Monday, July 23, 2001


that chicago deep-dish stuffed spinach pizza is delicious, addictive stuff, isn't it? and yet, it's as light as a feather. mr. right told me this morning he was still thinking about it, which to my mind is the very definition of culinary success.

on a chocolate note: run over to international chocolate's trivia quiz for a little fun on your lunch hour. since it's still too hot to ship chocolate, maybe you could get one of their amusing "carpe chocolatem" mugs for the chocoholic who seems to have everything.

this very hot weather means that i'm living on iced coffee. but i'm wondering if maybe it wouldn't behoove me for a day to switch to iced cocoa. imagine a rich, thick, creamy cocoa smoothie -- made with your favorite cocoa, skim milk, ice, and sugar. maybe even better -- iced mexican ibarra chocolate, for that great cinnamon and almond flavor. . .

the food police will decry, because the cocoa content in ibarra is shamefully low. you can hardly call it chocolate, really. but sometimes it tastes great anyway. . .i'd make the ibarra hot as usual, and then pop it in the blender with plenty of ice. as for their chocolate powder product -- well, i've never tried it, as it's not commonly seen for sale here in brooklyn. maybe i should check out the hispanic stores in the growing mexican section of that brooklyn neighborhood known as sunset park? (official site here.) but its ingredient list doesn't seem promising. . .

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