Thai Cuisine Recipe

Tropical Muffins and Healthy Carb French Toast Muffins for Diabetics and Others

Muffins are a wonderful treat but one that diabetics are always watching because of the sugar and carb content.  Now that we are into fall, and a muffin is perfect with a hot cup of coffee, hot tea, or hot chocolate, I thought I would bring out a couple of muffin recipes that are perfect for diabetics as well as dieters or anyone wanting to eat a more healthy muffin.  Following are two ideal muffin recipes for the above mentioned persons.  Tropical Muffins is exactly that, a reminder of being in the tropics, eating tropical fruit and enjoying the warm sunshine and ocean breezes.  Healthy Carb French Toast Muffins are as the title indicates.  Healthy with a bit of flaxseed and whole wheat and yet the tempting taste of French toast.  Yum!

9 Halloween Gifts for Your Favorite Trick or Treaters

Halloween is a fun holiday celebrated on the night of October 31st. Children will dress in their favorite costumes and go trick-or-treating for candies.  These activities can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, which was a celebration of the end of the harvest season.  The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31st, the boundary between the alive and the dead disappeared, and the dead became dangerous to the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops.  Costumes and masks were worn at the festival to mimic the evil spirits to placate them.  Because of the origin of this holiday, traditional characters for Halloween celebratons include ghosts, witches, vampires, bats, black cats, goblins, skeletons, and pumpkin-man. Halloween gifts often include one of these characters. This article provides some gift ideas for your trick or treaters.

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Bacardi Chocolate Rum Cake

What alcohol to brush my cake with?

I’m making my friend a dark chocolate cake, most likely with chocolate frosting for her birthday. Since it’s her 21st I thought it would be fun to brush the cake layers with alcohol. I know that rum is commonly used in such a manner, so would an alcohol like Bacardi Gold work? Should I use a coffee liquer instead? I’m just worried about something like Kalhua making it too sweet. Should I use Grand Marnier? What do you think would taste/work the best?
What about like amaretto di saronno? that’s an almond liquer, but I’ve never had it. Would that be too sweet?

Preparing for the Holidays

November has come, and the Halloween decorations are being packed away. Now comes the big social months of the year. That’s right, it’s time to plan for the holidays already. But if you prepare now, before the holidays are right upon us, you will save yourself the last minute headache that seems to come every year.

Fudge Icing

Quick and Easy Chocolate Desserts: Mousse Or Malted Ice Cream Sandwiches

Recipes for chocoholics that are quick and easy to prepare. Chocolate desserts don’t have to complicated and time consuming as these recipes prove. This Easy Chocolate Mousse takes only minutes to prepare and needs to chill about 30 minutes before serving. The Ice Cream Sandwiches can be prepared in minutes but they do need to freeze for at least 6 hours making them a perfect “make ahead” dessert.

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2 tbsps cold water
1/4 cup boiling water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups cold whipping cream
2 tsps vanilla extract
Fresh berries for garnish, if desired

Eating Dark Chocolate Can Lower Your Blood Pressure

I love chocolate! But unitl recently I did not know that not all chocolates are created equal. Dark chocolates contains cocoa phenols which have shown to lower blood pressure. Not to mention it is rich in anti-oxidants which help fight free radicals, destructive molecules which contribute to heart disease and other ailments.  

Now milk chocolate and white chocolate on the other hand contains very little or no health benefits whatsoever. It’s delicious and palatable, I know but it is believed that the milk interferes with the delivery of any health benefits that dark chocolate possesses. Oh, and you may want to forget about washing down that healthy dark chocolate you ate with a glass of milk, also.