Super Foods

There is a hand full of foods that are considered to be super! Super foods are so good for your body they can fight of disease and increase your livelihood. Dark chocolate has made it to the list of super foods! Dark chocolate is very high in flavonols, which lower your blood pressure and clean out your arteries. It has a compound called Theo bromine that can give you a bit of a lift. Dark chocolate is also a very powerful antioxidant. If you’d like to learn more about this check out our super foods class!

Semantics

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between cacao and cocoa? Cacao refers to the raw or unprocessed form of chocolate. As in the cacao tree, cacao pods, cacao beans and even cacao nibs. The change happens when the nibs are ground into a paste of cocoa mass. Cocoa! So this would refer to the cocoa percentage of dark chocolates. Cocoa mass can also get presses into cocoa powder.

Irish Cream

A tasty drink to celebrate the New Year!

Ingredients

1cup of half and half

1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk

1 2/3 cup of Irish whiskey

1 teaspoon of instant coffee granules

2 table spoons of cocoa powder

1-teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon almond extract

Directions

In a blender, combine all ingredients and blend on high for 20 – 30 seconds. Enjoy!

Chocolate Classes

Thank you for your interest in our chocolate making classes! We are now offering you two classes in January and two classes in February. We want to help you start the year of right with our January classes, the first focusing the health benefits of our favorite super food, chocolate and how to keep it in your diet. January’s second class will show you how to cook with chocolate as a savory!

February’s classes will be a bit sweeter for all you sweethearts! There is a Valentines class on the 12^th. This would make a delightful date, or you can make something extra special for your sweetie. Our second class in February can be a tasty afterthought, hand made truffles and wine.

Our class sizes are limited so please don’t delay to sign up!

Chocolate – The New Super Food!

Wednesday January 16^th 2008

Start off the year right, learn how you can have your chocolate and be healthy too! Our Chocolatier will teach you the benefits of keeping chocolate in your diet. You will learn about the health benefits of chocolate. You’ll also learn how to pair chocolate with other Super Foods like blueberries, almonds, apples and peppers!

Join us for an evening of healthy indulgence!

$50

Not Just Dessert!

Tuesday January 29^th 2008

A feast for Kings and Queens! Our Chocolatier will teach you to make a chocolate themed dinner. From cocktails to appetizers, entrees to desserts, you’ll be combining chocolate in ways that are delicious as well as unique! Our menu will include Chocolate Martinis, Chocolate Banana Wontons, and Beef Tenderloin with a cocoa nib rub, seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes. For dessert we’ll have chocolate molten cake with ice cream and cocoa nib brittle. Join us for a delicious and healthy feast.

$75

Sweetheart – Be My Valentine!

Tuesday February 12^th 2008

Join us for an evening of Passion! Say ‘I love you!’ with a beautiful box filled with chocolate hearts and flowers plus chocolate dipped strawberries for Valentine’s Day! Our Chocolatier will demonstrate the art of molding chocolate while you make a variety of tempting chocolate ganashes to fill them. Take home your treasures for your sweetheart!

$50

The Art of the Truffle!

Tuesday February 26^th 2008

Join us for a fun evening of truffles and wine!

Learn to hand temper chocolate and make true hand dipped truffles! We’ll start off by making the basic truffle. Then you decide what flavors you want to add and what you want to coat your truffles with to make both sweet and savory treasures. Take home a treasure box full of your creations.

$50

***Classes start at 7p.m.and are held at our West Seattle facility***

The Unique Services Building

4611 – 36^th Avenue SW

Seattle, WA 98126 206.935.2769