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We all have read a lot about chocolate lately in the food blogging world. So without further delay I am presenting the array of chocolicious goodies for JFI-Chocolate . You can read more about JFI here . Chocolate Drive by Indira of Mahanandi Chocolate Coconut Burfi by Indira of Mahanandi Sweet Chocolatey Morsels by TC of The Cooker Chocolate kesari by Selvi of Samaithupaarkalam Hot Chocolate by Nupur of Onehotstove Fruit and Nut Chocolate by Valli of Valliskitchen Chocolate Truffles by Arundati of Escapades Chocolate Pinwheels by Arundati of Escapades Mocha Chocolate Pots by Bee & Jai of Jugalbandi Individual Chocolate Cakes by Suganya of TastyPalettes Chocolate Sformato with Amaretto Whip by Siri of Siri's Corner Marbled Cream Cheese Brownie Sheer by Mansi of Fun and Food Home Made Chocolates by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen Dry Fruit Truffles by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen Brownie Cookies by Asha of AromaHope White Chocolate - Cranberry Fudge by ...

I love molten chocolate cakes and have been searching for a good recipe for a while. Recently I bought the New Baking Book by Better Homes and Gardens and was happy to find the perfect recipe for the molten chocolate cake. These are baked in individual cups and hence easy to serve. I followed the recipe as is, but served it with whipped cream instead of the recommended Mocha Cream. Next time I will try it with the Mocha Cream. This will be my second entry for the JFI-Chocolate event . Ingredients: Butter - 3/4 cup Semisweet chocolate (chopped) - 6 ounces Eggs - 3 Egg yolks - 3 Powdered sugar (sifted) - 1/3 cup Vanilla - 1.5 tsp All purpose floor - 1/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder - 2 tbsp Whipped cream - for garnishing Method: In a heavy saucepan combine butter and chocolate and melt over low heat, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and let it cool. Grease six 1-cup souffle dishes or ramekins. Coat with granulated sugar. Beat eggs, egg yolks, powdered sugar and vanilla with an ele...

I know its raining chocolates in the food blog world but I just wanted to remind everyone to send in their chocolate loaded entries for JFI-Chocolate by Jan5, 2008 to letzcook@gmail.com . Also if you have not received a mail from me for your entry, please send it to me again.

I had friends over and made a 4 course meal for Christmas eve dinner. Here's sharing with you a few pictures from the night. For the first couse I served mushroom-blue cheese crostini , walnut cheese tartlets (with onions), peas wheels and spinach cheese rolls . course 1: mushroom crostini, walnut-basil tartlets, peas wheels, spinach cheese wheels The second course was sweet corn vegetable soup with egg drop for non-vegetarians. course 2: sweet corn veg soup The third and the main course was vegetable biryani, colocasia fry and raitha for the vegetarians and mutton biryani, chettinad chicken fry, boiled egg and raitha for the meat lovers. course 3: main course course 3: mutton biryani, veg biryani course 3: boiled egg, roasted colocasia course 3: chettinad chicken course 3: raitha Last but not the least, for the dessert course I served my usual black forest cake. course 4: black forest cake I will try and post these recipes soon.