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Anything made with chocolate is considered a treat. No matter what kind of chocolate your prefer – whether dark, minty or milk – it has become a regular part of our diet. After having a large meal, many of us crave for something sweet to help us clean our palates.

The world’s love affair with chocolate seems to take an even sweeter road around Christmas time. During the Yuletide season, chocolate is in abundance- from your mother’s famous hot chocolate to Grandma’s chocolate pie. The usual recipes that you are too lazy to prepare during the ‘normal’ months suddenly come out of the cupboard.

Meat recipes that have chocolate in them have aroused much attention. Little do most people know that these chocolate-related recipes have been around for many years. Since the Aztecs valued the chocolates so much and believed in its power-harnessing abilities, they’ve used chocolate in practically everything!

Party planning, gift giving and shopping are quite enjoyable activities during the holidays. Yet, in these recessive times, most of us try to save on what we can to avoid breaking the bank. Holidays are just around the corner, I’m sure you are wringing your grey matter for party ideas.

Anything that has got to do with baking or pastry making is usually labeled as difficult or “for the experts”. Come to think of it, baking has a lot to do with proportions and measurements. However, making chocolate is relatively easier.

Possibilities are endless when it comes to chocolate. This mouth watering concoction can be made in so many ways. Premier chocolatiers can make anything out of chocolate – pies, candies, cakes, drinks- usually sold at a high price.

Chocolate is undeniably one of the most recognized food in the world. It’s bittersweet, smooth taste reminds us of so many fond memories of childhood; back when calories didn’t matter. Nowadays, chocolate has so many flavors and forms: from cakes to drinks, from complicated desserts to plain bars, chocolate has been part of our celebrations for centuries.

Chocolate can be made into a million delicious ways. Cakes, pies, pastries and candies are the most popular kinds. Some say, chocolate can also be described in the same manner as energy – it cannot be totally destroyed, only recreated.

Have you ever wondered how chocolate begins with a bean and ends up as a delicious treat? Coffee growers from Central America and Africa – the leading producers of cacao – harvests beans all throughout the year. Although machines have been developed for faster processing of the bean, farmers from all around the world still use their hands when harvesting.

There are quite a few chocolate bark recipes out there. But I have found a unique ingredient that will make the regular recipe SPECTACULAR!