Parisian Chocolate Mousse

It's a fact. Everything tastes better in Paris. It must be a combination of the fresh ingredients, the setting and the elegant people. I am going to France for two weeks this summer and it can't come soon enough! I heard a great interview on NPR with Dorie Greenspan author of AROUND MY FRENCH TABLE who spends half the year in Manhattan and the other half in Paris. 

Greenspan discusses how every Parisian host serves the perfect chocolate mousse.  She discovers the deliciously simple recipe and it is fab! 

I encourage you to try it for your next fete. And the interview is great fun too! Find both HERE

Photos: Foodimentary,  Dorie Greenspan and NPR

Make Your Own Valentine's Day Truffles

For Valentine's Day I think the best gift for your loved one(s) is something you make yourself. Give that boring box of chocolates from CVS an upgrade and make your own truffles from scratch! Here is the RECIPE

Photos: She Wears Many Hats and Gourmet Pigs

Cozy with Cocoa

Winter has finally arrived in Boston with cold temps and freezing rain. Blech. I would much prefer some seasonal snow! Is there anything better than a fire and cup of cocoa on a cold day?

A good cup of cocoa should be made from scratch. My favorite RECIPE

Photos: Tiny White Daisies

Molten Lava

For New Year's Eve a friend made individual warm molten lava cakes for each of us. I died! Heaven! I am drooling just thinking about it. Since then I have been on a mission to make them at one of my future fetes. Dessert size ramekins - check! (Crate and Barrel). I have now found a deliciously simple recipe HERE. 

Photos: Town and Country Travel and Pioneer Woman