The future is chocolate

and The future is chocolate...

IF YOU LOVE CHOCOLATE, listen up: according to Alasdair Wilkins' article in io9, "Newly sequenced chocolate genome reveals the secrets of better candy", the boffins have cracked the cocoa code, and they're starting to tinker . . . it actually might be a good thing, take a minute and check it out.

The chocolate tree genome has just been sequenced, revealing which genes are responsible for turning ordinary cacao crops into the finest chocolate. Now a little careful genetic tweaking could produce tastier, healthier, and more environmentally and economically beneficial chocolate.

Choosing the Best Chocolate for Cookies

There are so many options when you head to the store to pick up chocolate for your next cookie-making adventure. There are all different shapes, sizes, grades, colors — the list goes on. All that really matters in the end is that you end up with the tastiest cookie possible, so here are a few pointers to make that possible!