Posts Tagged with chocolate

TCHO Chocolate, intensely obsessive chocolate

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

TCHO_A_DAY_30 Obsessively good chocolate. All very dark and all very delicious – TCHO chocolates are rich with all those ‘good things’ that chocolate provides: powerful antioxidants, amino acids, and happiness. Here at Southport Grocery, we carry the 30 day prescriptions as well as single 5gram bars, small enough for a nibble. Four types in the TCHO family: fruity, nutty, citrus, chocolatey – each with a distinct flavor and slightly different percent of cacao to bring out the richness of the chocolate.

A technology and chocolate came together to make TCHO, a chocolate manufacturing company at it’s core – one of the few artisan chocolate makers in the US. They don’t just melt other’s chocolate, they themselves create the chocolate in their factory on the famous San Francisco waterfront. They are constantly checking the quality, from pod to bean to the machines. Small batch, tasty, hand picked – what is not to love?

TCHO obsesses over their chocolate and we’re sure you’ll do the same after one taste.

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Double Dutch Brownies

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Double Dutch Brownies

2/3 cup double Dutch cocoa powder
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons of brewed coffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×9 inch pan.

Mix together in large bowl cocoa powder, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, salt & flour.
Separately whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil & brewed coffee. Add egg mixture to the
cocoa mix and stir until all ingredients are just incorporated. (It’s okay if there are a few lumps)

Spread batter into your prepared 9×9 in pan.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

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What should I bring?

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

For all of you that need the perfect bring-along treat try our chocolaty, rich & absolutely delicious Double Dutch Brownies! I know, I know, there are plenty of brownie mixes out there that are appealing based on ease alone. But I think that it is hard to find a more satisfying and simple recipe than our own Double Dutch Brownies. Trust me, the only thing more enjoyable than the brownie itself will be all the compliments you receive. So here it is…happy baking!

Ingredients: 2/3 cup our Double Dutch cocoa powder, 1 cup flour, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 3 eggs, 1/2 cup vegetable oil & 2 tablespoons of brewed coffee.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour a 9×9 in pan.

Mix together in large bowl cocoa powder, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, salt & flour. Separately whisk together the eggs, vegetable oil & brewed coffee. Add egg mixture to the cocoa mix and stir until all ingredients are just incorporated. (It’s okay if there are a few lumps) Spread batter into your prepared 9×9 in pan.

Bake at 350 for approx. 18 minutes.

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Sweets For Your Sweetheart

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. But, if chocolate is involved, the same route could be taken to a woman’s heart. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner,
Southport Grocery & Cafe is going to put that theory to the test.

For chocolate purists, Fran’s 10-piece sleeves of Chocolate Hearts ($11.50) are made from Pure Venezuelan Milk or Dark Chocolate and define elegance. For adventurous chocolate lovers,
Vosges Aphrodisiac Mini Bar Library Box ($24.00) offers an exotic assortment of chocolate bars.

A Library You Can Eat

The nice thing about chocolate is that you can dip just about anything in it. That’s the idea behind Anysetiers du Roy’s Fondue Au Chocolat ($14.95). These 7 oz. crocks can be heated up at home
to enjoy dipping in Chocolat Noir, Lait Gourmet & Lait Vanille. We’ve also bundled some of these Fondues with our homemade marshmallows and biscottis ($20.00). We’ll be preparing for Valentine’s Day just like any other holiday…by baking. For a limited time, we’ll be offering a box of Handmade Valentine’s Day Cookies ($16.50). Of course, chocolate will be well represented in this array.

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