If you feel similarly, there’s one easy upgrade you can add to any brownie recipe to enhance the bittersweet chocolate flavor ...

Although you need to follow a few tips for making a perfect smoothie, you can let your imagination run free with the combination of fruits and veggies. But sometimes a smoothie is just, well, a little ...

With a thin dark chocolate shell and a creamy, ice cream-like center, moose paws are irresistible. And, dare we say, healthy?

Properties: They’re pieces of crushed cacao beans that can be purchased roasted, unroasted, sweetened or unsweetened. They’re high in antioxidants, fiber and protein. Flavor: Deep, bitter and ...

1. Position racks in the lower and upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line two baking sheets with Silpats or parchment paper. 2. Trim the ends of the squash and cut off the neck ...

Q. A chocolate cake recipe called for cacao nibs. What are those? Should I buy them raw or roasted? A. Cacao nibs aren’t new, but they’re a new use for something very old. They’re broken-up chunks of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our blender, like many, gets a bit of a reprieve in the winter. Instead of humming countless times a day, it might secure a morning to sleep in, but it is a ...

Chocolate is so been-there-done-that. Eager for new tastes and adventures, several Bay Area chefs have been exploring chocolate in its "before" stage: the cocoa nib. Resembling coarsely crushed coffee ...

I recently dined at Botanica in Silver Lake and thought the meal couldn’t get any better, but then came dessert, and I was bowled over by this insanely delicious chocolate cake with tahini. I would ...

From the vintage excesses of the Brandy Alexander to that modern confection, the chocolate martini, the mixing of chocolate with liquor has a murky history filled with sugar-crash hangovers and fake ...