Dairy Free Chocolate Valentine Day Heaven For Chocolate Loving Healthy Eaters & Vegan Valentines
(ContentDesk) February 8, 2006 -- UK Based Plamil Foods a vegan speciality food manufacturer in the seaside town of Folkestone have all the answers for chocolate lovers who want healthy choices.Dairy free, vegan, sugar free, vegetarian, kosher diets and healthy eating choices for nutrition and health, they have it all covered.Not just cocoa rich dairy free chocolate in many different flavours such as mint, hazlenut, orange, chilli but also a range of delicious carob bars too.They also have some knee trembling deliciously naughty chocolate spreads that are perfect for valentines day.Vegan Willy Wonka , MD of Plamil and chocolate magician Adrian Ling says "Our customers have told us that the Plamil chocolate spreads are perfect for painting onto your loved one and making a delicious alternative to bread, biscuits muffins or cake. Because they are just chocolate and free from milk they are suitable for everyone and allegedly leave your skin lovely and soft afterwards"Plamil have also recently launched a sugar free range with the help of London Nutritionist Yvonne Bishop-Weston.Yvonne says "We used a birch sugar that has one of the lowest GI ratings of any sweetener and added shelled hemp for extra amino acids, protein and essential omega fats and a delightful subtle nutty flavour - delicious and nutritious - what more could you ask for?"Products are available for health food retailers and online via http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk ORGASMIC VALENTINE CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE (Vegan)(adapted From Vegan Cookbook by Hamlyn ?12.99/$14.95)Just like Plamils Willy Wonka - esque magical chocolate here's a magic recipe for chocolate cake from Tony and Yvonne Bishop-Weston's book that proves you don't need eggs to make a light fluffy cake - delicious and nutritious.Serves 8 -10Ingredients250 g (8 oz) of self raising wholemeal flour 250 g (8 oz) soft brown sugar (or Xylitol)6 Tablespoons of grated Plamil Chocolate125 ml (4 fl oz) of Rapeseed oil 150 ml (? pint) of soya milkI tablespoon vegan yogurt or bean curd or coconut creamI dessertspoon cider vinegarPinch of saltFor the filling4 tablespoons Plamil Chocolate Spread1 teaspoon of finely grated rind (zest) of lime4 tablespoons of Morello cherry or blackberry jamFor the chocolate sauce100 g ( 3 ? oz) Plamil chocolate or Carob bar250 ml (8 fl oz) carton of soya cream or 175 ml of sweetened soya milk.1 tablespoon agarve or maple syrup.1 tablespoon Kirsch ( optional)Method1. Blend all cake ingredients thoroughly together with a whisk.2. Pour the mix equally into 2 round oiled baking tins approximately 20 cms/ 8 inches in diameter lined with baking paper. 3.
Cook in a preheated oven at 180?C (350?F) Gas Mark 4 for about 25 - 30 minutes or until cocktail stick poked in centre of cake comes out cleanly without gunk on it.4. Mix the lime into the Plamil chocolate spread.5. Once the cakes are baked turn out onto a wire rack to cool.6. Once cool spread one side with lime and chocolate sauce and the other with cherry jam. Sandwich together and put on a plate7.
Sauce Break the remaining chocolate into chunks and heat in a heat proof glass measuring jug in a saucepan of boiling water. Once melted mix in the agave syrup and then the soya cream a little at a time whilst continuously stirring and then pour over cakeTo serve: Alternatively save the chocolate sauce to serve hot. If it sets, heat in boiling water again. Pour hot chocolate sauce over piece of chocolate cake and serve with cherries or berries.Some vegan vanilla Ice cream would go splendidly with this.(recipe by Tony & Yvonne Bishop-Weston Foods For Life) Editors NotesFor Free Hi Res Pictures contact Tony Bishop-Weston at Pea PR http://www.peapr.comMore info about Plamil at http://www.plamilfoods.co.ukMore info about Vegan Cookbook at http://www.vegan-cookbook.comMore info about Foods For Life Nutrition at http://www.foodsforlife.org.uk.
Best Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Fantasies
There are a lot of great food fantasies. Now you can add these delicious cookies to your list. These taste sensations feature cream cheese, walnuts, coconut, and milk chocolate.Chocolate Walnut Fantasies1 cup butter, softened? cup firmly packed brown sugar? cup sugar4 oz. cream cheese, softened2 eggs2 ? cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda1 ? cups coarsely chopped walnuts1 cup sweetened flaked coconut1 (7 oz.) milk chocolate candy bar, cut into chunksDirectionsHeat oven to 350 degrees.Combine butter, brown sugar, sugar and cream cheese in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and baking soda. Beat until well mixed. Stir in walnuts, coconut and candy bar chunks by hand.Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2-inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets...
Best Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Fantasies
Chocolate > Best Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Fantasies
Gardening - For the Love of Chocolate - New Specialty Nursery Grows "Chocolate" Plants
Imagine a garden filled with chocolate ? chocolate mint; chocolate columbine; chocolate morning glories; chocolate nasturtiums; chocolate daylilies; chocolate foxglove; chocolate sunflowers and much more.Imagination becomes reality this spring at Chocolate Flower Farm where owners Marie Lincoln and Bill Schlicht specialize in growing unusual, rich, dark plants that add a spot of drama and exotic beauty to the garden.
Not just chocolate colored plants but plants in shades of maroon, purple and black and even several plants that smell like chocolate such as Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguiness), Chocolate Flower (Berlandiera lyrata) and Chocolate Vine (Akebia quinata). What came first, the chocolate or the flowers?
"Our nursery is named after Bill's love of chocolate and my passion for gardening.
I already was partial to dark plants and had quite a collection of them in our gardens, thus we combined our two passions and named our farm Chocolate Flower Farm.
Chocolate > Gardening - For the Love of Chocolate - New Specialty Nursery Grows "Chocolate" Plants
Lake Champlain Chocolates Introduces Select Origin Dark Chocolate Bars
Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced two additions to its Small World Chocolates line.
The complex Grenada (60% cocoa content) and fruity Sao Thome (70% cocoa content) chocolates are now available in 3-ounce bars.
Wrapped in elegantly textured gold foil, the bars are also individually boxed.
"The health benefits of dark chocolate continue to increase the demand for high cocoa-content bars," said Allyson Brown, Director of Sales for LCC.
"Grenada and Sao Thome cocoa beans offer remarkably complex taste characteristics."Select origin chocolates are those made from cocoa beans grown in a specific geographic area of the world.
Ecological factors ? such as soil, rainfall, heat, humidity, and adjacent crops ? create the unique aroma and flavor profiles coveted by chocolate connoisseurs.Sao Thome, an island off the west coast of Africa, offers a fruity vanilla taste with deep chocolate tones.
Lake Champlain Chocolates Introduces Select Origin Dark Chocolate Bars
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How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
Love Chocolate? Here's How to Grow Chocolate CosmosChocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguinea) is both nose and eye candy for your garden. When it's in full bloom, mature blossoms on long, slender stems look like candy kisses on a stick and fill the late afternoon with the sweet scent of vanilla tinged chocolate. New blossoms hug the foliage of the plant, nearly concealing it with their numbers! Add to that the sweet chocolate fragrance and you end up with something very special.Although chocolate cosmos is endangered in the wild, transplants are easily found at most nurseries and garden centers in the spring. However, gardeners who are inexperienced in how to grow chocolate cosmos may overlook what seem to be small, messy tangles of miniature dahlia leaves, unaware that once established, prolific blossoms nearly conceal the foliage. Once in bloom, chocolate cosmos blossoms continuously throughout the summer into the first frosts of autumn.
If you're planning a gothic garden, chocolate...
How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
Chocolate > How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
Love Chocolate? Here's How to Grow Chocolate CosmosChocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguinea) is both nose and eye candy for your garden. When it's in full bloom, mature blossoms on long, slender stems look like candy kisses on a stick and fill the late afternoon with the sweet scent of vanilla tinged chocolate. New blossoms hug the foliage of the plant, nearly concealing it with their numbers! Add to that the sweet chocolate fragrance and you end up with something very special.Although chocolate cosmos is endangered in the wild, transplants are easily found at most nurseries and garden centers in the spring. However, gardeners who are inexperienced in how to grow chocolate cosmos may overlook what seem to be small, messy tangles of miniature dahlia leaves, unaware that once established, prolific blossoms nearly conceal the foliage. Once in bloom, chocolate cosmos blossoms continuously throughout the summer into the first frosts of autumn.
If you're planning a gothic garden, chocolate...
How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
Chocolate > How to grow Chocolate Cosmos
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