This book is more than a cookbook. It delves into the history and origins of chocolate, how and where it is cultivated and the uses of chocolate. Did you know that the Mayans and Aztecs used cacao beans as currency and priced items by how many cacao beans they cost? They also used chocolate as a healing potion. The authors devote an entire chapter to the latest research on the health benefits of chocolate. Chocolate and your immune system, eat chocolate to stay sharp, antioxidants and flavanols: it sounds as if you owe it to yourself to take a daily dose of chocolate!
Included in the recipes are unusual ones for facials and body scrub. This book makes me feel GOOD about eating chocolate!
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