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February 1st Recipes Start Here
Feb 1st Podcast
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Heartfelt Chocolate Surprises
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Chocolate is a love ingredient that makes recipes taste elegant and brings a little more sweetness into the world. It incorporates silky textures and pairs with berries, as well as steak. Check out “For the Love of Chocolate” by Phillip Ashley Rix for 80 home recipes to make your dinner shine. He’ll guide you through breads, brownies, bars, cookies, and cakes – plus don’t forget the chocolate cocktails. He’s surely a Willy Wonka: a visionary chocolatier. Gloriagoodtaste.com has added a few favorites too!
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Sweetheart Surprise Hot Chocolate Cake
Imagine a cake that bakes its own chocolate raspberry sauce.
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About the Recipe: This Sweetheart Hot Chocolate cake bakes in two layers, one a moist chocolate cake on top and a thick chocolate sauce below. A tablespoon of prepared coffee deepens the chocolate flavor, making it rich and satisfying when served from the oven, when topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. This version adds sweet raspberry notes and a mocha twist. It’s easy to prepare and makes anyone look like an expert baker. For Valentine’s Day fun, serve one heart dessert with two spoons for sharing – what a heartfelt surprise.
pdf for Copy of Recipe -Sweetheart Surprise Hot Chocolate Cake
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Phillip Ashley Rix – Chocolatier
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Photo Courtesy of Phillip Ashley Chocolatiers and Nick Baumgardner
About the Author: Phillip Ashley Rix is a celebrated master chocolatier, culinary artist, and founder of Phillip Ashley Chocolates. A self-taught visionary in the world of fine chocolate, Phillip left a successful corporate career to pursue a dream born from a late-night encounter with Willy Wonka in a dream—and he’s never looked back. Nicknamed the “real-life Willy Wonka,” Phillip is known for his bold flavor pairings, inventive spirit, and edible storytelling that blends fantasy with rich Southern heritage.
Photo Courtesy of Phillip Ashley Chocolatiers
For the Love of Chocolate isn’t just a recipe collection—it’s a passport to an immersive world of flavor. With chapters like “Chocistry 101,” “Breads, Brownies, and Bars, Oh My!” and “Choctails and Other Sips,” readers can expect everything from Southern-inspired bonbons to savory surprises (think: barbecue spice-infused chocolates and even fried chicken–flavored truffles). His artistry is as unapologetic as it is genius.
The book is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other fine bookstores across the country.
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“Billionaire” Chocolate Praline Shortbread
Topped with rich chocolate, caramel, and yummy praline nuts.
Photo Courtesy of Phillip Ashley Chocolatiers and Larry McGuirk/iStock
About the Recipe: Phillip Ashley Rix’s grandmother made incredible shortbread cookies, but he embellished them with chocolate, caramel, and praline nuts. This take on millionaire’s shortbread is so indulgent, Phillip thinks it’s worth even more than a cool million.
pdf for Copy of Recipe – “Billionaire” Chocolate Praline Shortbread
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Sweet Potato Sticky Toffee Pudding
The secret ingredient for that soft luxurious texture is sweet potatoes.
Photo Courtesy of Phillip Ashley Chocolatiers and Nick Baumgardner
About the Recipe: Phillip Ashley Rix’s grandmother grew sweet potatoes, and she used them in everything. As an adult, he explored varieties from the beloved “Beauregard” to Yuca. This variation on the classic British sticky toffee pudding celebrates Southern holiday flavors, elevated with chocolate and salted caramel. It’s perfect for autumn or winter, but truthfully there’s no bad time to indulge in this surprise.
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Sweet Potato Sticky Toffee Pudding
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Blue Cheese Shortbread with White Chocolate Drizzle
A sweet savory surprise to start the party.
Photo Courtesy Phillip Ashley Chocolatiers and Nick Baumgardner
About the Recipe: “Savoy Truffle” originally refers to a rich chocolate confection, popularized by the Beatles song. This playful twist combines buttery shortbread with savory blue cheese, finished with a white chocolate drizzle. It might sound unusual, but give it a try; you might be surprised how much you will love this indulgent combo
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Blue Cheese Shortbread with White Chocolate Drizzle
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Gloria Goodtaste Inspired Recipes
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Chocolate Spice Rubbed Flat Iron Steak
Serve with pineapple compote and red wine butter sauce.
About the Recipe: Did you ever taste steak that was flavored with rich dark chocolate? This recipe combines fragrant mocha coffee, chocolate, and spirited spices. Topping it off with a rich red wine butter sauce takes it way over the top, especially when it’s served with peppered pineapple compote. This simple recipe tastes amazing!
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Chocolate Spice Rubbed Flat Iron Steak
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Dark Chocolate Bolognese Sauce with Spaghetti
Add some healthy mushrooms for added nutrition.
About the Recipe: We added a healthy Blenditarian touch to this classic recipe, adding some nutritious mushrooms in place of all meat. The recipe makes about 8 cups, so it can be used to prepare several meals or be frozen until needed. It does have a long cooking time, so it would make a great slow cooker recipe. One taste of that rich thick sauce takes you right to Italy for dinner. Just add some of that delicious crunchy Italian bread.
Delizioso!
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Dark Chocolate Bolognese Sauce with Spaghetti
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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Passport
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Trader Joe’s Chocolate Passport contains 8 single – origin dark bars of chocolate sourced from 8 different chocolate producing countries from around the world. Explore fruity earthy notes with varying percentages of cocoa from 60 to 70% from Peru to the Ivory Coast. Perfect for a tasting adventure with your valentine. For maximum enjoyment, after biting off a piece of chocolate, allow sufficient time in your mouth to allow melting to maximize the flavorful notes contained in the melted chocolate. You will observe noticeable differences from the different countries. Each chocolate bar is sourced from a particular farm or region in the country of origin. This was a holiday product at Trader Joe’s but is available in limited quantities from Amazon sources at this time.
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