Sleeping-pill users face kitchen chaos as they binge eat in sleep Dec 4, 2008
"I would eat things like raw eggs, uncooked rice, bags of [potato] chips, loaves of bread, candy. When my husband took the food and hid it, I would open cans of vegetables and eat them. Anything I could get my hands on, it didn't matter." Like other victims she had no memory of what happened - only the evidence of torn wrappers, crumbs and smears of chocolate cookies on the sheets. Copyright 2008 Independent News and Media Limited. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
What's Happening Dec 4, 2008
Just Know Fair - 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tate Student Center, Baxter and Lumpkin Streets; sponsored by AIDS Walk/Run Athens; in honor of World AIDS day; learn more about HIV/AIDS related topics around the world and in Georgia; Invisible Children, Promote Africa, and the ONE Campaign will have information; HIV OraQuick testing provided by AIDS Athens downstairs in the Tate Student Center; hot chocolate, bake sale items and other refreshments provided; e-mail libragrl@uga. edu or www. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Rustic Kitchen with Anita Dec 4, 2008
Chocolate, nuts, dried or fresh fruits make tasty bread pudding; herbs, vegetables, cheeses and meats are common in strata. Recipes are available online and in cookbooks. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Have a homemade Christmas this year Dec 4, 2008
Dip a high-quality plastic spoon in melted milk, dark or white chocolate, dip in sprinkles, allow drying time, wrap in plastic and include as a stirring spoon. Honey pecan popcorn * 3 qts. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Mount Vernon Expands Christmas Celebration Dec 4, 2008
Outside in a tent, costumed chocolatiers demonstrate how chocolate was made in the 18th century. The chocolate was hardened into balls or put into molds and was grated and added to boiling water or milk, along with sugar, to produce a beverage ... Records show that Washington ordered large quantities of chocolate throughout his life. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Parade to feature 40-plus units Dec 4, 2008
The Skills Club at the Mineral County Technical Center will be selling hot chocolate along the parade route and Linda s Hallmark and Martin s Foods will be providing hot chocolate and cookies at the end of the parade. Related Stories Loading additional related stories. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Parade lights up city Dec 4, 2008
People were also able to participate in Christmas carols and drink hot chocolate after the parade. The hot chocolate was provided by Beta Sigma Phi Delta Nu Epsilon, a local women's group, for donations ... "Or for free, whatever you can give is alright," said Angela Stanley, a Nu Epsilon member to a smiling child who asked how much the hot chocolate cost. (Daily Triplicate)
Get a taste of these winning cookies Dec 4, 2008
Bill Wade/Post-Gazette Clockwise from the brown ones at lower left: Butterscotch Lace, Orange Coconut Tartlets, Chocolate Raspberry Crumb Bars, Zaletti (Italian cornmeal), Lemon Ricotta and Scottish Empire Biscuits. For the past few weeks, my food section colleagues and friends and I rolled, cut, shaped, decorated and baked holiday cookies. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
More of this story... Dec 4, 2008
Holiday Open House: The fun begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 as downtown merchants stay open late with doors wide open and hors doeuvres, hot chocolate and cider awaiting customers inside ... Hot dogs, hot chocolate and cookies will be served ... Children, parents and grandparents gather around the tree for a cup of hot chocolate and a hearty helping of Christmas spirit shared by the entire community. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Fitting in Fiber Dec 4, 2008
If nothing but chocolate will do, try a cup of sugar-free cocoa. Courtesy of ARAcontent. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Homemade mayonnaise: Break out this secret weapon for your next party Dec 4, 2008
Eating homemade mayonnaise is the kind of luxurious pleasure like eating chocolate in the bath that shouldn t require apology. Rich yet subtle in flavor, with a pillowy texture, homemade mayo is nothing like the pale, cloying stuff you get out of a jar. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Fresh Sheet: Thanksgiving meal started less complex Dec 4, 2008
Julie McMahon of Filberts Are Us suggests tossing in chocolate chips. Of course, there s pumpkin pie, made of pumpkin from your garden or a local grower. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Relish The American Table: Mississippi Mud makes quite a sweet treat Dec 4, 2008
Take chocolate pudding cake, for example, the down-home kin of molten chocolate cakes now on fancy restaurant menus throughout America and Europe. Known to generations of delighted American children as Mississippi Mud, this unpretentious, easily made dessert offers a layer of warm, creamy, almost custard-like dark chocolate pudding, hidden beneath a raft of thin, crisp-edged chocolate cake ... A tad less sweet and a bit more chocolaty, this updated classic is perfectly tuned to today s... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Some companies (like Wal-Mart) thrive despite recession Dec 4, 2008
And they can't seem to do without guilty pleasures such as alcohol, cigarettes and fancy foods including gourmet chocolate the so-called sin stocks. Research firm Mintel International predicts that the U.S. cigarette-and-tobacco market will grow 28% to $132 billion from this year to 2011. (USA Today -- Money)
Cinnamon: Spice for life Dec 4, 2008
Stir into coffee or hot chocolate. Shake over nuts, popcorn or sweet/hot snack mixes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
What's Cooking: Try some new sweet treats for the holidays Dec 4, 2008
Chocolate Cranberry Chews ... White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies ... 1 (12-ounce) package white chocolate chips. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Holiday help list 2008 Dec 4, 2008
There will be visits with Santa, hot chocolate, cider, cookies and caroling at the Rushford Fire Station ... Christmas cookies and hot chocolate will be served by Merchants Bank staff at the park on 44th Avenue and Ninth Street. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Singing salumi's praises Dec 4, 2008
For chocolate lovers, open a box of candied orange slices dipped in chocolate. -- For drinks, nothing beats Champagne, sparkling wine or Prosecco, straight up or in cocktails. (San Francisco Chronicle)
LABEL HOPPING Dec 4, 2008
Notes: Jammy, with a hint of baker's chocolate; smooth, spicy and possessing a long finish. Verdict: "A fine art-opening wine," remarked one taster. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Feelin' crafty: The Journal Times 2008 Craft Fair Roundup Dec 4, 2008
Holiday treats, hot chocolate or coffee, and warm comfort foods will be available. Make and take crafts, games to play, and take pictures with the elves. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Christmas in the big cities: Milwaukee and Chicago offer plenty of ways to find your holiday spirit Dec 4, 2008
This neighborhood festival kicks off with fireworks, Santa, a tree-lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, entertainment by the Trinity Irish Dancers, cookies, hot chocolate and more from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (Dec ... This collection of festively decorated vendor huts, modeled after holiday markets in Germany, features a wide range of European items for sale from nutcrackers and cuckoo-clocks to chocolates, toys, holiday ornaments and ethnic foods. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Shop locally for unusual gifts Dec 4, 2008
For homemade chocolates and sweet stocking stuffers, check out Johnny s Candy Corner ... Customers can purchase homemade fudge, turtles, peanut butter cups, truffles, and chocolate-covered Oreos by the piece or the pound ... Boxed chocolates (homemade) start at $3. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Christmas in the Valley Dec 4, 2008
Activities include the tree lighting, illumination of the town, caroling, violin player, wassail, hot chocolate, holiday cookies, firepit, outdoor showing of A Christmas Carol on a wide-screen TV, visit from Santa and horse-drawn carriage rides through the historic district. 12 Days of Christmas @ Sylvan Heights. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Should be plenty of snow for Flurry Fest Dec 4, 2008
But, we estimated we had between 250 and 300 people come down to the festival tent and enjoy hot chocolate and music from the Petoskey Steel Drum Band ... There will be a free children s movie at Charlevoix Cinema from approximately 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and, shortly after 3 p.m. there will be music and hot chocolate in a 30 by 60 foot heated tent. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
‘Guilt-free' gifts to delight giver, recipient Dec 4, 2008
Fair-trade coffee and hot chocolate are cold-weather cures. This time of year shelves hold holiday items, including angel garlands and glittering glass candleholders. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Kitchen detective: Gadgets for the cook on your shopping list Dec 3, 2008
com) is a lightweight mini-immersion blender (the size of a small screwdriver) that makes frothy milk for coffee drinks, whips hot chocolate, blends salad dressing or whips small amounts of whipped cream. Rinses clean quickly, and stores in a drawer. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Cowgirl cookies Dec 3, 2008
Mariah Roberts's take on the traditional oatmeal and chocolate-chip batter known as cowboy cookies includes coconut and white chips too ... cup semisweet chocolate chips ... cup white chocolate chips. (Boston Globe)
Hot tamales, cool market Dec 3, 2008
"People come in here from Peru, Argentina, Mexico, and all over Central America looking for a little bit of home." Dance up the aisles to mariachi music, and you'll find a multitude of beans, dried chipotle peppers, chocolate tablets for making hot Mexican chocolate, the traditional molinillo for whisking it, fresh corn tortillas, fried plantain strips, and chicharrones de puerco (fried pork skins). Bring your appetite. (Boston Globe)
The Young Pro Dec 3, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:10 PM EDT. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Wine 101: What To Serve, What To Give Dec 3, 2008
It's a time for hot chocolate, sweet eggnog and of course, dessert wines. The Tokaji wines from Hungary, in particular, are extremely underrated and underpriced. (CBS News -- Early Show)
In brief: Hot licks (12/3/08) Dec 3, 2008
French dinner party: Make French onion soup, spinach souffle, beef wellington and white chocolate mousse with raspberry coulis ... Holiday appetizers: Make potato latkes with smoked salmon for Hanukkah, coconut shrimp with peanut sauce for Kwanzaa, mini Peking duck rolls with Asian plum sauce for Chinese New Year and chocolate almond meringue cookies ... s korova, Scottish brown sugar pecan shortbread, Mexican wedding cakes, American chocolate peanut butter truffles and Austrian linzer sugar... (Anchorage Daily News)
Imagine Spain, 3 stars Dec 3, 2008
Don't leave now: Imagine Spain injects homeland intensity into a trio of desserts: moist Spanish almond cake ($6), creamy cheese flan ($5) and an exceptionally rich chocolate mousse ($4). So what's missing from Imagine Spain, besides rabbit and snails. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Chocolate Zucchini Spice Cake with ... Dec 3, 2008
Chocolate Zucchini Spice Cake with Pecans: Serve with Chocolate, Citrus or Peach Orange Glaze ... Chocolate Zucchini Spice Cake with Pecans ... Chocolate Zucchini Spice Cake with Pecans. (Suite101.com)
How to Create Christmas Family Trad... Dec 3, 2008
Many Advent calendars are large cards with many "windows." Every day in December, leading up to Christmas day, a window is opened to reveal an image, line of a story, a little gift, or a chocolate treat in each window ... Watching a boat parade or going to another community event: One small town has a tree decorating festival each year and neighbors gather for cider and hot chocolate while viewing theme-decorated trees. (Suite101.com)
Perillo: Black Friday in Stoneham Dec 3, 2008
I sit down with a hot chocolate and an apple cinnamon bagel so much for burning calories. There I see Stoneham resident David Gardiner, a district chairman with the Boys Scouts of America. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
The Recipe for Cool Weather Comfort Foods Dec 3, 2008
Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, apple pie and hot chocolate are straightforward and uncomplicated. But comfort food can be even more rewarding and delicious when you take it to the next level by tweaking ingredients, without changing the basic recipe. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Home, sweet home Dec 3, 2008
But avoid chocolate, the fat of which can seep into the gingerbread and weaken it. GINGERBREAD DOUGH. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Bite-sized holiday food yields big results Dec 3, 2008
Her book offers menus for everything from a Christmas drinks party to a "girls' night in" with recipes ranging from miniature drinks (peppered pineapple, coconut and rum shots) to desserts (tiny slices of orange and chocolate cake). Many employ tiny tart shells or shot glasses as serving vessels. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
SU pushes ties with profs Dec 3, 2008
As part of his duties as faculty fellow, Rehfeld engages with his students and fellow residents by reading Dr. Seuss to them each week while serving hot chocolate and cookies. Dr. Seuss is great, because there is a very simple message on the surface. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Holiday train arrives tomorrow Dec 3, 2008
The free event gets underway at noon with holiday music and hot chocolate and coffee. The train will arrive at 1 p.m., with musicians Johnny Reid and Tracey Brown on board. (Midland Mirror)
Your worst Christmas gift? Dec 3, 2008
Oh yeah, who can forget the boxed fruitcake and chocolate covered cherries from great grandma. I can t believe they still make that crap. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Don't Ban Junk Food Ads: Senate Dec 3, 2008
Last month the world's largest food manufacturer, Nestle, cut the sugar levels in foods aimed at children, such as chocolate milk, and said it would stop advertising non-nutritious products to children under 12. The peak body representing national advertisers said it welcomed the government's decision. (The Australian)
Sleeping-pill users face kitchen chaos as they binge eat in sleep Dec 3, 2008
"I would eat things like raw eggs, uncooked rice, bags of [potato] chips, loaves of bread, candy. When my husband took the food and hid it, I would open cans of vegetables and eat them. Anything I could get my hands on, it didn't matter." Like other victims she had no memory of what happened - only the evidence of torn wrappers, crumbs and smears of chocolate cookies on the sheets. Copyright 2008 Independent News and Media Limited. (Yahoo News -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders)
Holiday happenings abound around Logan County Dec 3, 2008
The Chamber of Commerce invited everyone to bring the family out to to enjoy Christmas music, cookies and hot chocolate ... There will be free hot chocolate and cookies on the square for everyone. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Watchdog blasts 'X-treme Eating' Dec 3, 2008
The latter's Chris' Outrageous Chocolate Cake combines brownie, pie, and cheesecake into 1,380-calorie pudding. The CSPI says this is "the equivalent of eating two [McDonald's] Quarter Pounders plus a large fries - for dessert". (Yahoo News -- Diet and Nutrition)
Endless variety of sweetand savory from squash Dec 3, 2008
Sometimes we mixed in chocolate chunks ... Add nuts, chocolate (or whatever else you think will taste good). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Chocolate wonders Dec 3, 2008
Homemade fudge like the double chocolate and chocolate-walnut, left, are two of the many varieties that can be purchased at North Pole Fudge and Ice Cream Company in the Village of Big Bear Lake. Chocolate, n: (1) a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk; (2) a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans; (3) a small candy with a center and a chocolate coating; (4) a brownish gray color; (5) What Big Bear loves ... Chocolate has long been thought of as an aphrodisiac, hence its... (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China Dec 3, 2008
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia. The kingdom's Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it found melamine in five samples of milk and dairy products. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Ways to Ward Off Holiday Weight Gain Dec 3, 2008
"The first thing I tell clients is to relax. Stress makes the chocolate attack worse," Harris says. "One thing you can do leading up to the holidays is focus on your caloric intake each day." Harris recommends eating meals comprised of different colors, which helps to cover each food group, with each serving about the size of your palm. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Mount Vernon Expands Christmas Celebration Dec 3, 2008
Outside in a tent, costumed chocolatiers demonstrate how chocolate was made in the 18th century. The chocolate was hardened into balls or put into molds and was grated and added to boiling water or milk, along with sugar, to produce a beverage ... Records show that Washington ordered large quantities of chocolate throughout his life. (Chronicle Newspapers, VA)
Relish The American Table: Mississippi Mud makes quite a sweet treat Dec 3, 2008
Take chocolate pudding cake, for example, the down-home kin of molten chocolate cakes now on fancy restaurant menus throughout America and Europe. Known to generations of delighted American children as Mississippi Mud, this unpretentious, easily made dessert offers a layer of warm, creamy, almost custard-like dark chocolate pudding, hidden beneath a raft of thin, crisp-edged chocolate cake ... A tad less sweet and a bit more chocolaty, this updated classic is perfectly tuned to today s... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Homemade mayonnaise: Break out this secret weapon for your next party Dec 3, 2008
Eating homemade mayonnaise is the kind of luxurious pleasure like eating chocolate in the bath that shouldn t require apology. Rich yet subtle in flavor, with a pillowy texture, homemade mayo is nothing like the pale, cloying stuff you get out of a jar. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Fresh Sheet: Thanksgiving meal started less complex Dec 3, 2008
Julie McMahon of Filberts Are Us suggests tossing in chocolate chips. Of course, there s pumpkin pie, made of pumpkin from your garden or a local grower. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Cinnamon: Spice for life Dec 3, 2008
Stir into coffee or hot chocolate. Shake over nuts, popcorn or sweet/hot snack mixes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Holiday help list 2008 Dec 3, 2008
There will be visits with Santa, hot chocolate, cider, cookies and caroling at the Rushford Fire Station ... Christmas cookies and hot chocolate will be served by Merchants Bank staff at the park on 44th Avenue and Ninth Street. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Ten steps to avoid the holiday spread Dec 3, 2008
The extra carbohydrates and sodium (think hors d'oeuvres, cookies and chocolate) consumed at an oversized meal causes your body to retain fluid weight you'll shed in a couple of days. But if one day of uncontrolled eating spirals into a month's worth of rich meals and extra nibbles, you could be looking more like Santa Claus come January. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
A locally-produced edible gift is always a holiday hit Dec 3, 2008
Sources of the familiar chocolate chip, sugar, and oatmeal-raisin cookies include Hungry Bear Cookies (hungrybearcookies. com) and Doug-Out Cookies (doug-out. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Children eat healthier if they grow their own vegetables Dec 3, 2008
The sale of chocolate bars, flavoured biscuits, sweets, crisps and fatty meals has been banned - and there has been a clampdown on salt, ketchup and mayonnaise on canteen tables. But the measures have prompted an overall decline in the number of pupils eating in canteens, with some 450,000 fewer children taking schools dinners in 2006/07 after the rule change. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Come Home This Holiday Season with Fannie May(R) Dec 3, 2008
For more information on the "Home for the Holidays' sweepstakes, please visit WILV.com, WTMX.com and/or WDRV.com.About Fannie May retail store was opened by H. Teller Archibald in 1920 at 11 N. LaSalle St. in Chicago. By 1935, there were nearly four dozen retail stores in Illinois and several neighboring states. Through the years Fannie May developed candies that went on to become favorites that were often the center of many family and holiday traditions. Fannie May were first made in 1946 by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Out of gift ideas? Dec 3, 2008
There is a plethora of food and drinks available for gift giving, including chocolate, baked items, nuts and coffee ... They also offer chocolate-covered almonds ... Wrappin' Up has a variety of popcorn and seasonings, and chocolate covered nuts and sunflower seeds. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Step out, soak up the festive cheer Dec 3, 2008
There will be snacks galore on offer: waffles, apple cider and Thomas Haas hot chocolate (Bright Nights: until January 3; $8 adults, $5 kids. Festival of Lights: from Dec. 5; $11 adults, $8 kids; www. (The Province)
Brownies intrigue, impress Dec 3, 2008
" Because it's good for you, that's why, I told them. Contrary to what I had predicted, though, this revelation didn't slow them down any. I had to physically rush in and save a few for my husband, who was the one who wanted me to try the recipe in the first place. I had heard of them before and wasn't nearly as afraid to try making them as people seem to be eating them. From my experience, I'm guessing that you could probably pull a fast one on your family with these, too. Or just let them in... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Nothing to fear from Black Bean Brownies Dec 3, 2008
5-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained3 eggs3 tablespoons vegetable oil1/4 cup cocoa powder1 pinch salt1 teaspoon vanilla extract3/4 cup white sugar1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (optional) ... Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the top of the mixture ... It's fun to have a secret, especially when your mouth is full of chocolate. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Seven days of sex' for better marriage Dec 3, 2008
As for single people, I dont know, try eating chocolate cake, he said. For some reason the church has not talked about it, but we need to, he said, speaking by telephone on his way to South Africa for a mission trip. (India Times, India)
The Beresford Dec 2, 2008
In Basilicata, his parents' birthplace, the family make a tortellini with chickpeas, chocolate and dates for festive occasions. Their son deconstructs that tradition in a chocolate and date tart ($15) with crushed caramelised chickpeas and a silky milk and olive oil gelato. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
