I keep a variety of unsweetened chocolate in my pantry. I pick up chocolate in various places, and my friends and family bring me some as well, so its never the same. I hate running out of a great chocolate, but c'est la vie.

Unsweetened chocolate, is hard, bitter and the magic in my tomato sauces, ginger cakes and cookies, and several Asian inspired recipes.

Took several years to perfect my soft and chewy chocolate cookies, in which I use unsweetened chocolate, a tablespoon of cayenne pepper, use a 1/3 white and 2/3 dark brown sugar ratio, plus 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar.

I make different hot chocolates, water and cayenne, milk and ginger, and cream.

Pineapple and chilies love each other. Add soy sauce, garlic and all kinds of diced vegetables and serve on pasta - yum.

Brie loves cranberries. Apples love cranberries. Bagels and cream cheese love cranberries. Cranberry tarts in rich butter crusts. Okay, I love cranberries.