Category: Dessert

Non-Fat Hot Chocolate Mix for 1 Takes about the same amount of time as instant mix and tastes a hell of a lot better. This is for those of you who want the non-fat version. It isn’t very sweet (because …

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Decadent Hot Chocolate The precise measurements (by weight, mind you) are dedicated to Emily Taylor who said she needs them ‘cuz she’s an Engineer! I love that girl! 35 gm bittersweet chocolate (chips are fine) 20 gm heavy cream 205gm …

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Best (so far) Pound Cake Traditional pound cake is made with a pound of each of the 4 main ingredients: butter, sugar, eggs and flour. It makes for a very dense and delicious (but very greasy) cake. It can also get …

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…da lime in da coconut Cheese Cake For Crust: 2 packages chocolate graham crackers—finely crumbled                 2 T. Grand Marnier                 2 T. Godiva Chocolate liqueur For Filling: 3 packages Neufchatel cheese at room temperature                   ¾ C. Sugar                   4 Large (not extra …

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Crème a L’Anglaise 1 C milk ½ C heavy cream 4 egg yolks ¼ C sugar 1 t. vanilla extract Using a metal whisk, beat together the egg yolks, sugar in a glass measuring cup. Heat the milk and cream …

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Chocolate Mousse 2 oz each bitter, bittersweet and semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 teaspoons of unsalted butter 1 cup of heavy cream 1/2 cup sugar 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten 4 egg whites (at room temperature) 1 tablespoon orange liqueur 1 …

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Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 This recipe is the best for shipping. The cookies, if tightly sealed, will arrive as much as two weeks later and still be chewy and not stale. (This is as reported by my son from Afghanistan …

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E’s Chocolate Chip Cookies (recipe #1) These are the best cookies I’ve ever tasted. (And I’ve tasted many versions.) However, they go stale quickly, so eat them within a day or so of making them. 1 c (spooned and leveled) …

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Brownies These have a shiny, crackly crust and a tender, slightly chewy interior. It is essential to let them cool completely before cutting. This is one of the few recipes I have that requires precise measurements.   ¼ C boiling …

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