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Brownie cookies

candymae23 — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:04:30 -0000

If you love sugar, and very sweet dessert. Brownie cookies are just the thing. It’s definitely a chocaholic favorite of mine. They are so freaking sweet that you can’t eat it without milk. If you need to watch your intake try non-fat or low fat milk.

I know not everybody likes chocolate brownie cookies because they are too sweet. Another alternative is chocolate mint cookies .

Chocolate Cover Fondants

candymae23 — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:03:54 -0000

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Fondants can be used

to make cream filled with chocolates and elaborate cake decoration.
to make a flat base for a wedding cake
as a substituted for chocolate as a covering on candies.
as a mock white chocolate or a mixture of cocoa and fondant can be made to look like mock chocolate.
as a dip for cherries, and fruits etc. If these fruits are dipped in chocolate fondant it solidifies to form an outer hard shell.

There are many more recipes with chocolate fondant . These are only a few example uses of chocolate fondant.

Ok Guys, Is there life after divorce?

candymae23 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:10:41 -0000

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OK, guys, I know you are bitter. In fact extremely bitter. You spent boat loads, and boat loads of money on lawyers. To put it simply, you lost your shirt. Your ex-wife has the kids, the house, the car, and half your paycheck. Yes, you are in a bad situation. But hopefully this story will make you feel better, because you are not at the bottom of the barrel. The story goes like this, a high level GE divorces his wife of 31 years. This high level GE executive will pay $17.3 million up front, and plus $252,000 a year in alimony and $180,000 a year in GE dividend equivalents. Now that’s really losing your pants. Most of us would never make that kind of money. Anyway, that amount was approximately 50% of the ex-couples estate as deemed by the judge. The point of the story is we’re lucky we aren’t that kind of money to our ex-wives. Luckily the sum is far less.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

candymae23 — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:19:37 -0000

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My chocolate cookie series will be coming to an end shortly. Chewy Chocolate Cookies is one of the last ones. Just in case chocolate cookies isn’t your thing. You can try chocolate mint cookies . The next series is Chocolate Education series. Learn everything you ever wanted about chocolate.

1 1/2 c Butter (or marg.); softened

1 c Sugar

1 c Sugar , brown; firmly packed

3 Eggs

2 ts Vanilla extract

4 1/2 c Flour, all-purpose

2 ts Soda

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Pecans; chopped

6 oz Chocolate chips, semi-sweet

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.

Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in chopped pecans and chocolate morsels.

Shape dough into 3 long rolls, 2 inches in diameter. Wrap each in waxed paper, and freeze overnight.

Unwrap rolls, and cut into 1/4″ slices; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned.

Chocolate Houses, Clubs, and Starbucks: What do they have in common?

candymae23 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:58:45 -0000

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Shop Till We Drop - Black Friday

candymae23 — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:10:37 -0000

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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving , we are going celebrate it at my sister’s house this year. This year is her turn to cook the turkey. We prepared the Thanksgiving feast last year. After Thanksgiving day is Black Friday .

We are going to wait in line at 5 in the morning to get a jump on the best bargains and deals. In fact, we are getting late start on Christmas shopping. In the past we started our Christmas shopping after Halloween. My sister and I are planning to go. My niece, and nephew are going to babysit while we go shopping.

Chocolate Christmas Decorations

candymae23 — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:28:08 -0000

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This is the first time we are decorating this year without my dear husband Tom. In the past, he designed the outdoor Christmas decorations. It was an elaborate affair. He would take weeks preparing, designing the extravagant light show, and ornaments. He always designed Christmas theme with a chocolate flavor.

We always had the best, and brightest Christmas lights on our block. This year we started the planning, and purchasing late, because, I am a single parent now, and it’s hard being the mother, and the father. We just don’t have the time like we used to.

» Chocolate Carob Chip Cookies - A gourmet chocolate blog about healthy chocolate containing the best chocolate information about fine chocolate…

candymae23 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:37:55 -0000

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If chocolate is not quite your thing, try carobs. They are naturally sweet.

1/4 c Mashed banana

1/4 c Vegetable oil

1 lg Egg

1 c Unbleached White Flour

1 c Rolled oats

3/4 c Carob Chips (Carob is a popular substitute for chocolate)

Mash ripe banana with a fork, to measure 1/4 cup. Beat together with oil until creamy. Beat in egg. Add flour, oats, and chips; mix well. Drop batter by teaspoons onto lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to brown around the edges. Cool on wire racks.

Cherry Chocolate Cookies

candymae23 — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:58:37 -0000

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Cherry cookies certainly have a unique tart taste. You decide.

1 c Margarine or butter

3/4 c Packed brown sugar

2 Egg yolks

2 oz Semisweet chocolate ; melted and cooled 1 1/2 ts Finely shredded orange peel

1 ts Ground cinnamon

1 ts Vanilla

1/4 ts Salt

2 1/4 c All-purpose flour

1 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans (to 2)

2 Egg whites

3/4 c Cherry jelly or preserves

In large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add egg yolks, beating well. Blend in melted chocolate, orange peel, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Stir in flour. Place pecans and egg white in two separate small, shallow bowls. Slightly beat egg whites with a fork. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in pecans to coat. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking sheets. Using your thumb, make slight indentation in top of each cookie. Bake in 350 degree oven about 12 minutes or till edges are firm. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Fill centers of cooled cookies with a small spoonful of jelly or preserves. Makes about 60 cookies.

Chocolate Banana Peanut Cookies

candymae23 — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:45:13 -0000

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If you like bananas just like you’ll definitely enjoy this chocolate banana peanut cookies.

1 c Brown sugar , packed

3/4 c Peanut Butter

1/2 c Shortening, Butter flavored

3/4 c Banana, ripe mashed

2 ea Eggs

1 c All-Purpose Flour

1 c Whole Wheat Flour

2 ts Baking Powder

1/4 ts Salt

300 g Chipits Semisweet or milk chocolate chips chips

3/4 c Peanuts, unsalted, coarsely chopped

With fork beat together sugar, peanut butter and shortening until well blended. Stir in banana and eggs; blend.well. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop by tablespoon measure onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in 350F(180C) oven 12 to 15 minutes or until cookies are golden brown. Cool. Store in an airtight container. Makes about 4 dozen. NOTE: Cookies freeze well.

What is success? How do you achieve it?

candymae23 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:16:43 -0000

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Ever wonder why 5% of people in the world get 95% of results? and Ever wonder why 95% of the people get 5% of the results? Ever wonder why the top 5% of United States population control 95% of the wealth? Why is it that Larry Page , Sergey Brin , Michael Jordan , LeBron James , Joe Montana , Donald Trump , the late Sam Walton , Bill Gates , and Warren Buffet are so successful at what they do. What is the their secret?

For one it’s confidence in one self’s ability. They are that sure that they will succeed, and nobody is going to tell them that they are not going succeed. But you need more than that to get to where you want to be.

For starters, there are top three reasons why people fail, and don’t achieve results. You need to know these reasons. Once you know these reasons, you will also need to know the number 1 rule to succeeding. However, this not enough, you will also need to know what is the biggest trap to failure once you get started on the road of success.

I know I am tired, but if you are like me you are tired too of the failures. I know I am not where I want to be in life. I also know that part of the problem is not being able to focus, concentrate, and have perseverance to get to where I want to be. The root of the problem is confidence. I want to stop feeling self pity, and sorry for myself. To end this miserable downward spiral, I know that The Focus Success Strategy Report is an inexpensive method to getting me to the path of success. I have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. The sky’s the limit. Rock on to success.

Aztecs Invented Chocolate 3100 Years Ago, Not for the sweetness

candymae23 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:15:20 -0000

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As I posted previously, I pay my son for every useful chocolate site he finds on the Internet. This goes for my daughter also. But today, Timmy came across a website about the origins of chocolate .

I read the article , and thought it was very informative. Since we are using the article in the blog, and the article is quality, my son got paid.

According to the article, the Aztecs didn’t invent chocolate to use it like how we use it today. The Aztecs invented chocolate as a beverage similar to our modern day beer. The drink caused a craze. Originally the drink was produced from fermenting sweet pulp surrounding the seeds.

The chocolate drink was a status symbol. It was for the elite.

What I found interesting is that the Aztecs who lived in Puerto Escondido, Honduras did not drink the chocolate beverage for the sweetness. They drank it to get drunk, or get high. This actually makes sense, because consuming chocolate, or chocolate drink does produce a high. Except today we have other beverages that produce a “higher high”.

Chocolate Brown Sugar Cookies

candymae23 — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:16:58 -0000

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Excellent delicious cookies , that anyone including your kids can enjoy for an afternoon snack.

1/2 c Brown sugar

1/2 lb Butter

1/3 c Honey

1 lg Egg

1/2 ts Vanilla extract

Flour (1.1 C –> glass measuring cup filled to the top)

1/2 ts Baking soda

1 c Chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream together the butter and the brown sugar, add egg and vanilla. Mix well. Add honey. Measure flour and baking soda (I usually just mix the soda in with the flour.) Add flour and soda to batter a little at a time and mix. Add chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 5-8 minutes at 375 degrees F.

We Signed Up For Pay Per Post

candymae23 — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:12:32 -0000

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As you noticed recently, we put up “pay per post” badges on this blog. We thought it would be a good idea to make a little extra money. I want to start putting away money for college early. By the time, Sandy, and Timmy are ready to go to college, hopefully there will be enough money saved up to pay for tuition, books, and living expenses. That will be about ten years from now. So time is on our side.

Since we are already writing about chocolate, there is no reason why we cannot write reviews, and not get paid extra. We will post reviews related to the topic of chocolate. We are going to have some blog ads, but no to the extent we have seen in other blogs.

This is strictly for a good cause. In fact, my nephew has been working for free running this blog and other blogs. I would like to pay him for his hard work. He has been gracious enough to run all the technical stuff.

Chocolate Laptop - An Edible Delight

candymae23 — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:11:35 -0000

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My kids have weekly chores to do. Usually, Timmy cleans his room, and takes out the trash. Sandy, usually does the dishes. Every once in a while when I get too busy at work, I have my daughter surf the web for me. I tell her to bookmark all the sites about chocolate. I’d give her extra allowance for that. It’s usually 50 cents per website she finds. I would then look at the site. All sites that fit the chocolate criteria, I give her 50 cents for each site. Those sites that are not appropriate, obviously, she doe not get the money.

Sandy came across a site talking about chocolate laptops. It’s not what everyone thinks it is. Although, LG has had great success with their LG Chocolate phone. The company decided to expand on the brand, and include Chocolate Laptops .

That’s really boring. For a chocoholic, it’s does not really do anything. Here’s something much better. Like I said before, Sandy came across a blog talking about a chocolate laptop that’s edible. After a hard day’s work on the computer, I could definitely indulge in chocolate laptop.