Archive for July, 2008

World’s oldest chocolate found in Mexico

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Chemical traces from an ancient pottery vessel from southeastern Mexico showed that it had been used for a chocolate beverage more than 3500 years ago, produced in the region which the Aztecs conquered for its rich orchards of cacao … Read the entire news

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Almond Biscotti

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I made another batch of biscotti again but decided to give a try without the cocoa powder but added chocolate chip and almond instead. Using the same recipe and replace the cocoa powder with flour. My family prefer this than the … Read the entire news

Hazelnut (Filbert) Gateau with Chocolate Praline Buttercream

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

It felt just like yesterday since I made that White Opéra Cake with Lemon Butter Cream, White Chocolate Mousse & Almonds two challenges ago. This was basically the same thing with different ingredients and still a lot of hard work that … Read the entire news