There’s a new chocolate theme park opening in Beijing, new donuts from Krispy Kreme, designer shoes and handbags made completely of chocolate, a new toy from Japan called the Endless Chocolate, and a Chocolate Fashion show!

news.cnet.com – Chocolate company brings high-tech factory to remote cocoa farms

AFP – Beijing chocolate theme park set to open

CRIEnglish.com – World Chocolate Wonderland to Open in Beijing on Jan. 29

Food Business Review – Krispy Kreme To Roll Out New Chocolate Treats

Telegraph.co.uk – Designer shoes and handbags made from chocolate

CrunchGear – New Japanese toy: Endless chocolate bar breaker

Telegraph.co.uk – Chocolate fashion: pictures of dresses, shoes and handbags made of chocolate

May The Chocolate Be With You!

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Categories: Chocolate, News, Random

tags: bandai, beijing, beijing chocolate theme park, Cadbury, Chocolate, chocolate fashion, chocolate fashion show, chocolate theme park, designer shoes in chocolate, hershey's, Kraft, meiji

Jan 20 2010

A Day of Chocolate & Stockings – The Hot Chocolate

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We were lucky this past Christmas. It was a lovely, white Christmas! Something my Uncle does not get to see in Texas. In fact, his grandkids seemed rather jealous that they were in Texas and he was in Colorado where it was snowing. It was decided, after a little deliberation, that we would venture out into the cold weather to build a snowman. Actually, it was the three siblings and myself. My father and my Uncle stayed on the deck, well away from the four rather odd people playing in the fluffy white stuff.

Left to right: Page Strong, Nancy Strong, George Page, and Andi Durbin

Much to our displeasure, the snow was a typical Colorado winter snow, in that it was dry. We don’t tend to get wet, heavy snows until spring. The dry snow is awfully hard to sculpt! Somehow, though, we managed a rather wonky-looking snowman. He had a carrot nose, rocks for eyes, a mouth and buttons. We found some twigs in the yard to use as arms. We topped him with a Santa hat. All the while we were throwing snow at each other, getting uncomfortably wet (I miss the days when I was younger and had snowpants that fit me!), and just having a really good time. My mother started hollering at us. “Come on!” she said. “Come on!” My uncle and I figured out what was going on at the same time and ran to join her and my aunt. We lined up and, to complete our soggy state, flopped backwards into the snow. Our dog was rather amused by our attempt to make snow angels and was “helping” as he is often wont to do. Needless to say, by the time we shivered our way back inside, we were all rather wet and definitely cold. I asked if anyone wanted some hot chocolate. There was a round of yeses and I got started. I actually doubled the recipe and had just a little left over. -4 cups of milk

-3 ounces dark or bittersweet chocolate chips (of course I always add more! Put the milk into a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer, then reduce to low heat. Add the chocolate and whisk until melted. So easy! It does take a while, especially for a double recipe, but it’s oh so good and rich and thick! We drank it with marshmallows on top. I do love melted marshmallows! We tried to save what was left over, but the milk and the chocolate separated much like water and oil. It looked rather disgusting, actually.May The Chocolate Be With You!

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tags: Chocolate, Christmas, hot chocolate, snow, snowangels, snowman

Jan 08 2010