Yes, it’s Friday again. I’ve been busy with Sweetie Pie’s surprise, so I haven’t been playing researching on the internet as much as I usually do. Still, here are some interesting places. If you or someone you cook for needs or wants to go gluten-free,…
I don’t make chocolate confections much these days. Mom can’t eat it and Charlie is going light, and I’m making a brave attempt. So, when I want to indulge (and I often do), I make sure I have a bag of bite-size dark chocolates.
The first civilization to cultivate the cacao tree was the Olmecs, three thousand years ago. The Mayans, who came along centuries later, called the cacao tree simply “tree”, just as “cake” means “chocolate cake” to me. Next, the Toltecs believed their king to be the…
