FREE CHOCOLATE!

OMG! Can you believe it? Someone's giving away FREE CHOCOLATE! Sure, it's an advertising ploy, but who cares? It's FREE.

Haydee Chocolatier is having a promotional GIVEAWAY. All you have to do is click onto their site, fill in your name and address and they will send you an 8-count sample of their delicious truffles. No shipping and handling charges either. What a bargain. Now, the only sad thing about this is that it is only valid in the US., but hey, if you can get it why not? I found this wonderful offer while surfing through some of my favorite Chocolate Blogs. This particular one is one of my favorites. Heather at Chocolate Bytes, is a blog I check regularly. She finds these amazing Giveaways and Promotions as well as post some pretty good chocolate recipes.

So if you want some FREE chocolate, click on the Haydee Chocolatier site, fill in your information and then wait patiently by your mail box. I am!
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Meanwhile, here's my giveaway for today. A delicious and easy to prepare Kahlua Cake recipe. There is nothing difficult about this cake other than trying to keep yourself from slicing up another piece to devour.









It starts out with the gorgeous aroma of melting chocolate pieces in the batter, Kahlua (just for you Gloria) and hints of cinnamon and almonds. Ends with a divine flavor that will leave your mouth asking for more.

You can make this as a bundt cake, cupcakes, a loaf, mini-bundts, or even in rounds. Whip up some whip cream flavored with some additional Kahlua (or not) and sit back and enjoy.

I like to make mine in a regular bundt pan with a sprinkling of powdered sugar on top. But I also compromise with my daughter with the flavored whipped cream.

Making this recipe into small loaves or mini bundts, makes a great little gift for neighbors and friends for the holidays. This coming week I'll be putting out some more inexpensive gift giving ideas. Time's running short. And there's nothing that says Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, or I Love You, than a gift of CHOCOLATE.

Kahlua Cake

1 box German chocolate cake mix
1 small box instant chocolate pudding
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
½ cup Kahlua
1 bag (12 ounces) chocolate chips or 1 disk of chopped Mexican chocolate
Powdered sugar
Freshly made whipped cream, optional

Mix first six ingredients then add chocolate chips and blend in well. Grease and flour bundt pan. Pour in batter and bake in 350º F. oven for 1 hour. After cake is cooled, sift powdered sugar on top. Top with whipped cream if desired.
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Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal. It'll take the edge off your appetite and you'll eat less.

Give CHOCOLATE For Christmas

Would You Like To Taste The World's Greatest Cheesecake?How about making it at home? We'll Show You How!
Memories of Christmas Eves past swirl through my mind with the smell of chocolate. I'm sure they do for you too. All that baking and cooking and hustle and bustle in the kitchen. Watching my Grandmother and my Mom hurrying to get the Chocolate Atole: Champurrado, a thick and delicious masa-based chocolate drink - almost like a healthy chocolate soup and (you can't leave this one out) the Capirotada (Bread Pudding) ready for when family arrived to start our holiday fiesta.

With the Mi Chita's Mexican Chocolate Recipes Ecookbook, it's easy to turn back the clock and relive some of those wonderful memories created in your Grandmother's kitchen.
So now, it's your turn to make memories of your own with your children, family and friends.
But...times have changed, haven't they? So, how does this sound?
Mexican Chocolate Nachos with Fruit Salsa and a refreshing Mocha Milkshake.

Your kids will love you for making them feel so special. Of course if you don't have time and the kids are having a spur of the moment get-together, the recipes are easy enough for them to prepare for themselves and their friends.


Mi Chita's eCookbook was written with loving memories of my own childhood years. Sharing some of these moments in time have allowed me to keep celebrating my own cultural background and form new ones with my children.Friends and family that enjoy Southwestern cooking and traditions look forward to participating in creating new memories as well.



Mi Chita's does this for you, and more.
You get the story of how the greatest gift Mexico ever gave the world came to be. From the Aztecs to the present.
You get 25 specially selected recipes that guarantee to help make you the Mexican Chocolate Queen (or King) of the kitchen.
You get resources for buying Mexican Chocolate online.
You get a list of amazing books that are recommended if you are a true Chocoholic.
You get a beautiful photograph with every recipe.

Your ecookbook comes in PDF format. This means you do not have to be on the internet to access your recipes. The ecookbook is accessible to all operating systems: PC and Mac. All you need is Adobe Reader and most people already have that on their computer, but just in case you don't, we'll show you how to download the reader for FREE.

This ebook is Not Expensive. We could have had it printed and sold it for $10.00 at the bookstore.But we wanted to share something special with you and help you make new memories of your own.
So, we created Mi Chita's. Purchase it here, without waiting, at the low price of $3.95. That's right – three dollars and ninety-five cents!
Buy Now by clicking here to go directly to PayPal and as soon as your payment clears you will get an email showing you how to download Mi Chita's Mexican Chocolate eCookbook and the Adobe Reader should you need it.

We encourage you to purchase Mi Chita's and share the wonderful recipes that you prepare in your own kitchen with your families and friends.

No kids around you say? No worries. Here's a couple of pictures of recipes you can prepare for yourself and that "special " someone.
Mexican Chocolate Creme Brulee and Rum Mousse

Can you think of a better way to impress your boss, in-laws, co-workers or neighbors than inviting them to dinner and offering this sweet ending to a fabulous meal? There is absolutely nothing that compares to making someone feel so special, just don't tell them how simple it was to prepare. If they want the recipe, send them here. Before you know it, you and your Mexican Chocolate desserts and drinks will be the envy of All Who Love Chocolate.

FREE RECIPE from Mi Chita's Mexican Chocolate Dessert Ecookbook

Cupcakes with Mexican Chocolate Ganache

1 box cake mix prepared into 24 large cupcakes

Filling:
1 cup whipping cream
6 ounces white chocolate, chopped
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Place chopped chocolate in mixing bowl. Combine whipping cream and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring cream to a boil. Pour over chocolate in bowl. Let this mixture stand briefly and then stir until all chocolate is melted and smooth. Refrigerate until chilled thoroughly, about 1 hour. Beat chocolate mixture with electric beater until fluffy, about 5 to 6 minutes.

Ganache:
8 ounces heavy cream
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 disk Mexican Chocolate, chopped

Bring cream to a boil. Pour hot cream over both chocolates that have been placed in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to melt chocolate. Cool for 30 minutes.

Assembly:
If you used paper baking cups for cupcakes, remove them from cooled cupcakes and turn cakes over (bottom side up) back in the paper cup.
Fill pastry bag fitted with a plain round metal tip with the white chocolate cream. Insert tip about a quarter of the point into the cupcake and squeeze the bag to fill with about a tablespoon of filling into the cupcake.
Cover the cupcake with ganache by spooning carefully over the top. If it doesn't cover completely, it's ok. If you do want complete coverage of the cupcake, you will probably need to make 2 batches of the ganache.

Finish off the cupcake by adding sliced strawberries or whole raspberries on top (or leave plain if you like, maybe a light dusting of powdered sugar is more to your liking).

This recipe and recipes for all the pictures shown (and more) are in the Mi Chita's Mexican Chocolate Ecookbook. The holidays are right around the corner and what better gift can you give to a chocoholic or yourself for the price of a cup of coffee? Hope you enjoy the recipe. There will be more coming weeks. BUY HERE

(c) 2008, Teresa Cordero Cordell

FACT: Chocolate IS Good For You

I know that during the holiday season a lot of chocolate can be found in every corner of your life. Don’t worry about it. Chocolate, despite what you’ve been taught since you were young, is not bad for you. Yes, if you overindulge, like with any other food or beverage, there will be consequences. Use some restraint and practice moderation. With moderation, you can enjoy all sorts of marvelous things in life.

I wanted you to read what the Department of Agriculture and the Journal of the American Chemical Society had to say about chocolate. I’m providing a couple of links so that you can continue reading all the Facts and Fallacies surrounding this decadent Food of the Gods.

Top Antioxidant Foods
*ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) is a measure of the ability of foods to subdue harmful oxygen free radicals that can damage our bodies. Source: Data from U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

ORAC* Grams (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Units per 100
Dark Chocolate 13,120
Milk Chocolate 6,740
Prunes 5770
Raisins 2830
Blueberries 2400
Blackberries 2036
Kale 1770
Strawberries 1540
Spinach 1260
Raspberries 1220
Brussels sprouts 980
Plums 949
Alfalfa sprouts 930
Broccoli florets 890
Oranges 750
Grapes, red 739
Red bell pepper 710
Cherries 670
Onion 450
Corn 400
Eggplant 390


http://www.chocolateusa.org/Science-and-Nutrition/healthy-antioxidants.asp
http://www.chocolateusa.org/Science-and-Nutrition/science-of-chocolate.asp






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Exercise is a dirty word... Every time I hear it, I wash my mouth out with chocolate!