EXPLORE THE WORLD IN YOUR OWN KITCHEN

 My family had the chance to sample an eat2explore Fun Box and what a good and delicious time we had! Eat2explore is the only family cooking kit that delivers cultural education through cuisine while providing the hard to find spices and sauces that make the meal really unique.

My mother is Swedish and we were really lucky to get a box where one of the three recipes was for Swedish chokladbollar. In Sweden, May 11 is dedicated to this chocolate dessert “Chokladbollens Dag.” Because it is so easy to make (no baking required) and is a typical treat, most Swedish children learn to make them with their grandparents, parents or relatives at a young age. One thing that worked really well for my family is we had all the ingredients that we needed already in our kitchen. I learned that an old Swedish tradition is that Saturday is the day when it is ok to satisfy your sweet tooth without feeling guilty! Kids are given a Saturday candy bag and they fill up the bags with their candy allowance. It dates way back in tradition to when the Swedish government tried to prevent cavities for children by only letting them eat candy one day a week.

But to get back to my story about making chokladbollar. It was really simple to do. The best part was when we got to roll all the ingredients up into little balls. The toughest part was waiting the 15 minutes for them to sit and harden up in the refrigerator. The directions were simple, but we still managed to mess up a little. We mixed up the coconut flakes with the chocolate powder, but as it turned out it didn’t matter. Everything got rolled up  just the same. They were delicious.

You can subscribe to receive a new adventure box every month. Each box includes recipes. shopping lists and activities and all the hard to find spices and sauces that make each meal unique. I love to watch cooking shows and my mom thinks a subscription to eat2explore could be the perfect Christmas gift for me. Find more information at www.eat2explore.com .

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