Chestnut Chocolate Cake

Various recent studies connect real chocolate with its benefits for health, to this its richness in antioxidants (flavonoids) and many other substances is added. It has been shown that 20 grams of black (bittersweet) chocolate containing 54-70% cocoa consumed every day represents the ideal dose for the cardiovascular system.

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Chestnut Chocolate Cake

Why Bake Gluten Free?

Gluten is the protein compounds found in wheat, barley, rye and other such grains. Those who suffer from celiac disease have a condition where the small intestine cannot tolerate gluten and the gluten starts to injure the lining of the small intestine. Having Celiac disease is one of the main reasons for a Gluten Free diet although it has become more popular in recent years for the perceived health benefits of following this type of diet.

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Why Bake Gluten Free?

Why Retro Sweets Were Made for the Internet

The internet because it can reach a bigger audience has been a godsend to a niche market seller and none more so than retailers of retro sweets. If you went back to the fifties and sixties in the UK every high street would be able to support a sweets shop selling a range of sweets. These were slowly replaced by corner shops who sold all manner of items from newspapers, tobacco, spirits and essential food items such as bread and milk to attract sufficient custom because high street traffic was and still is in a downward spiral.

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Why Retro Sweets Were Made for the Internet

How to Make Chocolate Peanuts, Turtles and Other Chocolate Covered Products

Have you ever wondered how chocolate candy is made? Learn all about how an almond or peanut is coated in chocolate. This technique is used to coat chocolate nuts, fruits, pretzels and other chocolate items.

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How to Make Chocolate Peanuts, Turtles and Other Chocolate Covered Products

Paleo Meals – Quick and Easy Recipes

The basic principle of the Paleo diet is that we should eat what our ancestors ate before the agricultural revolution, a diet dominated by meat, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. The Paleo diet consists of low carbohydrate and high protein percentage, while the proportion of fat in the diet must be varied with season and climatic conditions.

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Paleo Meals – Quick and Easy Recipes

Discover the Nutritional Value of Biltong

Now may not be the time to mention healthy eating; after all we are gearing up for our annual carbohydrate packed comfort food feeding frenzy. But in about a month’s time we will all be feeling rather full, rather guilty and desperately trying to stick to those New Years resolutions!

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Discover the Nutritional Value of Biltong

Foods With No Calories – Shirataki Noodles

An effective diet plan consists of eating foods with no calories. This is due to the fact that excess fat is stored in the body that has a high calorie count. The aim is to remove the excess items with products like shirataki noodles. This can be done effectively by consuming these items on a daily basis. This is a very healthy way of reducing the amount of content.

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Foods With No Calories – Shirataki Noodles

Game Versus Beef Biltong

Biltong has long been recognised in South Africa as the perfect accompaniment to arduous hunting trips, mountaineering expeditions and sitting through a rugby game. With growing numbers of ex-pat communities around the world biltong – a dry cured meat – has travelled the globe and is finding increasing popularity amongst other cultures. Probably because it’s plain delicious.

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Game Versus Beef Biltong

How to Make Chocolate Recipes Better

Want to learn how to make chocolate recipes better? There are so many chocolate recipes available, some work and others don’t. There is one sure way to make your chocolate recipes go from good to Amazing!

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How to Make Chocolate Recipes Better