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Thanksgiving desserts...

Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:37:34 GMT

I know this is O/T but it gets more hits over here. I am making my normal desserts for Thanksgiving but I have a couple of people coming that love chocolate and caramel so I am making this. What do you think? The video is only a few minutes, and I thought this looked pretty good.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/chocolate-caramel-salted-tart-0176103.html

Re: Thanksgiving desserts...

lulu2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:42:00 GMT

I've actually had this dessert at the Lovin Oven.

It is extremely rich.

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:45:35 GMT

On 11/10/2014 lulu2 said:
I've actually had this dessert at the Lovin Oven.

It is extremely rich.

Do you think it is too rich? What did you think of the taste. I am not a big chocolate fan so it is hard for me to tell what chocolate desserts others would like. Would I just be better off with a cake in your opinion?

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scchicki — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:47:10 GMT

I would love this and think your guests would!

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lulu2 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:50:42 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
On 11/10/2014 lulu2 said:
I've actually had this dessert at the Lovin Oven.

It is extremely rich.

Do you think it is too rich? What did you think of the taste. I am not a big chocolate fan so it is hard for me to tell what chocolate desserts others would like. Would I just be better off with a cake in your opinion?

If your guests love chocolate, caramel and rich desserts, this fills the bill.

I am a dessert eater but I could only eat a little bit. It is VERY rich. I could not eat it after a Thanksgiving feast.

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:52:25 GMT

Thanks scchicki and Lulu2!

Re: Thanksgiving desserts...

Free2be — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:54:38 GMT

A nice simple chocolate mousse would be divine after a big dinner. If you want to make it more elaborate and attractive, use mousse in a Death by Chocolate recipe, layered in a glass compote.

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Yahooey — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:56:40 GMT

It looks like a very rich dessert. After a heavy Thanksgiving meal, I tend to opt for lighter (not in calories) desserts. What about some sort of chocolate mousse torte? Whip cream seems to make a dessert feel lighter.

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NoelSeven — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:59:49 GMT

I think it will be a hit. Out of the ballpark I love chocolate and caramel together.

BTW, just to let people know. Trader Joe's has a pecan pie ice cream this year. If they had it before, I didn't know, but I do know they have an incredible pumpkin ice cream people love.

Irsh... I hope you're doing well

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Yahooey — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:02:56 GMT

This is a very easy no bake dessert. Ina's Micha Icebox cake. I used lady fingers (Italalian crispy) instead of cookies since that was what I had on hand. I did a quick dip in coffee ala tiramisu. Easy and light.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mocha-chocolate-icebox-cake-recipe.html

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:10:00 GMT

Thanks everyone. We have about 12-13 desserts so far as I am making some, my daughter is (and her husbands awesome cheesecake), my aunt is making some. This would definitely be the most decadent of the bunch.

Noel, I am doing ok. I am feeling a little down and sorry for myself. I know it is only temporary but I feel at 44, I feel so old and weak. I have friends coming down from Buffalo for a couple of days on Thursday and a bunch of people coming from all over for Thanksgiving and I feel just a bit overwhelmed. I spent the whole day cleaning with bleach after reading the CDC' cleaning instructions for cleaning with C Diff spores. I had a good cry and that helped.

I love that pumpkin pie ice cream. Haven't tried the pecan one.

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Qwackertoo — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:14:55 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Thanks everyone. We have about 12-13 desserts so far as I am making some, my daughter is (and her husbands awesome cheesecake), my aunt is making some. This would definitely be the most decadent of the bunch.

Noel, I am doing ok. I am feeling a little down and sorry for myself. I know it is only temporary but I feel at 44, I feel so old and weak. I have friends coming down from Buffalo for a couple of days and a bunch of people coming from all over for Thanksgiving and I feel just a bit overwhelmed. I spent the whole day cleaning with bleach after reading the CDC' cleaning instructions for cleaning with C Diff spores. I had a good cry and that helped.

I love that pumpkin pie ice cream. Haven't tried the pecan one.

Awwww, I hope you feel better very soon. Sometimes a good cry helps. I think I cry like once every 3 years.

That is a LOT of desserts. I wish I'd have learned some of my Mother's desserts, especially her chocolate pie, coconut pie and how to make meringue. I don't know how she cooked all those desserts, she made others, 3 turkey's, smoked, wild and regular, and ham . . . and everything else all the side dishes. I barely manage for just the four of us.

p.s. lovin' the Paula's Choice so far but did have one little bump on my chin after two days . .. so I am using a little less . . . I'm bad that way . . . I figure IF a little is good, more is better and that isn't always the case. FAST shipping too!

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NoelSeven — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:14:56 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Thanks everyone. We have about 12-13 desserts so far as I am making some, my daughter is (and her husbands awesome cheesecake), my aunt is making some. This would definitely be the most decadent of the bunch.

Noel, I am doing ok. I am feeling a little down and sorry for myself. I know it is only temporary but I feel at 44, I feel so old and weak. I have friends coming down from Buffalo for a couple of days on Thursday and a bunch of people coming from all over for Thanksgiving and I feel just a bit overwhelmed. I spent the whole day cleaning with bleach after reading the CDC' cleaning instructions for cleaning with C Diff spores. I had a good cry and that helped.

I love that pumpkin pie ice cream. Haven't tried the pecan one.

I understand how you feel, Irsh. A lot of that is probably physical, it comes often with auto-immune, and you've had pneumonia and C-Diff. You must be really just worn out.

I hope you have a lot of help with Thanksgiving! You deserve a lot of rest

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:23:20 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Qwackertoo said:
On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Thanks everyone. We have about 12-13 desserts so far as I am making some, my daughter is (and her husbands awesome cheesecake), my aunt is making some. This would definitely be the most decadent of the bunch.

Noel, I am doing ok. I am feeling a little down and sorry for myself. I know it is only temporary but I feel at 44, I feel so old and weak. I have friends coming down from Buffalo for a couple of days and a bunch of people coming from all over for Thanksgiving and I feel just a bit overwhelmed. I spent the whole day cleaning with bleach after reading the CDC' cleaning instructions for cleaning with C Diff spores. I had a good cry and that helped.

I love that pumpkin pie ice cream. Haven't tried the pecan one.

Awwww, I hope you feel better very soon. Sometimes a good cry helps. I think I cry like once every 3 years.

That is a LOT of desserts. I wish I'd have learned some of my Mother's desserts, especially her chocolate pie, coconut pie and how to make meringue. I don't know how she cooked all those desserts, she made others, 3 turkey's, smoked, wild and regular, and ham . . . and everything else all the side dishes. I barely manage for just the four of us.

p.s. lovin' the Paula's Choice so far but did have one little bump on my chin after two days . .. so I am using a little less . . . I'm bad that way . . . I figure IF a little is good, more is better and that isn't always the case. FAST shipping too!

Yes, it is a lot of desserts. We usually make a lot because we have a lot of people coming and I have about 4 staying at my house. So everything gets eaten. Wow, your mom sounded like quite a cook.

Did you have the bump because of the silicone do you think? If so stop use and see how it goes or if you can use it on other areas. I do know some people have reactions to silicone but of all the bases that is usually the one that the largest amount of people can tolerate. I know it is tempting to use more, I do that too. With stuff like this, less is better though. Let me know how it goes Qwacker!! Have a good night!

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:24:01 GMT

On 11/10/2014 NoelSeven said:
On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
Thanks everyone. We have about 12-13 desserts so far as I am making some, my daughter is (and her husbands awesome cheesecake), my aunt is making some. This would definitely be the most decadent of the bunch.

Noel, I am doing ok. I am feeling a little down and sorry for myself. I know it is only temporary but I feel at 44, I feel so old and weak. I have friends coming down from Buffalo for a couple of days on Thursday and a bunch of people coming from all over for Thanksgiving and I feel just a bit overwhelmed. I spent the whole day cleaning with bleach after reading the CDC' cleaning instructions for cleaning with C Diff spores. I had a good cry and that helped.

I love that pumpkin pie ice cream. Haven't tried the pecan one.

I understand how you feel, Irsh. A lot of that is probably physical, it comes often with auto-immune, and you've had pneumonia and C-Diff. You must be really just worn out.

I hope you have a lot of help with Thanksgiving! You deserve a lot of rest

Thanks Noel, I do have lots of help thankfully! You have a good night!

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:26:39 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Yahooey said:
This is a very easy no bake dessert. Ina's Micha Icebox cake. I used lady fingers (Italalian crispy) instead of cookies since that was what I had on hand. I did a quick dip in coffee ala tiramisu. Easy and light.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mocha-chocolate-icebox-cake-recipe.html

I know exactly the one you are talking about. I watched this episode with my mom and it looked great. I should add this to the dessert table. Thanks for the reminder Yahooey!! From what I remember it looks pretty easy too.

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:29:28 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Free2be said:
A nice simple chocolate mousse would be divine after a big dinner. If you want to make it more elaborate and attractive, use mousse in a Death by Chocolate recipe, layered in a glass compote.

I was thinking about mousse and making little chocolate dishes for it. You take a balloon and dip it in melted chocolate to make the bowl and then fill with mousse. My daughter is making a trifle with mousse in it but I will have to ask what the other ingredients are. I love layered desserts in a beautiful glass dish, I will look up the Death by Chocolate recipe. Thanks Free2be!

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Qwackertoo — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 01:40:20 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
On 11/10/2014 Free2be said:
A nice simple chocolate mousse would be divine after a big dinner. If you want to make it more elaborate and attractive, use mousse in a Death by Chocolate recipe, layered in a glass compote.

I was thinking about mousse and making little chocolate dishes for it. You take a balloon and dip it in melted chocolate to make the bowl and then fill with mousse. My daughter is making a trifle with mousse in it but I will have to ask what the other ingredients are. I love layered desserts in a beautiful glass dish, I will look up the Death by Chocolate recipe. Thanks Free2be!

Making the bowls with chocolate dishes sounds challenging!!!

I'd LOVE the trifle recipe IF you don't mind sharing. I have two pretty bowls and about 8 smaller bowls that go with each and have always wanted to make one of those and never have. They just sit in the sideboard waiting to be used . . . year after year after year. haha

Wanna know what I want to try . . . individual Baked Alaska . . . but made with Van-Choc-Straw . . . I think that is the dessert I've enjoyed more than any other I've ever eaten . . . I'm sure part is because it was a specialty Salmon Bake event on our cruise to Alaska . . .but I've had plenty of other rich & indulgent desserts but this one left me wishing we could have done that every sea day on that cruise!!! But then since I am "meringue challenged" it could prove difficult to make.

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Irshgrl31201 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:35:50 GMT

On 11/10/2014 Qwackertoo said:
On 11/10/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:
On 11/10/2014 Free2be said:
A nice simple chocolate mousse would be divine after a big dinner. If you want to make it more elaborate and attractive, use mousse in a Death by Chocolate recipe, layered in a glass compote.

I was thinking about mousse and making little chocolate dishes for it. You take a balloon and dip it in melted chocolate to make the bowl and then fill with mousse. My daughter is making a trifle with mousse in it but I will have to ask what the other ingredients are. I love layered desserts in a beautiful glass dish, I will look up the Death by Chocolate recipe. Thanks Free2be!

Making the bowls with chocolate dishes sounds challenging!!!

I'd LOVE the trifle recipe IF you don't mind sharing. I have two pretty bowls and about 8 smaller bowls that go with each and have always wanted to make one of those and never have. They just sit in the sideboard waiting to be used . . . year after year after year. haha

Wanna know what I want to try . . . individual Baked Alaska . . . but made with Van-Choc-Straw . . . I think that is the dessert I've enjoyed more than any other I've ever eaten . . . I'm sure part is because it was a specialty Salmon Bake event on our cruise to Alaska . . .but I've had plenty of other rich & indulgent desserts but this one left me wishing we could have done that every sea day on that cruise!!! But then since I am "meringue challenged" it could prove difficult to make.

I will give you the recipe as soon as I found out what she is making with the mousse.

I LOVE baked Alaska. I love old school desserts like that, that were popular in the 50's and 60's. I love anything with meringue too. I bet that cruise to Alaska was great. I would love to go on one.

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Qwackertoo — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:55:07 GMT

Thanks irshgrl! I'll be watching for it! Another vacation favorite, mousse in a very tall skinny glass . .. can't remember the name right now . .. but everyone at our table had it a couple of times over the course of several days. One of those you truly had to save "room" for from the meal or you'd never be able to eat the whole dessert! Dessert. My favorite part of the meal. Heck sometimes even @ Disney, we'd take the kids to Ghiradelli in DownTown Disney for lunch or dinner . .. and tell them We're On Vacation . . . it's ok it eat like there is no tomorrow . . . we can eat healthy at home.