Best Cookies: PB & Jam Bars
by: Donna Monday
Peanut butter and jam make great sandwiches, but these two winners make even better cookies. These cookies have a crispy texture with a yummy chocolate peanut butter topping. Best of all, they?re no bake cookies, so leave your oven off.
PB & Jam Bars
Bar
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
- ? cup butter
- 4 ? cups crips rice cereal
Filling
2/3 cup strawberry, apricot, or peach jam
Topping
- ? cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter
- 2 teaspoons shortening
Directions
Melt marshmallows, 1 cup peanut butter and butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth (4 to 5 minutes). Add cereal; quickly stir until well coated. Press mixture into ungreased 11x7-inch pan.
Spoon jam by teaspoonfuls over hot cereal mixture; gently spead over top.
Melt chocolate chips, 1 tablespoon peanut butter and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 4 minutes). Gently spread over jam layer. Refrigerate until chocolate layer is firm (about 2 hours). Cut into bars.
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Chocolate : A History of Chocolate
Chocolate : A History of Chocolate
by: Christine Breen
Did you know chocolate was originated in Central America? That it used to be a treat only to the rich? Chocolate has a fascinating history!
The Olmecs occupied a small area south of Veracruz and were the first cultivators of the cacao pod. The Mayans were next, just south of present day Mexico, to elevate chocolate to status of the Gods. They named the cacao tree Cacahuaquchtl (tree) as they were concerned no other tree was worth naming. They believed the tree belonged to the gods and that the pods growing from the tree were an offering from the gods to man. They Mayans were the originators of a bitter brew made from cacao beans. It was a luxury drink enjoyed by kings and noblemen. Thankfully we can all enjoy chocolate now!
Christopher Columbus, in 1502, reached the island of Guanaja off the coast of Honduras. As legend goes he was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao...
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Is Chocolate That Healthy?
by: Gerald Meyer
It is great news that research has found a food that lowers blood pressure and is healthy for the heart and maybe more.
The problem is that the chocolate Americans consume most is not the kind that was studied.
The more popular kinds of chocolate have little or no positive effect on your health. Only certain chocolate may be healthy.
Dark chocolate is the chocolate that was found to have positive effects on blood pressure.
Participants, either given dark, milk, or white chocolate every day were evaluated in different studies.
It turns out that dark chocolate contains important antioxidants called phenols. These natural compounds from the cocoa bean are known to increase nitric oxide, reduce platelet aggregation, and inhibit oxidation of LDL cholesterol. Cocoa can decrease blood pressure, reduce cholesterol, and increase your insulin sensitivity. Milk and white chocolate...
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