Consoling myself with babies & chocolate

Published: Fri, 05/15/15

Hello ,

Happy Friday!

Good news and bad news this week.

I learned from my editor that Fannie Never Flinched will not come out March of 2016 as planned. He says it may come out the fall of 2016 or spring of 2017. No reason given. My guess is that they are behind on their publishing schedule.

The good news? Thanks to my sister Beverly, I have a new recipe calling for lots of chocolate, to console myself with. I've been eating it almost every day since the bad news. Here's the skinny--it's healthy! If you don't eat too much.:)

Recipe below...

A Chocolate a Day

Keeps the Doctor Away

Chocolate may not be a magic cure, but lots of studies say it is good for your health, and there's no denying it can do wonders for your mood. It turns out that chocolate—especially dark chocolate—reduces body mass, prevents blood clots, improves numeracy, may prevent cancer, and doesn’t ruin your complexion. Read more here...

News and Links

Did you know a baby's cells live on in the mother's body after birth? Scientists are discovering that cellular threads tie families together in surprising ways.

One study of women who died in their 70s found that over half of them had male DNA (a snippet from the Y chromosome) in their brains, possibly left from when their sons were in the womb. Read more here...

Baby Hippo In case you didn't see these pics on Facebook...

San Diego Zoo Keepers confirm the seven-week-old hippo is a girl. Hippo mothers are protective. As you see, she kept her little one hidden by her body from viewers or tucked into vegetation along the edge of the hippo pool.

Chocolate Hummus

I know, sounds weird. But anything tempting me to eat celery sticks for breakfast, lunch and dinner, that's a miracle food! I am also eating on apple wedges, strawberries and I'm thinking of trying it on okra. Kidding! You can make this in less than 10 minutes.

Ingredients

15 oz. can of garbanzo beans, drained

6 T unsweetened cocoa powder (I use dark chocolate)

1/4 cup honey or agave syrup

3 T coconut oil

2 T water (I use the liquid from the beans)

1 t instant coffee granules (it's worth buying instant coffee)

1/2 t vanilla extract

pinch of salt

Put all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. I make mine really smooth. This makes 2 cups, and will keep in the fridge for a week. Mine has never lasted a week.

Thanks to J.M. Hirsch, AP Food Editor for this recipe. J.M. says 2 tablespoons contains 75 calories, 3 grams fat, and 11 grams of carbs.

Why eating chocolate is good for you

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