Five Reasons to Stock the Pantry

It’s been a late day at work and you forgot to lay out anything for dinner. You run to the pantry in hopes of finding the items necessary to create a meal in a little amount of time. Oh no there’s not much in the pantry. A bag of chips, a box of cake mix [...]

The Special Side of Chocolate

All chocolates are not created equal. There is the chocolate that many of us know in our favorite candy bars and then there is the specialty chocolate. These chocolates cost a bit more but when you taste them you will know they are well worth their cost.
Most of us know that all chocolate starts [...]

Chocolate It’s Not All Alike

Although chocolate was once known fit for only the most elite, its distinction today has brought to it anyone’s level. Everyone has access to this delightful confection. Did you know that our beloved chocolate is not all alike? There are many variations to the candy bar. Let’s look at a few.
Most people are familiar [...]

What Type of Chocolate Will Work

If you are a baker then you know that the baking isle at the supermarket is filled with many different types of chocolate. For the experienced and not so experienced a trip down this isle can have you asking the question “which chocolate should I choose?” Here are a few tips that can help [...]

The Making of Our Beloved Chocolate

The beloved chocolate we eat doesn’t start out looking very appetizing. It actually grows in a large pod on a cacao tree. These trees are located south of the equator and are the prized possession of those countries inhabitants. Let’s take a trip and see just where our beloved chocolate comes from and how it’s [...]

The Chocolate Progression

Wouldn’t it be great of chocolate just fell from skies? Unfortunately for many of us this is not the case. Chocolate didn’t begin as nectar from the gods. In fact it to took years to prefect it to the great sweet heaven we know today.
Chocolate, namely cocoa beans have been used for thousands of [...]

Review: Schwan’s Home Delivery Rewards Program

Times are tough in today’s economy.  People are struggling to pay the bills, buy the groceries and still eat nutritious meals.  I know in our house, dinner has always been a challenge even before the economy went into the tank.  I am a work at home mom, and with two kids under foot I need [...]

Warm Up With Delicious Winter Stews

Just the smell of a delicious stew will give us comfort and warmth. Stews not only warm the body but they are great way of warming up an entire house. Soups can also achieve this but when it comes to soups and stews, there is a big difference. Even though both are cooked in a [...]

Let a Warm Beverage Brighten Your Winter

What can be more warming than curling up with a cup of mulled cider or hot chocolate on a cold winter day? A warm beverage can take the blustery blues out of winter and give us a warm cozy feeling from our heads to our toes. The possibilities for something warm to curl up with [...]

Winter Roasts are Comforting and Warming

Meat and potatoes have a way of making us feel good and help us to ward off those cold winter days. Sometimes when it’s cold and snowy outside the comfort of a good home cooked meal is all you need to forget the chill outside. Fixing a good roast is as easy as making a [...]

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