Things I Think Are Kinda Cool

If I ever find myself standing in front of a firing squad and asked what I want my last meal to be, after listing off a dozen potato-based items, this dessert will absolutely be requested.  It combines three of my favorite obsessions – lemon, chocolate, and alcohol – into one exceptionally delicious and decadent treat.  I’m still shocked at the lack of lemon/chocolate creations in the food world – trust me, it’s an untapped combination that’s just waiting to be exploited.

Enjoy a Lemon Lusso (Luxurious Lemon)…

- Start with a slice of moist pound cake.  I’m old-school, so I chose a Sara Lee freezer-section pound cake – it reminds me of my childhood and it’s sinfully tasty.

- Add a scoop of your favorite ice cream.  I went with classic vanilla.

- Pour a liberal amount of Limoncello over your creation.

- Shave some dark chocolate and lemon rind over the ice cream.

- Add a handful of Quadratini Dark Chocolate Wafer Cookies

- Ciao Down!

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UPDATE! – at last night’s 5/21/11 Rapture Post-Party, I brought along my Lemon Lusso creation to share with the fellow sinners, and added an ingredient that put the proverbial icing on the cake…non-fat REDDI-WIP WHIPPED CREAM!   Awwww, yeah.

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Follow this up with a Kinda Cool Signature Cocktail Creation:
- Drunken Snowman
- El Misterio
- Bloody Demon
- Popsicle-tini
- Midnight Luxe Martini
- Summer Chiller

Snomageddon, Snowpocalypse, SnOMG…whatever you want to call it, today was a good-old-fashioned Snow Day.  And nothing says Snow Day like a hot, delicious cocktail to warm your spirits and get you inebriated.

After much tipsy experimentation and careful consideration, I’d like to introduce you to…the Drunken Snowman.

Ingredients:
-Coffee
-Hot Chocolate
-Whiskey
-Cointreau
-Cinnamon
-Vanilla Extract
-Fresh Orange
-Honey
-Whipped Cream
-Dark Chocolate Bar
-Cherries

Directions:
- MUDDLE together fresh orange slices, honey, and cinnamon.

- BREW a cup of your favorite coffee and MAKE a cup of hot chocolate. POUR half the coffee and half the hot chocolate into a glass over some of the muddled Orange mixture

- ADD a shot of Whiskey

- ADD a shot of Cointreau

- SPRINKLE some Cinnamon

- TOP with a generous amount of Whipped Cream (did you know there’s a Non-Fat Reddi-Whip…awww, yeah – be generous…)

- MELT half a bar of Dark Chocolate in the microwave and DRIZZLE on top of the Whipped Cream

- ADD a few Cherries

- Sit back, watch the blizzard out your window, and ENJOY…

***Still thirsty?  Try another Cocktail Creation:
- El Misterio
- Bloody Demon
- Popsicletini
- Midnight Luxe Martini
- Summer Chiller