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schneiderguy

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They all seem to be of the same ethnicity. Interesting.
 

Iron Woode

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All natural? The only thing all natural about brownies is they're naturally delicious.
I have to agree with this.

My GF made some brownies that were all natural and used beans for flour instead of regular wheat flour.

they weren't bad at all.
 

IronWing

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Sometimes when we touch the honesty's too much and I have to close my eyes and hide.
 

destrekor

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Chocolate hides a myriad of sins...

I made some Chocolate Pots de Creme, albeit a stove-top, no-bake version (which I'm beginning to understand is sinful behavior for such a desert, custard-type foods always need to be baked to get the proper textures)...
the recipe called for so much chocolate. Used a bar of Lindt 70% cacao, and a bag of ghiradelli 60% bittersweet chips.

drool.... it was like eating a super dense mouse, not quite a pudding, and yet it was like eating a bar of dark chocolate made into a large truffle without the shell.

I need to try making a different pots de creme recipe, one that is actually baked too, and one that calls for a little bit less chocolate. I love chocolate, but do want a custard-like dish.

On that note, I'm going to be incorporating cacao nibs (ground to powder or used like chopped nuts of a sort) into different dishes, anyone got some bright ideas?
Desserts are obvious, but possibly incorporating the more bitter side of chocolate, as in, the roasted nut/seed, like a more traditional earthy spice.

For a dessert, looking for a good vanilla rice pudding recipe with which I could incorporate some vanilla bean, cinnamon and cacao bean into.

For main dishes, what are good spices and herbs to complement cacao? I figure dried pepper would be appropriate.
 

techs

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I made some Chocolate Pots de Creme, albeit a stove-top, no-bake version (which I'm beginning to understand is sinful behavior for such a desert, custard-type foods always need to be baked to get the proper textures)...
the recipe called for so much chocolate. Used a bar of Lindt 70% cacao, and a bag of ghiradelli 60% bittersweet chips.

drool.... it was like eating a super dense mouse, not quite a pudding, and yet it was like eating a bar of dark chocolate made into a large truffle without the shell.

I need to try making a different pots de creme recipe, one that is actually baked too, and one that calls for a little bit less chocolate. I love chocolate, but do want a custard-like dish.

On that note, I'm going to be incorporating cacao nibs (ground to powder or used like chopped nuts of a sort) into different dishes, anyone got some bright ideas?
Desserts are obvious, but possibly incorporating the more bitter side of chocolate, as in, the roasted nut/seed, like a more traditional earthy spice.

For a dessert, looking for a good vanilla rice pudding recipe with which I could incorporate some vanilla bean, cinnamon and cacao bean into.

For main dishes, what are good spices and herbs to complement cacao? I figure dried pepper would be appropriate.

I had never heard of this Chocolate Pots de Creme you mentioned.
I am highly intrigued.
I have an event coming up in June and I will make some.
 

acheron

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This thread is now about waffles.

I made pancakes last weekend, they were good, but I like waffles more.