Class 4, Discussion and Recipe

 By Nate Feldman

Warm-up discussion: A condiment is a food (such as a sauce or powder) that goes along with another food to improve its flavor or taste.  

Well-known condiments include: ketchup, mustard, relish, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, soy sauce, and hummus just to name some.

What are your favorite condiments?  What do you like to eat them with?



Recipe: Nate's Chocolate Sauce

Yesterday, I introduced you to my Apple Bread.  A great condiment with this is chocolate sauce.  I have my own recipe for homemade chocolate sauce.  

Ingredients: 

2-3 tablespoons of cream 

1/2-3/4 cup of chocolate chips (or a chocolate bar, ideally both will be organic) 


Instructions: In a sauce or frying pan, add the cream and heat up the stove to a medium heat.  When the cream begins to bubble, add the chocolate chips or a chocolate bar.  Stir until the chocolate melts into the cream and thickens.   Feel free to add more cream and or chocolate depending on how many people you are cooking for.  If you want a sweeter sauce, you should use milk chocolate.  Otherwise, you can use dark chocolate.  

Once the chocolate thickens, remove it from the stove and let it cool down.  You can dip the apple bread into the chocolate sauce.  Enjoy with coffee or milk.  Delish!  


Discussion: 

What food do you think chocolate sauce goes well with?

What is your favorite thing to eat with chocolate?

A person who eats too much chocolate is called a chocoholic.  Are you a chocoholic?

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