Friday, Dec. 23

Friday found my mom and I making dessert for Christmas Eve dinner. We made Negresse en Chemise, a french dish that is deliciously chocolatey and takes a lot of patience. I love baking and started learning from my mom at a young age and while I do fine on my own, I love being able to bake with her. This recipe is fairly simple, but it involves melting lots of chocolate which you have to do at low heat. Once the chocolate is melted though, you just add strong coffee, rum, butter and whipping cream and fold it together. Holey moley, talk about delicious! We had a little bit of trouble getting everything to fit in the mold, but it's currently setting on the porch (yep, we use our porch as a fridge in MN) and we'll see how it turns out! Despite being 24 years old, turns out I still love baking with my mom just as much as when I was younger!