Chef Alain’s Weekly Recap – Week 37
March 28, 2015
Chef Alain’s Weekly Recap – Week 37
Chef Alain’s Blog
This week’s posting will make you drool. Chocolate. Good or Bad for You? – Part One is the first part of of a new series, Dark chocolate for your health. It is about one of our favorite treats. What are the health benefits of chocolate and why? Today we take a closer look at cocoa powder and cocoa butter.Read Part One HERE
Low Carb Paleo Show with Chef Alain and Mark Moxom
LCPS 037: Mark and Alain interview Christopher Vanberg. Christopher is a health and fitness instructor who has made the study and use of food and nutrition as medicine his life long passion. Listen to our talk HERE
Chef Alain’s Movie or Video of the Week
Mercury Undercover – This documentary exposes the secrets behind the corruption of amalgamʼs major component mercury. Through the eyes of doctors, scientists, environmental experts and mercury-poisoned survivors, we learn about the nature of people and the terrible things that some do just for the sake of money. See the preview HERE
As a bonus, check out my young friend Jax Caddell’s video, How do we know what we don’t know? HERE
Chef Alain’s Interview
EuroCircle: According to Chef Braux, Size is Everything
I am excited to share this interview with Chef Alain Braux. He grew up in southern France, Nice. So of course I assumed he learned to cook at his parents’ restaurant but that’s not quite how life worked out for him… Read more HERE
Product Review
My Paleo Pal Jennifer Cuevas reviews Gluten Free Paleo Plantain Chips by Artisan Tropic | Gluten Free Grain Free Paleo … HERE
Chef Alain’s Facebook
To see what I posted this week on Facebook, see Chef Alain Braux
Chef Weekly Alain’s Recipe
The Best Ever Hot Chocolate Recipe
Drinking a chocolate beverage or hot chocolate loaded with refined sugar (it is usually listed as the first ingredient on the ingredient label which means it is the largest amount) and which contains added milk solids, whole milk, or cream is not as healthy as a beverage made from pure cocoa powder without any kind of dairy product or added cream, the way it was drunk when first introduced to Europe’s nobilities. If you like your milk hot chocolate but still want to take advantage of its health benefits, substitute dairy milk or cream with almond, hemp, rice or soy milk to ensure you are getting the highest amount of healthy antioxidants into your body.
So, if you should not drink that commercial dredge called hot cocoa mix, what should you or your kids drink? The qualities you are looking for are high pure cocoa content; avoid processed milk and keep it low in sugar. For one cup of good-for-you steaming hot cocoa, use a cup of alternative milk, pure cocoa powder (raw and organic, if you can find it), or a good quality natural cocoa powder. Do not use Dutch-processed; cocoa’s beneficial flavanols will be destroyed by the alkalizing process used to reduce its acidity; add raw cane sugar or honey to taste. Personally, I add 1/4 teaspoon good quality instant espresso for extra kick – not for the kids – to make it a mocha drink. Here’s my own recipe:
Chef Alain’s Best Paleo Hot Chocolate Recipe
– 1 cup of raw milk or organic regular milk or better yet, if you’re allergic to milk, use almond milk, coconut milk, rice milk, hemp or hazelnut milk.
– 1 rounded teaspoon raw cocoa powder or natural cocoa powder
– 1 teaspoon raw or turbinado sugar, local honey or organic agave nectar to taste
– 1 tablespoon raw or grass-fed butter or coconut oil
– A few drops of vanilla extract
– 1/4 teaspoon instant espresso (optional)
While the milk is heating up, add cocoa, butter, (coffee), and sweetener to the cup. When the milk comes to a boil, blend it directly in the cup with a plunging or stick blender to make it foamy.
Another way is to add all your ingredients directly in the pan and whisk them well with a hand whisk until light and foamy. Enjoy the flavor and the health qualities of your new home made hot cocoa and call me in the morning.
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Until next week, I wish you a great week.
A Votre Sante – To Your Health
Merci! Chef Alain Braux
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