Recipe.

Wow! Sorry! 

Somehow I posted a post without ... the post!

So here's...the post

I had promised a recipe or two or three.

I'd like to start making good on that promise

This one was mentioned here.

I've been making this one for years. 

It's my go-to dessert because of all the possible variations (and the chocolate).

Mom's Blender Chocolate Mousse

adapted from Bon Appetit test kitchen

1 cup high quality semi-sweet choc. chips

3/4 cup water

3 tbsp. sugar

3 lg. egg whites

Place the chocolate chips in the blender. Heat the water, sugar and... see below... to a simmer. Pour water mixture into blender and blend for 5 seconds.

Seperate 3 egg whites. Pour egg whites into blender and quickly cover and blend for 1 minute.

Divide between 6 ramekins and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.

So this is the part where you can "go your own way".

The recipe calls for 1/4 tsp. of instant espresso powder to the water/sugar mixture.

I've done it, it's great.

But you can go the pinch-of-cayenne route, cinnamon or orange zest.

The possibilities are endless.

Now, this "mousse" doesn't exactly have the texture of a handmade mousse. It's more in the area of a pot du creme/chocolate pudding.

But it's delicious, easy and, more importantly, it looks like you worked really hard at it.

I serve it with a simple whip cream. I've also been known to whip out a blow torch and toast some marshmallow fluff on top. 

That's right, nothing says badass-in-the-kitchen like a blow torch.

Something I haven't done yet but I think would be really tasty is shortbread.

Next time.