Filed under: Hmmm
Chocolate some more. That makes me think of S’mores, those things are great! They are pretty good anytime but truly best in the wild. You know, when you are camping and roughing it. How could a person seriously think of roughing it without s’mores? For those of you who don’t know what they are it is fairly simple. You need to get some graham crackers, marshmallows and, of course, chocolate. Sounds simple, right? You are probably already thinking, oh, I get it, just put the stuff together and munch. Well, it is a bit more complicated than that. See, you need a fire. Not for the chocolate but for the marshmallow and to complete the set of tools you need, you also will require some sort of pointy stick. Oh, and trust me on this, most things are better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Alright, once you are out there roughing it and after a long day when you are sitting down by your campfire, you pull out the stick you picked up earlier. Take that stick and whittle down one end until it is pointy and smooth, then scrape away the outer layer of bark on the stick down from the pointy end for maybe a hands length or two. Then take your pointy stick and hold the pointy end over your nice fire. Don’t burn it, all you are doing is setting it, getting it ready for the good part. After you have heated the pointy end take it out of the fire and let it cool for a minute, then take the bag of marshmallows from your pack as well as the box of plain chocolates and the graham crackers. Take a marshmallow and jam it on the pointy end of the stick then hold it over the fire and turning frequently, roast that little sucker. Once it is basically golden brown and a bit puffy pull it away from the fire and use your graham cracker to pull it off the stick, add the chocolate on top of the hot marshmallow and another or the other half of the first graham cracker and enjoy!
Tags: camp fire, chocolate, crackers, enjoyment
Filed under: Hmmm
So, switching gears from movies let’s talk about something near and dear to many of us. It is something that you will often find near movies, at least the ones in the theaters. You can find it in any store and on the mind of many kids. Those of you with minds that just might be dirty are probably going the wrong way with this. I am talking about chocolate. That divine little bit of ambrosia that is given to us to enjoy as we will. No I am not a girl, nor a woman or a female. I just like chocolate. Everyone loves chocolate! Ok. I know a couple people personally who don’t, but I have been able to find it in my heart to forgive them for their dislike of chocolate. Especially after it occurred to me that their dislike meant that there would always be more for me. No fighting for it at restaurants or at parties or for dessert.
Chocolate just hits that part of the brain that controls enjoyment, at least for me it does. It’s almost like a direct connection between enjoyment and chocolate. One leads to the other. Oh! And I recently found out the difference between the chocolates. Dark chocolate is bitterer only because it has less sugar and is more pure, but milk chocolate has milk and sugar making it smoother and less bitter. Chocolate starts out as bean from what I understand, like vanilla. It is really kind of intriguing as I never gave it much thought before, other than to wonder why I didn’t have any.
The best uses of chocolate depend on what you have. If you haven’t tried chocolate macadamia nuts, trust me, find some. Now. Don’t wait, just go to your nearest store and head for the international sections, which is funny cause most of them are out of Hawaii. Another good use that you probably are already doing is hot chocolate, almost better than coffee. One more quick one before I go is peanut butter and chocolate. Buy yourself a chocolate bar and a jar of peanut butter, grab a knife, sit down and spread some of that peanut butter on your chocolate bar and then just enjoy!
Tags: bean, chocolate, dessert, tasty, treat
