Ingredients

• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips (or replace with 3 cups broken chocolate chunks – I used 3 large Cadbury’s slabs broken into pieces which worked fantastic)
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

1. Place chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and butter or margarine in large microwaveable bowl. Zap in microwave on medium until chips are melted, about 3-5 minute, stirring once or twice during cooking. Stir in nuts, if desired.
2. Pour into well-greased 8×8-inch glass baking dish. Refrigerate until set. (I’m a little impatient, so I stuck it in the freezer instead. Took about an hour to set properly)

Variations:
Instead of using plain chocolate (such as a Cadbury’s dairy milk slab), try peppermint chocolate. I made mine with bits of broken Marie Biscuits, which came out very nice.

I

I just mastered the most amazing cup of coconut hot chocolate. I tasted it the first time a few months ago at Mugg & Bean, and tried to emulate it for the first time tonight. It was delicious!!!  If I may say so myself, it was even better than what I had at Mugg&Bean – definitely more chocolaty!

I used the following…

• About 4 teaspoons Cadbury’s hot chocolate powder (no extra sugar)
• One spoon coffee creamer
• About 50ml coconut milk (canned)
• And lastly, hot water to fill up the cup

If you’re fond of Niki bars / Bounty, you have to try this – its so much better!!  Perfect for a winters evening like tonight.

I found Kristyn’s post on Romancing the kitchen: Aphrodisiac foods extremely interesting, and I’ve been reminded of how passionate I am about cooking. I love cooking and baking, and especially love to try out new recipes.

We’ve been sharing some ideas on what to cook for Valentine’s day, and some great recipes surfaced.
Personally I would love to try out Kristyn’s Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe (which, by the way, I think she got from her Mom ). Not for Valentine’s day in particular, just because I love Chicken Cordon Bleu, and its something new for me to try out.

Once I started thinking about how to make chocolate fondue (I usually just make it according to what looks right), I searched for some recipes on the internet, and found this Original Chocolate Fondue Recipe pretty interesting. The cake together with the chocolate fondue sounds really delicious, but I’ve never tried it before. Maybe I’ll give it a shot!

What are you cooking for Valentine’s day? And I’m asking this specially to the MALES who will be doing the cooking this year. I know its easier to take your honey out for dinner to a fancy restaurant, but honestly we’d like it much more if you’d cook for us yourselves (except maybe the stuck up chicks )

So if you have any plans already, share them, and if you don’t we’ll help you with some ideas