Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Bittersweet Chocolate and Almond Cake Recipe Bittersweet Chocolate Dipped Almond Biscotti Recipe Powerful Health Benefits: Due to its high cocoa content, dark chocolate is a good source of certain flavonoids — namely epicatechin and gallic acid — that may be protective for the heart.  Almonds are known to have health benefits including relief from constipation, respiratory disorders, cough, hear disorders, anemia, impotency, and diabetes.  It also helps in hair care, skin care, and dental care. ( source ) Book Lover's Day Really this day should be called "Beth's Day" because I am a HUGE book lover! These Stereotypes About Book Lovers Are Absolutely True, And That's A Good Thing 17 Problems Only Book Lovers Will Understand Gifts for the Book Lover The Book Insider: News, Tips, and Deals for Book Lovers What Kind of Book Reader Are You? A Diagnostics Guide

Bittersweet Chocolate Day "Bittersweet chocolate" is chocolate liquor (or unsweetened chocolate) to which some sugar (less than a third), more cocoa butter, vanilla, and sometimes lecithin has been added. It has less sugar and more liquor than semisweet chocolate, but the two are interchangeable when baking. Bittersweet and semisweet chocolates are sometimes referred to as 'couverture'. Many brands now print on the package the percentage of cocoa in the chocolate (as chocolate liquor and added cocoa butter). The higher the percentage of cocoa, the less sweet the chocolate is. ( Source ) I am a dark chocolate person myself, when I choose chocolate at all. But I do bake with bittersweet. Recipes Using Bittersweet Chocolate Houseplant Appreciation Day Oh dear.  I do appreciate houseplants but I should never, never, never be a caretaker of them. EVER. I unintentionally kill houseplants.  I have even managed to kill off the "unkillable" bamboo plant -...