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January 6 is a religious holiday in France.  Being a Catholic country, people celebrate what is called “La Fete des Rois”, or more officially, Epiphany, which is the celebration of the Magi to the infant Jesus.

This is the reason on January 6 people eat “la gallette des rois” where one or two little statues made of plastic which represent a king are inserted in the pie.  This is why it’s very important to beware of each bites one takes, because, one of the guests will find the king in his slice of gallette.

Even though la gallette is the pastry of choice for many on that celebration day, la brioche is also very popular and even preferred by some.

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Chocolate is loved by more than half of the U.S. adult population.  Americans spend about $55 per year per person in chocolate.  Yes, indeed chocolate is a delightful bliss, and chocolate lovers are not going to let up anytime soon since the International Cocoa Organization is estimating that by 2015 chocolate in the U.S. will top $19 billion.  That is serious chocolate business!

Healthy Treat

Chocolate contains a great ingredient called phenylethylamine which makes people happy it’s the same nurturing hormone that triggers the brain when we fall in love.  Furthermore some studies have found that dark chocolate stimulates coronary arteries and smooth muscle relaxant which induce good feelings.  Studies have also shown that dark chocolate lower the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke by 40 percent.

Dark chocolate is also responsible for lower blood pressure and

Are you planning on going to spend a magical Christmas in Paris, France? At this time of the years, the city of light is getting dressed with the most beautiful Christmas lights you’d ever seen, and the city becomes enchanted.  At this time of the year, the Champs Elysees Avenue is so radiant that it never gets dark, even at night.  If you would love to enjoy and enchanting midnight mass you will be welcome in one of the gothic style cathedrals where you can enjoy Christmas chants to your heard content.

Christmas Eve called “Réveillon” in French is a magical night where food and delicacies abound like no other times during the years.  A tradition of old dictated that no Christmas dinner should lack even one of what we call the 13 desserts of

As you stroll up and down the isles at the supermarket filling your grocery cart, you are armed with everything you need to make sure you choose your items wisely. Making good, healthy choices is the very reason you carefully put together your shopping list the night before. Now, you know that most of the snack food items are taboo and should be off limits, but maybe you could take a walk down junk food lane on the off chance you might find something acceptable to munch on later. When you see the words “low fat” or “fat-free”, your brain automatically gives you the go-ahead because these foods can’t make you gain weight, right? But, is that really all there is to it, or is there more here than meets the eye?

According to studies, Americans eat around 49,000 extra calories every year which translates into a grand total of 14

Success Tips Make Steak Fish

# Choose fresh fish, of which not a lot of thorns, or Kakap Tengiri eg.
# Cut the flesh of fish crosswise setebal only 1 or 2cm.
# Rendam in spices for at least 15 minutes, so that the flavor sink in properly.
# Use a fire while being cooked, and let the fish meat before color change behind. Alerts have been cooked fish, meat changes color to become more white.
# Serve as soon as cooked. Fish is still fresh and served immediately after cooking will feel fresh and delicious eaten.
# If there is no linear wajak steak, can a regular Teflon frying pan. Steak pan motif is used so that there are lines so serasa baked grill wires pakai

Black Pepper Steak

Make a delicious steak ala hotel was not difficult. Origin of the meat selection is correct, the appropriate processing techniques and spices

Choosing Your First Outdoor Barbeque Grill

There are thousands of options available to you when you are purchasing your first grill. It may seem overwhelming, but knowing the difference it each type of grill will help you may an easier decision.

Charcoal Grills

Charcoal grills are one of the most used types of grills. Charcoal grills utilize charcoal and lighter fluid to heat up and cook your food. Charcoal grills come in all shapes and sizes, and vary in cost.

Charcoal requires you to buy charcoal and lighter fluid each time you cook with it. It must also be cleaned out each time.

Charcoal grills come in small sizes, which are ideal for apartment dwellers or people with small homes. Once you have used your charcoal grill, you can clean it, and store it away.

Propane Grills

Propane grills are also useful for someone in small areas, since they can come in smaller sizes.

Propane grills use

Botanists say that wild cocoa trees likely grew in the Amazon and Orinoco valleys of South America thousands of years ago.  The history of chocolate shows that it was first the Mayas who cultivated the plant of the cocoa tree.

The Aztec royalty thrived on the bitter chocolate drink concocted by mixed ground cocoa beans with fermented corn or wine, which was served in golden cups.  It is said that the Aztec Emperor Montezuma drank more than 50 cups of chocolate a day.

Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez or (Hernan cortes) (1485-1547) was seduced by chocolate drink for the main reason that he was told that it had aphrodisiac properties.  He sent loads of chocolate beans to Spain.

The ladies of the Spanish court loved to secretly sip their spiced beverage before chocolate bean was introduced throughout Europe.  Europe loved