Mmmm ... chocolate!
Close your eyes for the first bite. Smooth, creamy, it melts slowly. Finally, your day can begin as it should. There is a moment of silence as you finish the dark and irresistable treat. Calm and happy now, you notice the sights and sounds around you again. Ahhhh. Chocolate, a favorite lunchtime getaway.
If you are anything like us, then we've just described a moment out of any hectic day. The running and the rushing, then the one brilliant moment with a bit of wonderful chocolate. The treat that makes the day seem bearable. Who hasn't kept a chocolate bar tucked into the back of a drawer, or the bottom of a purse for just such an occasion? We have and we're betting that you have too.
Chocolate. Dark, luxuriant, creamy, smooth, delectable, chocolate. Chocolate has been a staple of man's palette for at least three millenia. Prized by the Mayan and Aztec tribes of Central America, chocolate was attributed to their gods and goddesses of fertility. Today it is purported to have many health benefits from fighting cancer to boosting the libido. Women all over the world have always known that a little bit of chocolate went a long way towards combating the blues. Children look forward to it after a long, cold afternoon in the snow. Couples choose it to go with their popcorn for a night at the cinema. What do we think? Chocolate is just plain good eating. We like it every way we can get it, and we've searched high and low to bring you the most interesting, comforting and just plain tasty chocolate recipes we could find. Luxuriant and delectable, these recipes are guaranteed to tame even the toughest chocolate craving. It is not difficult to find a reason to throw a little chocolate into your day when you have such wonderful recipes to expirement with.