Here’s where the fun stuff is.
My
Heroes and Heroine’s like to cook and eat.
Here are some of their favorite recipes straight from the pages of my
books.
Divine
Desserts – Sensuous Goodies that will
heat you right up.
Kat
Conner likes to make her spicy chocolate pie for her man, Harris Rhodes.
Here’s
the recipe so you can heat up your man too!
One pre-baked pie crust
1 Cup sugar
½ tsp salt
7 Tbsp flour
1 tsp Cayenne
1 tsp cinnamon
a dash of black pepper
2 Cups milk (whole is best)
2 oz Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate
2 Egg yolks
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Tbsp Butter
Separate
eggs and set yolks aside in a cup. You can discard egg whites or use later for
meringue. Mix sugar, flour , salt, cayenne, cinnamon and in a medium pot. Slowly whisk in milk until there are no
lumps. Break up chocolate squares and
add to mixture. Heat on medium and stir. When mixture is hot, but not yet thick
add a couple of spoonfuls of to the eggs to temper them, whisking
the eggs and hot milk mixture together. Then add it to the pot. Continue to
heat. The chocolate will melt and blend
and the mixture will become thick. Stir constantly with a wooden spoon. The filling is ready when is resembles a
thick pudding consistency. Take off the
heat and stir in the butter and vanilla.
Pour the filling into the baked pie crust. Serve with meringue or whipped cream.
Cooking
with Colin – Kid friendly & gluten free food.
Colin
Rhodes is one picky eater of a little kid. Sound like anyone you know? Try
this recipe to keep ‘em happy.
It’s even more fun when the kids help make it too!
Colin and Kat’s Watermelon Pie
½
watermelon
1 honeydew
1 canteloupe
1 pint each strawberries, black berries and
blueberries (or whatever else you have)
2 Tbsp Grape Jelly
1 Cup red wine (Merlot works well)
Scoop
out all three melons with a melon baller into a separate bowl, stir together
with the berries. Scoop any remaining
watermelon to resemble a bowl. Turn the hollowed out watermelon over and slice
part of the bottom of the rind off to make a flat surface. Return the fruit
mixture to the now empty watermelon half. Chill.
In a
small pan whisk together the jelly and the wine. Heat on medium. Stir. Continue to heat until mixture is reduced by
½ to 2/3. Cool.
When
ready to serve drizzle the reduction over the watermelon filling.
The
Way to a Man’s Heart – Good down-home cooking
Because we all know the way to a man’s heart
is through his stomach.
Cheesy
Burgers - A simple way to jazz up a classic favorite. Makes 4-6 burgers
1 lb
hamburger
1 Tbsp Worchestershire sauce per burger
2 oz cheese per burger, crumbled or shredded.
Choose
any sort of cheese you like for this recipe.
Kids tend to like milder cheeses like mozzerella and light cheddars. It’s easy enough to just get a packet of the
mixed shreds the grocery stores offer, like pizza blend or mexican
blend too.I like
hard cheeses like Parmesan and Manchego.
Adults really go for the stinky cheeses like a good strong Blue or a
Gruyere.
Divide
burger into 4-6 portions. Mix in the
cheese and sauce, I find it best to do this in a bowl, with my fingers. Form into patties.
Grill
over an open flame if you’ve got it until the cheeses start oozing.
Toast
the buns and lightly butter them.
Top
with your favorite condiments.
