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10 Delicious Chocolate Pairing Ideas

A chocolate has always been the best because Bitter is better and express love to dear ones. May it be any occasion, they truly make a better choice. Chocolate is a versatile ingredient you can combine with many others, these are the best chocolate pairing ideas.

 

Cheese

Cheese and chocolate are the bold idea to pair up with. Dark chocolate and Brie wheel is a good way to start the day. This one is surely the adventurous ride. Mahon and valdeon are the strongest cheese choice to pair with Delicious chocolate covered salted caramel. The mild creaminess of the chocolate and the salted flavor of cheese make a perfect combination.

Not all chocolate and cheese pair go well, but tasting them is half the fun to shop right gift. Take some time to indulge into this fun and adventurous ride. You need to practice and then falling in love will automatically take place. Till the time you host next cheese and chocolate event, you will get expert to guide your friends and guests.

Coffee

Coffee and chocolate make a pair of royalty. Sweet chocolate and coffee gives a perfect kick of better and sweet combination. But coffee chocolate to get the right mixture of the two flavors in one. Coffee products come in a variety; right combo of chocolate that compliments each other’s taste would be the best one to send wishes.

Wine

Chocolate with wine

White chocolate is not a real chocolate as it does not contain cocoa, but has cocoa fats in it. However, dark chocolate is the best pick to go with wine. Milk chocolate also have less cocoa contain, so always go for one that has more amount of cocoa in it. A basic wine or smart pick can be the beautiful and most royal combination.

To send this, a gourmet wine gift basket with chocolates can be the perfect way to express your heart.

Passion fruits

Chocolate can be combined with many fruits, almost every one. However, this combination is less known and is one of the exotic combinations to try out.

Passion fruit is an exotic tropical fruit that matches the aroma of fruit and chocolate. This pair shares the flavor of floral and citrus notes. The acidity of fruit matches and balances the fattiness of the chocolate. One of the easy step recipes to treat your guests.

Peanuts

chocolate with peanut

Peanuts are little crunchy and salted in taste that has a mysterious taste. Pairing it with chocolate gives a tasteful mysterious taste to have fun with when hosting a party. It is an uneven and lovely combination to experiment with when want to try out something other than the usual one.


Onion

This one is a bit odd pair, but is really enjoyable one to try out. The roasted molecules during the baking process present in chocolate are developed in onions as well. Add crunchiness and sweetness to the chocolate mousse by baking onions. Onions add umami taste to the chocolate mousse.

Dark unsweetened chocolate is the right one to make chocolate mousse with onions.

Avocado

Avocado creates a banana smell, when making puree of the avocado you might experience the smell of it. It matches the same smell as banana and you will only recollect about it. This fruit  adds a green note on chocolates that makes it link with avocado. Its creamy texture of avocado and chocolate blends beautifully that creates a long lasting flavor to remember.

Very easy to make this special recipe at home. With few ingredients like avocado syrup, lime juice and salt you can have the best combination to taste with chocolate ice cream.

Caviar

This one is definitely a tasty combination with salty ingredients. The ingredients used are enjoyable and just to experience if you haven’t yet! Fatty, green and creamy notes of the caviar go well with the creamy, caramellic notes of the white chocolate. The reason why here white chocolate is beeing picked is because black caviar and dark chocolate are not in contras color.

However, dark chocolate is the right option to go with because there are interactive flavors to experience with. Caviar tastes a bit salty, thus this combination works best with the sweetness of chocolate.

Raspberries

Chocolate with Raspberries

Raspberries are rich in notorious taste. The textures of raspberries play perfectly with the indulging chocolate. The smoothness and sweetness of chocolate, goes with the citrus flavor of berries. Simply pick the best chocolate for your treat and melt it. Dip in berries in it and this will make a perfect juicy chocolate treat to indulge yourself in.

Caramel

Milk chocolate and sea salt caramel are  an instant flavor. The combination of salt is required for our body to function normally and sweetness simply signals energy to us. This combination triggers a biological response to each other.

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Top mistakes car owners make in tuning

After owning sport cars for many years, and throwing away way too many money trying to achieve better performance, it’s only fair to share with you some of what I saw in the market, on the internet and from personal experience.

– Cold air intake: remove your dull black airbox and put a shiny air filter tucked inside a heat shield, gaining 17hp 10tq on top RPM. WOW, that’s too good to be true for only 250$!! Yea well… NO! All you’re doing is exposing your filter to more heat being more open to the engine bay. What’s the heat shield’s role you ask? Make your engine bay look expensive and shiny.

– Aerodynamic kits: car owners install spoilers, wings, body kits, scoops… hoping to get some more stability from downforce. When your top speed is not going over speed limit, you’re handling won’t be getting any better. Car will look better, however no performance gains there.

– Rims: so after you have spent some 1000s to gain around 20-30hp, you stand away from the car thinking “it’s time to slam on some big rims to make the car standout”… DON’T. When it comes to weight, there are 2 kinds, you have the sprung weight, which consists of the weight of the car, and the unsprung weight, which is the components that move when the car moves, like tires, rims, brakes, suspension, driveshaft… as not to go through a physics course (references can be found by doing a simple google search), the weight you add as unsprung weight affects greatly the performance of the car, making you lose all those expensive HPs that you bought. When it comes to unsprung weight, mainly tires and rims, think LIGHT

– Software remap: after software tuning became popular, we saw way too many tuners in the market, claiming to reach 25-30, even 40hp from a simple software remap without any hardware modifications. These maps cost around 500$ on average, so you can say every 13hp/1$, that’s wonderful news!! Don’t want to be a party popper, but NO!! Well known car manufacturers spend millions of dollars on engineers with years of researches to outstretch the performance of their cars to 200hp from a 2.5L naturally aspirated engine. All of a sudden, just by flashing a software into your OBD2, you’re expecting to gain 20% more power? Think again. Cars are designed to last over 250k miles with optimal performance and fuel economy. By installing flashes (without any hardware modification) all you’re doing is compromising your engine’s life for a few hp (yes too few to mention), or giving away your money to tuners. Is it worth it? Of course not, better invest that extra cash in maintenance.

– Expecting big power from weak cars: tuning is a very expensive and demanding hobby. If you’re on a limited budget, don’t buy a slow/modest car expecting to stretch its power to 500hp after you saved up some money. You’ll be spending much more than buying a faster car from the first place. Be wise about what you buy and what you expect, plan ahead and invest your money in a car that is cheap to tune and yield big numbers.

– Badges: the everlasting controversy, will they give you more power and stability? well after putting a lot of M badges, brembo brake caliper covers and bilstein/eibach decals, I can say, with deep sorrow, they didn’t help (unexpectedly lol)

These are few of many mistakes that we make hoping to gain more power. Remember that a car is not an investment, it’s a big liability that will cost you a lot money. It’s a great hobby nonetheless, think smart and plan ahead your mods.

Happy motoring 🙂

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The health benefits of Coffee vs Tea [Infographic]

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White tea has been found to have a higher concentration of antioxidants in it which may actually be more effective preventing some diseases than green tea.

Green tea has thermogenic properties and promotes fat oxidation beyond that explained by its caffeine content.

White tea may help prevent obesity. White tea was found to inhibit the growth of new fat cells.

Studies have shown that Green Tea reduces the risk of esophageal cancer in women by 60%.

People who drink more coffee have been found to be less likely to suffer Alzheimers disease late in life.

Drinking coffee over a long period of time may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease.

Tea may help prevent the development of type 1 diabetes and slow the progression once it has developed.

Drinking 3 to 4 cups of tea a day can cut the chance of a heart attack.

Tea contains fluoride which protects teeth.

Men who drink more than 10 cups of green tea per day are less likely to develop disorders of the liver.

Tea can protect against heart disease and some cancers

People who drink black tea 4 time a day for 6 weeks were found to have lower levels of stress hormone cortisol.

Green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer according to studies.

Tea hydrates rather than the common conception that to caffeine in it dehydrates.

Studies have shown that coffee helps prevent type 2 diabetes.

Drinking coffee has been shown to decrease the risk of developingg Gout in men over 40.

Caffeine increases the effectiveness of pain killers and coffee contains caffeine.

Coffee protects the liver, especially against cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Coffee improves short term recall as well as improved reaction times. The largest improvement was seen in the elderly.

 

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WhatsApp releases a desktop app for Windows and Mac

WhatsApp released today a desktop app for windows and mac users, like the WhatsApp web app this application will mirror your phone. The application is available and compatible with windows 8 and higher or Mac OS X 10.9 and higher.

To download this app open this link https://www.whatsapp.com/download and the web will give you a download button on the right depending on the operating system you are using, Windows or Mac

whatsapp download

There is currently a very high number of people trying to download the WhatsApp desktop app so your download might stop working and get an Failed – Network error message, just give it some time and try again eventually it will work. Or you can download WhatsApp Desktop app for windows 10 x64 version that we downloaded from here (63Mb).

The good part about this desktop application for users at work is that you do not need administrative access to use WhatsApp desktop application.

Remember after installing the WhatsApp desktop application your phone has to stay on, this application still does not work on its own. You will need to scan a QR code to make it synchronize with your phone.

Same as the web, the WhatsApp desktop application will enable you to use your keyboard and all the shortcuts like copy/past etc… which is a great advantage for most of us, specially if we are using our computers at work for most of the day.

Some of the new things, you will see the number of unread messages you have in the status bar whatsapp desktop notification this is an advantage on the web app. The notification is also different and it’s not dependent on the browser. Not to forget the power of the right click that now makes sense inside the desktop application.

One thing did not change, you can only use one remote location other than your phone, the Webapp or the desktop app, they cannot be used simultaneously.

If you have anything to add  to this story drop us a comment below.

 

 

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How to Cut Perfect Layer Cake?

Layer cakes are generally as heavenly as they are embellishing and the ideal treat for any event. There are two different layers of cake filling with varieties of flavors or butter cream frosting (sandwiched) between layers.  It is also known as “Sandwich cake”. Layer cakes put an outcry point on your table for occasions and extraordinary events and two fold as a staggering centerpiece. Layer cakes incline less vigorously on butter and sugar sparing you and your family calories and fat without relinquishing taste. From lemon to coconut to German chocolate, there’s nothing entirely like a soft, towering layer cake. It just requires somewhat additional push to develop a solitary tiered cake, and the outcome feels a great deal merrier. These cakes are referred by diameter.

The testing a portion of making this very Southern treat is slicing the four cakes down the middle equitably.

  • Utilizing a ruler as an aide, make a little horizontal imprint with a long, thin serrated knife most of the way up the side of one of the cakes. Pivot the cake one-quarter turn and rehash. Keep pivoting the cake until you wind up with four equitably dispersed imprints.
  • Start slicing through the cake at one of the imprints, keeping the knife parallel to the work surface; cut a couple inches in toward the middle and utilize the imprints around the cake as a manual for keep the cut even. Turn the cake and keep cutting a couple inches in toward the middle, utilizing the imprints as an aide. Try not to carve completely through yet. Rehash on remaining sides.
  • Once you’ve achieved the fourth stamp, keep slicing through to the focal point of the cake, interfacing the majority of the cuts. Try not to stress if the cuts aren’t great! Most errors will be concealed once the cake is frosted. In addition, it will at present look and taste staggering.
  • With one hand on top of the cake, slide the knife between the layers. Beginning at one side, tenderly lift the top of the cake and deliberately turn it over onto the work surface. Rehash steps 1 through 4 with the staying three cakes.

For a definitive indulgent pastry attempt this powerful layer cake! The best thing about this cake, other than it being so natural, is that you can make it to satisfy your taste buds! You truly can pick any fixings that you might want. The recipe is basic and the outcomes are astonishing. With the help of internet you can find various types of online cakes recipe and take help from that. To understand better you can even order a layer cake through online cake delivery services and find the details just having only a bite.

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The negative effects of Marijuana [infographic]

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Brain Health And Marijuana Abuse

Your mental health changes when you smoke weed regularly. In fact, marijuana can both impair and change the way that the brain works. THC quickly passes the blood-brain barrier and acts on the same pleasure centers in the brain that are targeted by heroin, cocaine, and alcohol too. After the substance reaches the brain, it influences our mood, sensory perception, appetite, time perception, behavior, and personality. When the brain is repeatedly affected by THC, people can experience long-term:

  • decreased coordination abilities
  • depression
  • feelings of fear or paranoia
  • lowered interest in completing tasks
  • memory impairments
  • trouble concentrating
  • worsened anxiety and panic attacks

Physical And Organ Changes Caused By Weed

Marijuana users that have other underlying physical health problems, such as liver disease, low blood pressure, diabetes, heart conditions, or respiratory tact problems, should be extremely cautious of the risks frequent use can bring. Some of the more common and concerning negative side effects of weed follow.

Respiratory problems – Since marijuana smoke irritates the lungs, every day and long-term users can experience coughs, frequent lung illness, and have an increased risk of lung infections. Indications that marijuana smoke can increase the risk of lung cancer have not yet been confirmed by scientists, but are possible (especially since marijuana can be sprayed with chemicals).

Increased heart rate – Marijuana has the potency to keep your heart rate increased for up to 3 hours after smoking, or after the initial effects are felt. Risks of heart problems and even heart attack are higher in the elderly and individuals with pre-existing heart issues.

Sexuality and fertility changes – By changing people’s hormone levels, marijuana can influence the drive and ability for sexual activities. But more importantly, it can take its toll on fertility in both men and women. If smoked during pregnancy, weed can affect certain parts of the baby’s developing brain and result in brain and behavioral problems in a child’s life later on. Children whose mothers smoked weed frequently during pregnancy may experience:

  • attention difficulties
  • memory problems
  • problem-solving issues

Do you have anything to add to this topic, drop us a comment below.

source: addictionblog.org

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Fish Stew


An amazing fish stew recipe. One of the traditional dishes of the of my country that the popularity it has not believe how it can be so simple to prepare.

Fish Stew 

 

Ingredients:

4 pieces of fish (of your choice)
1 teaspoon of paprika
Juice of 1 lemon
2 dl of white wine
Salt and pepper to taste
1 onion
3 cloves of garlic
4 ripe tomatoes
0.5 dl of olive oil
1 bay leaf
1 bunch of parsley

 

Preparation
Arrange the slices of fish and season it with paprika, lemon juice, white wine, salt, and pepper. Let it marinate for 20 minutes.
Peel and wash the onions and the garlic cloves, cut the onion into thin slices and chop the garlic. Wash tomatoes and cut them into thin slices. Throw in a saucepan, the  onion, garlic, tomatoes, bay leaf and parsley. then arrange the slices of fish drained over.
Drizzle with marinade sauce and olive oil, cover and cook over low heat for about 35 minutes, adding a little water if necessary. Taste the salt, and remove from heat and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

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Hawaii archipelago of luxury

Hawaii archipelago of luxury
Hawaii archipelago of luxury or the most expensive destination in the Pacific Ocean

There are a Pacific paradise which is named the Hawaiian Islands. Endless beaches, volcanoes, most of them active, green palm trees, emerald waves wonderful hibiscus and daring surfers – this is Hawaii. At the end of 90s of XIX century. Hawaii was a monarchy and Yola palace served as the official residence of King Kalakaua and his sister Liliuokalani, which it inherited.

The visitor has the opportunity to walk through the corridors of the only royal palace in the United States to examine the royal chambers, the room where King playing cards, one in which Queen Liliuokalani was kept under house arrest for five months, and blanket, sewn by her during this period. The trip from Europe there is continuous, but more and more tourists – over 5 million annually, eager for a real vacation, take it.

Direct light breeze, magnificent deciduous palm trees and beaches of fine sand, behind which rise modern skyscrapers make Hawaii mast target for people from all parts of the planet. Hawaiian Islands were formed over a long period, at a time remote from us by 700 to 16 million years. Their total area is 2500 square kilometers, can pass through the Tropic of Cancer. Larger are Hawaii, Oahu, where Honolulu is located, the administrative center of Hawaii, Maui and Kauai.

Hawaii natural the landmarks
natural the landmarks of every Hawaiian island, ancient history and culture

Their origin is unusual: they are the tops of underwater ridge with many active Hawaii volcanoes, which are the highest on earth. Theoretically could appear new islands and sashtestvuvayaite to change or expand, to rise or even disappear! Today light commercials for luxury brands such as “Vuitton”, “Dior”, “Gucci” flashing square “Kalakaua” in Honolulu. Everything here is insanely expensive even compared to California or New York.

Bossi surfers aged 7 to 77 years with your favorite facility sneak between buildings to the beach to reach the water where indulge in voluntary dancing among the waves. Hawaiians, Native islands in anthropological type are Polynesians. Contact with European and American colonists led to a sharp reduction and the formation of a large group of mixed race. Mixed marriages in the archipelago are a natural thing. 80 percent of Hawaiians live on Oahu, half of them – in Honolulu. Over the years have shaped and diverse immigrant communities, the largest of which is the Japanese. No less and Filipinos and Portuguese.

The Hawaiian language, one of many Polynesian dialects also revived – he was already an official language on par with English. Archipelago all greet with resounding “aloha”, which is used for “hello” and “goodbye.” Hawaiian “luau” means “feast” so if you go to the party, you will have the opportunity to try lomi salmon, breads of taro, haupia – traditional cold coconut dessert and juicy meat prepared in Hawaiian underground oven. The best part is that there is a real underground oven and staff demonstrated how to prepare dishes in it. After the meal, listen to singers who perform traditional Hawaiian music.