocoa tree that produces the white beans (the white beans make chocolate taste better, the purple bean widely used leaves a bitter taste) was endangered and almost extinct, until now.

Reasons Why You Should Have Eaten Dark Chocolate on Easter

Lori Crofford — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:21:57 +0000

Yesterday was Easter, and I’m sure this morning you and your kids probably woke up with a Chocolate hangover. You know once you start on the chocolate bunnies you just can’t stop until they are gone. However, you probably should have gone with the dark chocolate bunnies and here’s why. #1.) It Can Help Prevent [...]

Ten Things That Cost More

Lori Crofford — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:36:50 +0000

There were some new numbers last Friday about the Consumer Price Index that's a measurement of the overall price of household goods. According to the new stats, it's gone up 2.7% in the last year.

And the price of gas, which has gone up 28% in the last year, is just the tip of the iceberg. Here are ten other things that either ALREADY cost more, or are ABOUT to cost more.