Favorite appetizer: Caprese
Perfect Medium Rare Round Eye Steak w/ Mashed Potatoes
Homemade shortbread cookies
Sweet P's Chocolate Truffles
You make me smile.....
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
L-O-V-E: Happy V-Day :)
Happy Valentine's Day! It's been an awesome and LOVE-ly weekend. My birthday celebration at Bistro Bouchon with great company, homecooked romantic dinner with someone special--- man I feel like a princess :)
You make me smile.....
You make me smile.....
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Perfect Match: Orange Chocolate Chiffon Cake
The best foods always come in pairs.
Burger and Fries. Steak and Wine. Strawberries and Cream. Green Tea & Red Bean.
Orange and Chocolate is possibly one of the most unique but constantly undermined flavor pairings. With a day free of school because of snow (yay) I decided to whip up something light and tasty to battle the cold. Chocolate is a definite must when it comes to bringing anyone out of the winter blues.
I've tried making an Orange Chiffon cake before. This time, I decided to give it a twist by taking two cups of batter and adding it to a rich chocolate mixture (1/3 cup cocoa, 2 tbsp of corn oil, 2 tbsp of hot water, 3 tbsp of sugar). Then I created a marble effect by dolloping alternating batter into the tube pan.
The result was a light airy sponge cake with a slightly crunchy exterior With the sweet tangy orange flavor juxtaposing against the rich dark chocolate, it was a match made in heaven. A cup of hot bubbling cocoa completed my afternoon as I curled up on the couch and watched Food Network TV.
Burger and Fries. Steak and Wine. Strawberries and Cream. Green Tea & Red Bean.
Orange and Chocolate is possibly one of the most unique but constantly undermined flavor pairings. With a day free of school because of snow (yay) I decided to whip up something light and tasty to battle the cold. Chocolate is a definite must when it comes to bringing anyone out of the winter blues.
I've tried making an Orange Chiffon cake before. This time, I decided to give it a twist by taking two cups of batter and adding it to a rich chocolate mixture (1/3 cup cocoa, 2 tbsp of corn oil, 2 tbsp of hot water, 3 tbsp of sugar). Then I created a marble effect by dolloping alternating batter into the tube pan.
The result was a light airy sponge cake with a slightly crunchy exterior With the sweet tangy orange flavor juxtaposing against the rich dark chocolate, it was a match made in heaven. A cup of hot bubbling cocoa completed my afternoon as I curled up on the couch and watched Food Network TV.
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