Adding chocolate to a dish adds a rich depth of flavor and a great contrast of sweet and savory. It’s just cooks in the U.S. are a bit behind the times, at least 2,000 years behind the Aztecs and the Mayans who sometimes mixed their chocolate with more than 100 spices, plus nuts and seeds! Did you know there’s cocoa powder in pumpernickel bread, and we’ve been eating it for years! Continue reading Chocolate Has Always Been Out of the Dessert Closet