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LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHOCOLATES ALL NATURAL HOT CHOCOLATE NOW AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS

(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced the All Natural Hot Chocolate line.
The new line is arriving on retail shelves now, and is also available at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com.
Patrons of LCC's chocolate caf?s in Vermont have been enjoying the special taste of LCC's hot chocolate for years. Now everyone can enjoy this all-natural, epicurean chocolate drink made in the Old World tradition.
Flavors ? for everyone from children to chocolate connoisseurs ? include Old World, Aztec, Organic, Traditional, Mocha, Raspberry, and Unsweetened."This is hot chocolate the way it should be," explained Jim Lampman, founder and president of LCC.

"Rich, aromatic, full-bodied, and deeply satisfying ? it's the closest thing we mortals have to ambrosia."
LCC's hot chocolates are prepared with milk ? even rice or soy milk ? by the consumer.Hot Chocolate Flavors:Old World - made with pure chocolate shavings in the European tradition (54% cocoa)Aztec - spicy with cayenne, cinnamon, and vanillaOrganic - certified organic and fair trade chocolateTraditional - a classic chocolate flavor in the 2,500-year-old tradition of drinking chocolateMocha - coffee flavor with a hint of cinnamonRaspberry - fruity, all-natural raspberry flavorUnsweetened - for cooking and baking Made in small batches from the finest all-natural ingredients, Lake Champlain Chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers who are fanatical about creating chocolates with the honest individuality, charm, quality, and freshness which are synonymous with the spirit of Vermont.Lake Champlain Chocolates, celebrating their 20th anniversary, offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite.
Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, Lake Champlain Chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, honey, fruits, nuts, and other natural flavors.
Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.Please call or e-mail for photographs..

Best Recipes: Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Chocolate fudge cake cookies stuffed with macadamia nuts and white chocolate morsels. Mmm mmm ? it doesn't get any better than this. 2/3 cup macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped1 pkg chocolate fudge or devil's food cake mix1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted? cup sour cream1 egg1 cup white chocolate, coarsely choppedDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Place nuts onto ungreased 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes or until lightly toasted.Combine cake mix, butter, sour cream, and egg in large bowl. Beat at low speed for 1 minute, scraping bowl often.

Increase speed to medium; beat 1 minute (dough will be thick). Stir in white chocolate and toasted macadamia nuts by hand.Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Let stand 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets..

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How To Eat Less Chocolate

Chocolate contains important minerals, such as potassium and magnesium. It also contains vitamins B1, B2, D and E. It even contains antioxidants, subtsances that protect against cancer and old age. But let's not fool ourselves, you can get all these benefits in other foods: you don't have to eat chocolate to get these important nutrients.There's nothing wrong though with chocolate in moderation, but the key phrase here is 'in moderation', because unfortunately many people find it difficult to eat chocolate in moderation. If you're one of these people, try taking a good zinc supplement.

Many people find a regular intake of zinc, reduces their chocolate craving - you need to look for a zinc supplement that contains 10 mg to 15 mg of elemental zinc, and take one each day. Tea, coffee and alcohol interfere with the absorption of zinc, so make sure you leave a gap between taking your zinc supplement and drinking any of these.Zinc is a vitally important nutrient, so taking it is likely...

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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. Gardening - For the Love of Chocolate - New Specialty Nursery Grows "Chocolate" Plants
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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.

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