Chocolate is probably one of the favorite foods for most people and it not only taste great as it is, it's a wonderful condiment for cooking, for flavoring and many other uses. You will be surprised that you can put chocolate into almost anything and you will love it even more.
Many dare not indulge in eating chocolates for fear of putting on weight but in actual fact, chocolates can be good for health too. This is especially true if you eat more dark chocolates compared to milk chocolate. We must not forget that there are many ways to enjoying this dark, delicious, sinful concoction, most often known as a slice of heaven. We can always melt plain dark chocolate and pour it into nice moulds while adding some nuts and fruit for extra flavoring to make our own chocolate bar. This kind of chocolate bar can be eaten as it is and it is rather easy to get carried away and eat the whole bar!
Now, another way to enjoy chocolate is to use it for baking. There are plenty of delicious and yet, simple recipes that one can enjoy. A nice dark rich moist chocolate cake can never fail to have everyone fighting for more in any party. If cake is really not your thing, there are cookie recipes like double chocolate chip cookies or even rich brownies that will have you moaning in delight at the first bite. Of course, you can always make chocolate ice cream too and puddings, pies and all things sweet.
Chocolate is not only confined to sweet desserts though. It makes great additions to savory dishes too. Have you had a crepe with chocolate sauce drizzled all over it? Well, it tastes just as good as any sweet dessert. That's not all, chocolate could be used to cook red meat like pork and beef if used sparingly and teamed with the right ingredients.Of course it may sound weird but combined with some ingredients, it tastes as heavenly as any of the desserts mentioned above.
If you are watching your diet, you may want to only get dark chocolate with high cocoa content of above 70%. Dark chocolate is known to be good for the heart and having a small portion of it every other day will not hurt your diet a single bit. Instead, it may do well to curb your cravings for sweet stuffs and satisfy your sweet tooth with its sweet, rich flavors.