The pungent ground ginger cooked into coconut milk to flavor these ultra creamy Spicy Ginger Truffles elicited this comment from my friend Lisa Pitman, an accomplished cook from Toronto: “Not only are these exquisite, they are perfect for sharing when you want to spice things up with a certain someone.” How you spice things up […]
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Food Review: Videri Chocolate
According to their website, “Videri Chocolate Factory began as the shared dream of three chocolate lovers: Sam, Starr, and Chris.” They then turned their passion into making beautiful, delicious, organic, fair-trade chocolate out of Raleigh, North Carolina.With a slogan of “bean to bar to bliss,” the time and care invested into each piece of chocolate […]
Recipe: Chocolate, Coconut & Cardamom Tart
This is a very simple – yet delicious – tart, which features the winning pair “chocolate+coconut” plus a dash of freshness given by cardamom. It has an incredible melt-in-your-mouth texture… impossible to resist! Chocolate, Coconut & Cardamom Tart Ingredients: For the Crust: 1/2 cup powdered almonds 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup instant vanilla pudding mix […]
Product Review: Righteously Raw Organic Chocolate
Nearly six years ago, after my initial breast cancer diagnosis, I adopted a 100% raw vegan diet, and it was at that time I discovered Righteously Raw chocolates. These chocolate bars were a welcomed sweet treat, in between my diet made up almost entirely of green juices, sprouted nuts, seeds and vegetables. Because Righteously Raw […]
Chocolate Olive Oil Glaze for Everything
Shiny chocolate-dipped fruit, cookies, confections, and snacks like pretzels and potato chips look gorgeous, but most of the time, when dipped in melted chocolate alone, the final result is dull or speckled with white spots. Tempered chocolate, however, yields a glossy, speckle-free appearance. Directions for seed-tempering chocolate are found in my book Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious […]