Happy halloween! eat, drink and be scary!.....and another award!

An edible dark chocolate ( yes the martini glass is all chocolate!) with chocolate mascarpone mousse.


Neither shaken, nor stirred but definitely whipped!

http://www.onestopcandle.com/blog/mousse-filled-edible-martini-glass/




Peanut butter boy is sending out a call for all your favorite peanut butter creations and is also trying to create awareness for the millions of people that starve daily!!! This is serious, so please click on the peanut butter jar and visit his site. You have until Nov. 30th to send in your recipes!


Chocolate peanut butter caramel wafer cookies and my crafty fondant pumpkins.
( See recipe below)






Decadent frozen malted hot chocolate in a real glass ha! ha! ( Like Serendipity's)
Serendipity was the highlight of my New york travels!





3D martini mold

http://www.onestopcandle.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?page=OSC/PROD/CMAO128AB




Here's wishing all you witches, warlocks, gargoyles, ghouls etc... a frightfully good Halloween!

I am invited to a Halloween party and was asked to make chocolate desserts. This was my very first chocolate 3D martini glass and boy! did I struggle! Chocolate is nothing like soap at all! I am such a wizard with my soap creations! Chocolate is way more unstable( temperamental) and it also has to be tempered. The cup ( hollow) part of the glass kept on breaking as I unmolded it. I can mold little chocolate objects with ease like in my " Livin la vita coca post"
Well, as you can see I finally got it right hooray! I hate giving up on anything, so I tried and tried again. Now I have to make about 19 more for the party!

Chocolate mascarpone mousse

• Dark chocolate
• Organic heavy whipping cream
• mascarpone

Melt about 6oz chocolate and let cool. Whip up about 1 cup cold cream and 1/2 c mascarpone for about a minute, add the slightly cooled melted chocolate and whip further until the mousse holds its integrity.

Frozen malted hot chocolate

• Chocolate ice cream
• Organic whipping cream
• Milo
• Malted milk powder
• chocolate shavings
  
• ice cubes
• Organic milk

Heat 2 cups milk on low until lukewarm, whisk in 4t milo and 2t malted milk powder, then take off heat and allow to cool . Pour about 1/2 c cream into blender and the milo mixture and blend. While the motor is running add ice cubes one at a time( about 2 cups), until mixture is slightly thickened. Pour into glasses with a scoop of chocolate ice cream, a little whipped cream, shavings and melted chocolate as garnish.

Chocolate peanut butter caramel wafer cookies

• 24 ice cream wafers ( I either use the ones imported from Denmark called " Loacker"( available at Cost Plus world market or sometimes my family sends me ones from South Africa.
• 6 oz dark chocolate
• 1/2 c condensed milk
• 1 oz organic unsalted butter
• 1T Lyle's golden syrup ( British product)
• 3t smooth peanut butter

Cover an 11in x 7in sheet pan with aluminum. Cover the pan with the wafer cookies until it completely covers the pan, cutting the wafers so that it is a perfect fit, then remove the wafers and set aside.Melt the chocolate and 1/2 oz of the butter in a bain marie( water bath) and then cover the base of the cookie sheet with half of the melted chocolate and arrange half of the wafers over this and refrigerate. Add the golden syrup, remainder of the butter and the condensed milk to a saucepan and stir continuously over low heat until mixture begins to bubble, continue stirring 3 more minutes, then add the peanut butter. Spread the caramel over the wafers, arrange the remainder of the wafers over this and last but not least spread with remaining melted chocolate. Refrigerate for 30 mins and cut into desired shapes. These cookies are a cross between Reeses and a kit kat but not that sweet!

All I can say is that I truly enjoyed these dark chocolate goodies. They were not overly sweet because I did after all use the dark chocolate! I know my friends at the party will all be lured to my rich dark desserts and if not I shall cast a spell on them !


Do you think that I am a true chocoholic????

Well Reeni seem to think so because she passed this award on to me! Many thanks Reeni!!!



I am paying it forward to:

http://kitchenflavours.blogspot.com/
http://couturecarrie.blogspot.com/
http://sakura-lovebaking.blogspot.com/
http://yasmeen-healthnut.blogspot.com/
http://literallyinthemoment.blogspot.com/
http://girljapan.wordpress.com/
http://vanillakitchen.blogspot.com/
http://agreatpleasure.blogspot.com/
http://hotgarlic.blogspot.com/
http://helene-lacuisine.blogspot.com/
http://foodhuntersguide.blogspot.com/
http://snookydoodlecakes.blogspot.com/
http://novice-baker.blogspot.com/
http://anjumsrasoi.blogspot.com/
http://everydaycookin.blogspot.com/
http://createeathappy.blogspot.com/
http://www.saltnturmeric.com/
http://www.angelasfoodlove.com/
http://www.becomingwhole.typepad.com/
http://inmymind-ncfoodie.blogspot.com/

If I forgot anyone, please just come and claim it, with love from me!!!

Nazarina A


A crooked house in Sopot, Poland. (Vacation spot by the Baltic sea, Poland is where my Sweetie's from)
Can you imagine having a Halloween party in this place?!!!