Want to take a Chocolate Quiz?

by Chocolate-Covered Katie on January 27, 2012

Don’t worry; it’s not graded!

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The above is a compilation of all the chocolate various relatives and friends sent me for Christmas.

They know me so well Smile.

I haven’t tried the face mask yet, but the strawberry-chocolate tea is really fun. (Apparently, it comes in a red velvet flavor, too.) And the Endangered Species chocolate-peppermint crunch bars are delicious! Why on earth had I never bought them before?

I bet they would be incredible in my Magic Chocolate Pie.

‘Cause the only thing better than chocolate is mint-chocolate. (Ok, and raspberry-chocolate, and coconut-chocolate, and coffee-chocolate, and… I’d better stop now, or I could go on forever.)

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Are you a chocoholic?

Below, I’ve created a quiz for you.

You know you’re a chocoholic if…

  • Your top 3 favorite desserts are chocolate pie, chocolate fudge, and chocolate brownies.
  • You’ve contemplated adding cocoa powder to your peppermint toothpaste.
  • You walk into Bath and Body Works just to smell the chocolate candles.
  • You have at least ten different types of chocolate bars in your pantry… and none of them lasts very long!
  • You’ve thought about naming a future child “Godiva.”
  • You accidentally drop a piece of chocolate on the ground and then eat it anyway.
  • Your idea of a balanced diet is holding a chocolate bar in each hand.
  • Your friends hide their chocolate whenever you come over.
  • You believe chocolate is a perfectly acceptable breakfast food.
  • You have a special chocolate recipe tab…

Here’s mine: Chocolate Recipes.

Warning!

Do not click the above link unless you are a true chocoholic! Winking smile

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But do try a slice of my Triple Mousse Fudge Cake.

It just so happens that today is National Chocolate Cake Day!

Question of the Day:

Are you a chocoholic?

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The Perfect Hot Chocolate

by Chocolate-Covered Katie on January 26, 2012

Chocolate is the answer to every problem.

healthy hot chocolate

No seriously, it is.

—-Boyfriend broke up with you? Chocolate!

—-No time to make dinner? Chocolate!

—-Spilled red wine all over your tablecloth? Baking soda!

???

Okay, maybe chocolate is the answer to almost every problem. (Please don’t try putting chocolate on your red wine stains. Not a good idea!)

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Above, with vegan whip cream and Chocolate-Raspberry Sauce.

Yum yum yum……

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But when it’s been raining all day, and you and your roommate are stuck inside (as we were yesterday), chocolate is definitely the answer.

Chocolate and Desperate Housewives.

We’re on season 7 of the DVDs, trying to make them last as long as possible.

healthy hot chocolate

 

The Perfect Hot Chocolate

(Serves 1)

Based on this recipe.

  • 2/3 cup milk of choice
  • 1/3 cup full-fat canned coconut milk (for notes on lower-cal options, see nutritional info link below)
  • 2 T cocoa powder
  • 1/16 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • sweetener, such as 1 stevia packet or 1 tablespoon sugar or agave

Combine all ingredients and stir. Either cook on the stovetop, or: microwave 30 seconds, stir, microwave 30 more seconds, stir, microwave 30 more seconds or until hot and completely mixed.

Click to see the hot chocolate’s Calories and Nutrition Facts.

And if you’re still craving hot chocolate…

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Try a batch of these devilish Hot Chocolate Cookies.

Question of the Day:

What tv shows do you watch?

Emily (my roommate) and I watch Gossip Girl and Desperate Housewives on dvd, and I really liked West Wing when it was still on. But Friends will always be my #1 favorite show.

By today’s standards, I guess I don’t really watch much tv. I’ve never seen a single episode of Real Housewives or Keeping up with the Kardashians. I saw a scene from Jersey Shore once… everyone was yelling and hitting each other. It was super-weird!

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Happy, Healthy, and… Hot??

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Seven uses for peanut butter

January 24, 2012

Happy Peanut Butter Day! If I’d known it was National Peanut Butter Day earlier than last night (when a reader told me about it), I would’ve made you an awesome new recipe. Instead, I’ll highlight some of my previously-posted pb recipes… and I’ll give you an IOU for that new recipe!                                         Chocolate-PB Fudge Start [...]

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Copycat Nature Valley Granola Bars

January 23, 2012

Imagine yourself eating your favorite granola… Are you picturing it? Now imagine eating your favorite granola… in the form of a yummy granola bar! Nature Valley Granola Bars Do you know the ones I’m talking about? Those crunchy bars in the green wrappers? My friend Sarah calls them “horse food” because they’re made up of [...]

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(Sugar-Free!) powdered sugar

January 22, 2012

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… Is it snowing where you are? As usual, Dallas weather doesn’t know what it wants to do. So it vacillates from 25 to 75 and back again. Shorts one day, fleece pants the next. Always on our toes. No snow here yet, but I do have [...]

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Single-Serving Mocha Chocolate Cake

January 19, 2012

Wouldn’t you like to eat this entire chocolate cake in a single sitting? Actually, you can. This decadent cake can be made in under 5 minutes. And it serves just one person. Unless you’re crazy and decide to share… You’re not crazy, are you? Yeah, me neither . When I heard that today was National [...]

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Totally Addictive Cornbread

January 18, 2012

Did I mention it’s completely flourless? Southern Comfort Food If you were to peek inside the kitchen pantry of my childhood, I guarantee you’d find at least one box of Jiffy corn muffin mix. Although we rarely ate packaged foods (my mom preferred to cook from scratch), the Jiffy mix was an exception. Now that [...]

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I’m sorry…

January 17, 2012

Did you see my crazy blog? On Friday and Saturday, my website looked awful. Little by little, a bug ate up all my posts, pictures, and even my header, replacing them with random images. (A tire? A pine cone?!) I try not to bore you with talk of technical difficulties on my blog. After all, [...]

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Chocolate Frosting Shots!

January 16, 2012

Tequila? What’s that? Healthy Frosting Shots? Maybe you’ve heard of the popular bakery, Sprinkles? At this bakery, they sell something known as a frosting shot. It’s genius… How many times have you eaten a cupcake, only to say, “Gosh I wish this cupcake had less cake and more frosting”? Enter the frosting shot: a small [...]

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