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National Themes For November 7: National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day National Men Make Dinner Day (Must Cook. No BBQ Allowed!)

🍫🥜National Bittersweet Chocolate! Bittersweet chocolate is chocolate liquor to which sugar, cocoa butter, and vanilla have been added. It has less sugar and more liquor than semisweet chocolate. However, the two of them may be interchangeable when baking. Recent studies reveal health benefits from eating small quantities of bittersweet chocolate. The addition of almonds increases health benefits as well. Pairing the two of them together gives us a healthful snack. In 1742, Eliza Smith included the only chocolate recipe in her cookbook The Compleat Housewife printed by William Parks. The simple recipe combined grated chocolate, orange flower water, and sugar. When combining chocolate and almonds, remember that both keep well, too.

👨‍🍳National Men Make Dinner Day places the man of the house in charge of the kitchen and the evening’s meal. Some men like to cook and do so on a regular basis. To those men, kudos to you! You can submit your favorite recipe on the National Men Make Dinner website. This day was created for the men who do not know their way around the kitchen and are not familiar with cooking appliances, as well as for the women in their lives who need a break. Men need to be aware that there is a list of rules that must be followed, some of which include: The main meal must include a minimum of 4 ingredients and require at least one cooking utensil other than a fork. The man goes shopping for all the necessary ingredients. Clean up as you go. Aprons are optional.

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