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November 11, 2015 at 12:40 pm #87223
Matt Micek
ParticipantCongraulations, this is a wonderful story! I also love cooking, and haven’t ordered a meal for like half a year now. Simply because I love doing the work myself so much. Recently I got enchanted by Chinese cuisine and am now trying every ingredient I can get my hands on 😉 Those recipes are often so fast and so enjoyable to prepare!
November 11, 2015 at 1:37 pm #87226humour
ParticipantI am not great at cooking and not much time on my hands but I do cook at times and would love to explore more because I find it very therapeutic. Great post and a reminder for me to start again.
November 16, 2015 at 6:54 am #87637Nekoshema
ParticipantI like food and I enjoy cooking [went through culinary school so I kind of have to lol] I have a real talent with food, but it’s not really my passion. I am shocked when people say they hate or can’t cook. With the holidays coming up I’ve got to get started on my baking, I ship a tin of homemade truffles and chocolates to my family every year. It’s easy to make, just time consuming.
November 16, 2015 at 9:49 am #87643Anonymous
GuestDear Nekoshema:
I would like to share with you my cocoa recipe. I am referring to Hershey’s dark cocoa, 10 calories per tablespoon:
Add it to anything at all, don’t mix it thoroughly, so you have clumps of the powder enveloped in a wet surface of cocoa and let’s say with yogurt- or a beef stew, anything. Add it, partially mix it and do not inhale it (it is a powder and I have inhaled it, unpleasant!)
This is not a joke. I go through so many containers of cocoa it is amazing. I am coo coo for cocoa.
anita
November 16, 2015 at 1:35 pm #87666Nekoshema
ParticipantLol I’ve added cocoa powder to stews before, cinnamon and chocolate are amazing together. I know the horrors of breathing in the powder though, I roll my truffles in the stuff. [Its also a huge mess when the powder gets everywhere then the truffles start melting from the heat of my hand.]
November 16, 2015 at 5:59 pm #87694Anonymous
GuestNekoshema, this very afternoon I had cocoa with sardines (to be exact, I dipped zucchini bread with melted chocolate in sardine oil, highly recommended), it was delicious! The key is to be careful with the powdery factor, it will be a mess if not careful. Like you wrote. It is amazing how far cocoa goes in baking, cooking and otherwise for way less calories than chocolate, and so cocoa is a winner!
anitaNovember 17, 2015 at 1:41 am #87744Joe
ParticipantOh yes, I love cocoa as well! Especially with cinnamon and coconut milk 😀
November 17, 2015 at 7:09 am #87756Anonymous
GuestDear J:
Happy Birthday again. Of course cinnamon goes with cocoa, so does vanilla, but then everything goes with cocoa as far as I am concerned. I like almond milk the best. Cocoa…. is there a club out there for cocoa fans or do we start one here…
anita
November 17, 2015 at 12:46 pm #87795Nekoshema
ParticipantSpeaking of zucchini bread, have you ever had zucchini almond cake? It’s so good! Never had a moister cake. Though some find it a little too sweet but that’s from the glaze, which I’m sure you could omit [But what’s the fun in that? Lol]
November 17, 2015 at 8:16 pm #87822Anonymous
GuestNekoshema, the zucchini bread I have is made with apple sauce (excellent substitute for oil and makes it moist) and walnuts. And very dark chocolate in there. Didn’t have almond zucchini bread. This morning I started my day with a cereal with lots of cocoa mixed in there with yogurt and oatmeal and the last thing I had this evening was almond milk with…. cocoa mixed in (and cinnamon, vanilla and stevia). Cocoa in the morning, cocoa in the evening. That is my… way of cocoa living!
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