Chocolate Martini

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All genuine chocolate addicts have, at some time or other, eaten chocolate fondue. Whether it's the high quality - and fairly expensive - chocolate fondue from The Melting Pot chain or whether it's the made in your own kitchen - just to try it - chocolate fondue, there is no hesitation about the reality that chocolate fondue is enjoyable and appetizing.

When the time arrives to try your hand at chocolate fondue, however, whether for a significant event or just neighborhood dinner party, one question is always at the forefront of everyone's minds: what is the best chocolate for fondue?

The chief thing to know about fondue is that creating chocolate fondue is relatively the same as creating many chocolate confections. The one important rule to keep in mind is that you should never, ever, ever resort to melting candy bars to dip your fruit and snacks in to! Chocolate candy bars are not created to be melted, dipped and re-hardened and as a result the final dipping "chocolate" will not have the ideal consistency nor will it taste as appetizing as chocolate fondue should! So what chocolate should be used when you are making fondue? Bittersweet or semisweet chocolate. At this point it is also ideal to remember that the better quality your chocolate the more delicious your fondue!

The initial stages of your fondue should begin with heavy cream that is slowly heated in a saucepan until it begins to simmer. Bittersweet or semisweet chocolate which has already been chopped finely should then be carefully positioned in to the simmering heavy cream that has been removed from the burner and left to rest. As it stands the chocolate begins to melt in to the cream and then must be stirred carefully. If you want to add any liqueur such as brandy in to your chocolate for additional flavor you should complete this step before stirring the mixture. The final chocolate mixture must then be poured in to your fondue pot and it must be kept warm and as with all fondue should be served immediately.

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If you are interested in keeping healthy, you have probably read about all of the different kinds of superfoods on the market. Yes, there are many different kinds, and all of them are said to do different and wonderful things for our bodies. This all sounds wonderful, but the truth is that you cannot and should not believe that every health food on the market is really the best; it's just not possible. And so it becomes obvious that you have to pick and choose. So, which foods should you choose and use in the end? What makes some better than others, or are they more similar than they are different? The questions can go on and on. Lucky for you, as a smart consumer, you are going to use health foods that are natural and more importantly, have been proven to work for very real reasons. If you are new to some of the trends, then you may not have heard about the amazing power of cacao beans.

If the term cacao beans sounds familiar to you, it's probably because you know that this is the same bean that chocolate comes from even though the beans don't taste like chocolate when eaten alone. They are a little bitter, yet they will do wonders for your health and your immune system. You can buy cacao nibs, raw cacao, and organic cacao and no matter how you decide to eat these superfoods, you will find yourself moving into a healthier state. People often feel stronger, more energetic, and even get sick less often.

So, what is it about cacao beans that make them such a great food? The answer is that raw cacao is full of great things that your body needs. In organic cacao, you will find antioxidants, vitamin C, magnesium, and chromium. These are substances that your body needs to be at optimum health, as they are the secret to high energy levels, a strong immune system, and wonderful powers of concentration. You too can now feel healthy, stronger, and less stressed.

If you are not sold on cacao beans yet, then there is nothing left to do but try them. They are the best superfoods for how small they are and how little you have to eat. Remember, if you want to experiment with different kinds, you can also try organic cacao and cacao nibs. No matter how you eat the raw cacao, you will benefit from this amazing miracle of nature.

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Chocolate delays reality. When I am eating chocolate, everything is on hold: anxiety, panic, frustrations, and insecurity. Chocolate offers a profound richness, a sweetness of life, a euphoric sensation of luxury. I love chocolate in many forms, from M&M's, to imported Lindt balls, to dark fudge frosting in a pop-top can, to Hershey's dark chocolate bite-sized morsels.

It is difficult to eat only a little chocolate. I cheat myself when I chew it up quickly and swallow it like other food. To eat chocolate correctly, one must let it melt in the mouth with eyes closed, feeling the tasty, thick smooth velvet coat the tongue. It is also difficult to eat really good chocolate silently. I usually purr a long ummmmmmm of feminine satisfaction when enjoying such a pleasure.

I have strategies to keep from eating chocolate. I meditate after lunch, enjoying the sweetness of life without calories, I brush my teeth after drinking my afternoon coffee, and I give chocolate away to my mother so that it's not in the house. But it comes back as gifts from other sources, knowing that it is loved and cherished in my presence.

My daughter loves chocolate, too. A hereditary trait, I guess. Sometimes my mother and my daughter and I enjoy chocolate together, a female bonding of sensuous gratification.

We give each other gifts of Easter Bunnies, Christmas balls, and Valentine confections, then share our blessed bounty with each other. We hide it from other family members, and never apologize for succumbing to such greedy decadence. We have trained the men in our lives to buy it for us as well by expressing our enjoyment and satisfaction as lip-smacking, vocalized bliss. It's as if we permit our chocolate gift givers to be voyeurs of our pleasure.

I have a girl friend who refers to chocolate as the fourth basic food group. She eats it publicly, in front of people, instead of holding private chocolate sessions where no one can count bites or pieces. Self-righteous jailers they are, those indignant souls who reprimand us. Sometimes it is us, ourselves, our split personalities loving and hating our obsession. My sister-in-law denies her children from chocolates' evil influence, but yields personally to its entrapment. Chocolate calls her name, beckoning her in a trance- like state to follow its' seductive aroma to the kitchen. I know that aroma well, it cannot be contained in a cardboard box, a foil wrapper, or an insulated refrigerator.

Sometimes I eat chocolate to wake me up, or to keep on working when I want to stop and take a nap. Much preferred to a carrot on a stick. A self-imposed bribe to keep pushing. Of course, this bribe has negative consequences when my jeans don't fasten.

I suppose the alligator here is the addiction. But addiction to what? Chocolate? Or pushing to achieve? What a shame that my time is spent in activities that don't burn calories. Striving, planning, dreaming, persisting, setting boundaries, checking off chores, reviewing goals, paying bills.

I refuse to give up chocolate. I know women who have. Women committed to thin. I'm committed to enjoying my life. I have accepted other limitations, and I refuse other desserts, bread, and wine during the week. But chocolate has its place.

© Ana Tampanna

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