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Baileys Irish Cream Truffles

Baileys Irish Cream Truffles

Chocolate, Not Decadent Therapeutic

"You say ‘chocolate addiction' like it's a bad thing," smiles clinical psychologist Dr. Holly Adams, who studies the link between nutrition and behavior disorders.  "Chocolate numbers among Nature's most powerful feel-good foods; and, in moderation, regular consumption of chocolate can improve your mood and contribute to your sense of overall well-being."  Dr. Adams explains that chocolate, naturally rich in serotonin and caffeine, acts as a mild anti-depressant.  "Given the biochemistry of chocolate, it makes perfect sense that women use it as their best defense against pre-menstrual syndrome and mild depression."  In fact, Dr. Adams recommends chocolate for her mildly-to-moderately depressed patients, encouraging them to use it as an incentive for regular exercise.  "Wouldn't you go for a long walk or a brisk jog if you knew you got chocolate when you finished?" she asks rhetorically.

 

Smiling broadly, Dr. Adams stipulates, "Of course, if you're going to do it, you should do it right—nothing but the world's best."  Hence, a very short list of the world's best chocolate treats.

 

The world's best chocolate confections

Better even than becoming the chocolatier, imagine becoming the journalist who travels the world in search of the world's best chocolates…and other "best of…" epicurean delights.  Writer Pete Wells holds that enviable position at foodandwine.com, and he claims that Amedei Chocolate stands-out as far and away the world's best.  In addition to the testimony of his own palette, Wells brings evidence from last November's international chocolate competition in London, where Amedei products swept the top three places in their category; "Chuao" won the first prize by a considerable margin.  You may host your own competition, ordering an Amedei sampler from Chocosphere for just $50(US).  When you find your favorite Amedei formula, you may order in bulk at about $100(US) per pound.

 

The world's best chocolate cake

Okay, technically you would have to categorize it as "the world's best chocolate cup cake," but this decadent confection holds its own against competition ten times its size and weight: Made famous in several episodes of "Sex and the City," the chocolate cupcakes at New York's "Magnolia Bakery" draw fans and admirers from around the world.  It is not unusual to see eager customers lined-up at 11:30 p.m., waiting patiently for their servings of pure chocolate ecstasy—sometimes even on school nights.  Although Magnolia's recipes have leaked via the internet, still no home made knock-off competes with the real deal, and no commercial competitor even comes close.

 

The world's best chocolate chip cookies

CNN-Opinion Research, Inc. conducts an annual survey of consumer preferences in all the categories that matter—burgers, colas, and chocolate chip cookies.  For the last several years, the "official" research has confirmed what everybody always already knew: Nestle Toll House Cookies remain by far the world's favorite.  Grandma's old-fashioned recipe, the one right on the package of toll house morsels, beat its closest competition by more than thirty-five percentage points.  Some controversy swirls around the desirability of nuts in the mix, but the survey shows beyond any reasonable doubt that Nestle rules the cookie world.

 

Other essential chocolates

Don't forget chocolate-laced cocktails: For example, add Grand Marnier or Bailey's Irish Crème Sherry to café mocha prepared with Ghirardelli chocolate and steaming hot whole milk, shaving Ghirardelli's dark and white chocolates atop your little mound of fresh whipped cream.  Savor your mix fireside on a cold winter night and experience the taste of sheer unadulterated bliss.

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Simply Truffles $14.99 Celebrated journalist, author, and teacher Patricia Wells reveals the secrets behind the legendary truffle in this charming cookbook—featuring lush color photographs and sixty delectable recipes What delicacy is more revered or less understood than the black truffle? Its scent is heady, its flavor sublime, and lovers of truffles are just as fascinated by the history, lore, and mystique of truffle-hunting as they are eager to eat the truffles themselves. Patricia Wells explores the subject in depth, explaining how to capture the true flavors of this rarity, examining what to do with a single truffle, expanding and embellishing its extraordinary aroma, texture, flavor, and pure gastronomic pleasure. Drawing upon twenty-five years of hands-on research in Provence, the modern world’s capital of the black truffle, she offers sixty tried-and-true, well-tested recipes that capture the truffle’s exceptional and complex flavor. Enjoy Creamy Polenta with Truffles and Poached Eggs for a weekend brunch. Dine on Seared Duck Breast with Truffled Sauce Poulette or Truffle Risotto with Parmesan Broth. For casual entertaining, try Pecorino-Romano and Truffle Pizza. And for a wonderful cold winter evening, whip up a batch of Pumpkin Soup with Truffle Cream, Curry, Pumpkin Seed Oil, and Truffles. In addition to her recipes, Wells provides a range of menu suggestions and wine pairings, perfect for serving food with just a hint of truffle flavor or preparing a holiday feast for friends and family. The story and folklore behind the pursuit of truffles round out this extensive cookbook—perfect for connoisseurs and novices alike.

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Assorted Lindor Truffles Bag: 12 Count $71.95 White Lindor Truffles Bag: 12 Count Exquisitely creamy chocolate and artistic mastery combine to create our Lindor Truffle with an irresistibly smooth center guaranteed to melt the heart of every chocolate connoisseur on your gift list. Features an assortment of velvety smooth white chocolate cream center inside white candy, milk chocolate cream inside milk chocolate, and dark chocolate cream inside dark chocolate Each bag is approximately 5.1oz. FLAVOR: Milk, Dark & White Chocolate

Irish Cream $6.99 Countless readers have been delighted by Father Andrew M. Greeley's bestselling tales of Nuala Anne McGrail, a fey, Irish-speaking woman from Galway blessed with the gift of second sight and a knack for unraveling mysteries, and her hapless husband and accomplice, Dermot Michael Coyne. From Irish Gold through Irish Stew! this spirited couple has untangled many a knotty mystery, both at home in Chicago and back in Erin. Now they return in another captivating blend of romance, humor, and intrigue. Damian "Day" O'Sullivan is a troubled young man who blames himself for a tragic vehicular homicide he may not have committed. Trouble is, Day's entire family seems to be conspiring to pin the crime on the poor lad, which only leads Nuala and Dermot to wonder who really ran over (three times!) Rodney Keefe in the parking lot of a ritzy Chicago country club. The O'Sullivans are a ruthlessly ambitious clan of South Side Irish, who consider themselves the cream of the Irish-American community. The sensitive Day has always been something of a black sheep in the family---and perhaps a scapegoat as well. But the twisted saga of the O'Sullivans isn't the only mystery to be unraveled. Having stumbled onto the diary of Father Richard Lonigan, a nineteenth-century parish priest assigned to a remote village in old Donegal, Dermot and Nuala find themselves caught up in the closely guarded secrets and scandals of that desolate time and place, where simmering resentment against the ruling English sometimes erupted into violence and murder.... Irish Cream is another rich and satisfying concoction by one of America's most popular storytellers.

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