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Valentine's Day  - February 14th
Don't Forget Your Sweetheart

Now you can have your chocolate and eat it too - Even on a diet!  So do not deprive yourself of chocolate on Valentine's Day.

Dark Chocolate Is Healthy Chocolate!
You can have chocolate and still lose weight!

Dark chocolate is also known as "bittersweet" or "semisweet" chocolate. One (1) ounce of dark chocolate per day is allowed on most diets. 

Dark chocolate (not white chocolate or milk chocolate) is good for you. There is no question that chocolate procures pleasure for those who eat it. - Never feel guilty again! Read more . . .


1 ounce serving size

Carb
Gms

Fat
Gms


Cal


Chocolate, 62%,
semi-sweet

Chocolate, dark,
70%, bittersweet

Chocolate, extra dark, 82%

Chocolate,
unsweetened (baking)

Chocolate, milk


17


14


12


9

15


9


12


13


15

10


140


170


180


140

160
 


Nothing says "I love you," better than
chocolate - Dark Chocolate for Valentine's Day

There is no question that chocolate procures pleasure for those who eat it. - Never feel guilty again! Check out more of my favorite Chocolate Recipes.

 

 


Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday." It is the day before Ash Wednesday, a day of celebration and partying before the rigors of Lent's forty days of fasting and sacrifice. Learn about the history of different New Orleans's dishes and use my recipes to  duplicate them? Check out more New Orleans Recipes and History.


King Cake

 


Crawfish Boil

 


Muffuletta

 


Gumbo


Jambalaya


Beignets



Lea SchneiderLea Schneider is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and the Association of Food Journalists. Check out all of Lea Schneider's helpful Organizing Kitchens, Pantries, Menus and Meals columns.

 

Storing Table Linens - Organizing Linens Takes the Wrinkle out of Entertaining
Don't wait for company. Get your table linens finally organized. Begin organizing by gathering all your table linens from this spot and that. Open them up and decide if they are still good to use. Create a bit of hanging space in a guest closet, coat closet, or armoire. You could even add hooks to the back of a closet door for this purpose.

 

 


Ellen Easton is an afternoon tea authority, author, lecturer, and consultant. Ellen shares her expert knowledge on tea and tea parties. Check out all of Ellen Easton's Tea Travels articles and recipes.



Metropolitan Museum of Art's Treasure Trove of Tea
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, nestled in the heart of New York City's Central Park's upper East Side is a treasure trove for any tea lover. As there are literally over eighty-thousand tea related objects of decorative art, silver, porcelain, furniture, sculpture, paintings, and photography, one could literally spend an entire day or more exploring the artistic wonders that the museum has to offer.
 



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