Foodie Friday: For The Love Of Chocolate

Well, it's here, Valentine's Day Weekend. It's the perfect time to share some love. For those of you who love chocolate, like I do, this is my gift to you. 

HERE: Seventeen Sinful Recipes

Thomas Keller Chocolate Souffle
What could be more romantic than someone baking a souffle for you? I went to the best for a souffle. Thomas Keller's recipe will not disappoint. 
Seasons and Suppers

Looking for an stainless steel ramekin like presented above? You can find one HERE

Ooh- Dessert Dreamy: S’mores Cake

If you enjoy your sweet treats tall and gooey, this is the cake for you...and me!

Zsa Zsa Bellagio

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Ice Cream 
{ Vegan and Gluten Free }
Made with Coconut Milk, Coconut Cream and Beet Sugar, this recipe has a chance at being almost guilt free. Sweet and salty always works.
Heather Christo

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
Picture perfect for your Valentine. That Raspberry Buttercream frosting will melt hearts!
Cooking Classy

Chocolate Coconut Meringue Pie
Just look at those snowy clouds of espresso-flavoured Italian meringue! I love that it isn't browned, but of course one could do that with a kitchen torch.
Gourmet Traveller

Strawberry Sweethearts Cocoa
With the bitter cold setting in over a good part of the nation, now is the perfect time for a mug of cocoa. I have searched high and low for a chic cocoa recipe that is Valentine's Day worthy. This is it. 
Two Peas and Their Pod

Chocolate Bourbon Caramel Macaron Cake 
I say, if you are going to do it, go big! This cake looks like it would be so worth the calories. That frosting! Click to drool over the yummy ingredients.
Half Baked Harvest

Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse
An impressive and decadent dessert that is super easy to make ahead of time. 
Alaska From Scratch

Gingerbread Surprise Beignets With Spiced Mocha Hot Chocolate
I may be the only person on earth that has not had a beignet before. Now that I have found this recipe, that will end soon. OMG! These look fabulous.
Half Baked Harvest

Spotted Cow Brownies
Everyone loves a brownie, but they usually aren't wonderful to look at. These are just too much fun!
Delish

Chocolate Cookie Crunch Trifle
Cooking for a crowd? Here's your dessert. It's decadent but approachable. Even the kids will love it.
Food and Wine

Nutella and Chocolate-Covered Strawberries 
Chocolate covered strawberries are always special. Add Nutella and they become divine!
Glitter Inc.

Chocolate Cake Tiramisu with Chocolate Sabayon
This gorgeous dessert, a recipe of Giada De Laurentiis, begins with a boxed cake mix.  No one will care with all of that zabaglione and marscapone!
Williams-Sonoma

Red Wine Chocolate Cake
The addition of red wine makes this a super moist cake. The filling? Raspberry Buttercream. To die!
Life Love and Sugar

Cocoa Dusted Chocolate Bombe
Looks like that famous "French Silk" pie to me.
Epicurious

Healthy Chocolate Orange Brownies
{ Gluten Free }
What makes these beautiful brownies so healthy? There's no added sugar, they are made with almond milk and carob chips. Even so, they look absolutely moist and gooey.
A Beautiful Mess

Mississippi Mud Pie
Traditional 3 Layer Mississippi Mud Pie - Flourless Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Pudding, & Whipped Cream in a Chocolate Cookie Crust. Is there anything not to like?
Food52

What To Do In Chicago This Weekend

Come join my friend, Marc Sievers, for an afternoon of fun, laughter, and love at Williams-Sonoma Lincoln Park (Chicago) as he kicks off 2016 with his first book signing and cooking demonstration on Saturday, February 13 at 1:00pm!
Click HERE for details



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