Buying chocolates is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Here's how to impress a chocolate connoisseur without going broke, with advice from chocolate expert Clay Gordon, author of Discover Chocolate.

How to choose chocolates as a gift

Gone are the days when your only chocolate choices were milk chocolate or dark. Here's how to taste, judge and describe chocolates like a connoisseur, from chocolate expert and author Clay Gordon.

How to taste and describe chocolate

All chocolate is not created equal. There is a great difference in quality between different chocolates, which is often reflected in the price (but not always). Chocolate expert Clay Gordon, author of Discover Chocolate helps us recognize quality when we see it (and taste it).

How to judge the quality of chocolate

If you're shopping for special chocolates, do get you stuck on terms like ganache, truffle, praline? Clay Gordon, chocolate expert and author of the new book Discover Chocolate, guides us through the basic Chocolate 101.

How to understand basic chocolate terms

World-famous chocolatier Jacques Torres shares his easy recipe for chocolate lollipops. Try this with your kids. You'll all have fun, and you can give the lollipops as presents if you don't eat them first.

How to make chocolate lollipops

Professional chef, baker and author, Cricket Azima demonstrates an easy chocolate cookie recipe that is fast and delicious! This sugar coated Chocolate Snowball recipe is sure to be kid-approved!

How to make chocolate snowballs

If you want to make chocolate candies, you need to know how to properly melt and temper the chocolate.  Here, the world-renowned chocolate maker Jacques Torres shows how to melt and temper chocolate.

How to melt and temper chocolate

Looking to make a decadent dessert? Chef Tim Kirker of Bistrot Zinc in Chicago shows us how to make rich chocolate mousse.

How to make chocolate mousse

If chocolate were illegal, we'd happily go to jail for this moist, rich and dense, flourless chocolate cake. Ceci Carmichael, host of Good Food Fast with Family Circle on the Food Network shows you how to make this sinfully rich, dense, flourless chocolate dessert.

How to make flourless chocolate cake

This gorgeous chocolate pecan pie will be the perfect dessert to finish off any dinner with a flair. Lauren Chattman from Pillsbury shows how to make this extra special chocolate pecan pie.

How to make chocolate pecan pie

Calling all Willy Wonkas! Making chocolate candy figures is easier than you may think. World famous chocolatier Jacques Torres takes you through the steps for making a very tasty chocolate monkey. It's a fun project to do with the kids.

How to make hollow chocolate figures

Hot chocolate lovers, here's the recipe for the best hot chocolate you'll ever taste, courtesy of world famous chocolatier Jacques Torres.  Jacques uses his own chocolate powder, but you'll get great results with any high-end chocolate if you follow his instructions.

How to make Jacques Torres hot chocolate

Is there anything better than a chocolate-covered strawberry? Surprise your sweetheart with this classic treat! Food Channel chef Cari Martens shows you how.

How to make chocolate dipped strawberries

You've had Rice Krispie treats, of course, but you haven't lived until you've had Jacques Torres' chocolate covered corn flakes.  Here the master chocolatier demonstrates how to make this outrageously delicious but simple little treat--chocolate covered corn flakes.

How to make chocolate covered corn flakes

Looking for an elegant but simple alternative to pie? How about crostata, which is basically a pie that's made on a baking sheet, not a pie pan. We are loving this raspberry chocolate almond crostata, made by Former Pillsbury Bake-Off Finalist, Jenny Flake.

How to make raspberry chocolate almond crostata

Trailers that get HONEST about what you're really getting from the movie when you buy a ticket. This week is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

Honest Trailers | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Sweet news--Dark chocolate and red wine can be good for your heart! But, alas, only in moderation. Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, explains how you can fight heart disease by eating dark chocolate and drinking red wine.

How to fight heart disease with dark chocolate and red wine

A recipe with almonds, sea salt, chocolate and caramel in its name has to be delicious. Food Channel expert Cari Martens shares her recipe for a treat that will make you the hit of the holiday party.

How to make dark chocolate caramel almond candy

Want an assortment of cookies this holiday season without the extra hours in the kitchen? No problem! Professional chef Cricket Azima for the Betty Crocker kitchens suggests hosting a cookie exchange with your family and friends so you only have to bake one but end up with ton! She also demonstrates two fun holiday recipe ideasPeanut Butter Blossoms and Chocolate Snowball cookies.

How to make peanut butter kiss & chocolate snowball cookies

Can you love someone if you no longer desire him or her sexually? Marriage and relationship therapist and author Esther Perel has advice for maintaining passion in a marriage and understanding the difference between love and desire.

How to maintain passion in a marriage

Every gardener needs a few tools, and a few tricks to keep their plants and flowers growing and blooming.  Here are the basics from gardening editor Kristin Schleiter on how to maintain your garden. 

How to maintain your garden

Every gardener needs a few tools, and a few tricks to keep their plants and flowers growing and blooming.  Here are the basics from gardening editor Kristin Schleiter on how to maintain your garden.

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