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Treat & Entreat with a ROMANTIC D-I-Y MEAL

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WITH THE RIGHT CHOCOLATE & SOME HELP FROM THE WEB, MEALS FOR WOOING ARE A CLICK AWAY
By Jared Johnson Afro Love editor, Fashiontribes.com
Photo: ImpromptuGourmet.com

When it's finally time to have that special someone over, there's no faster way to where you're going than via the stomach. But instead of scrounging frantically through your refrigerator for something with which to impress your lucky guest, whip up something gourmet, whether you point-click-buy, DIY, or do what we recommend: a bit of both. The highlight of any romantic repast is, of course, the chocolate – so unleash your efforts at cooking wizardry on dessert, and for the meal itself, bring in the pros.

BE AN INSTA-CHEF ImpromptuGourmet.com has a complete selection of entrees such as prime rib, seared salmon with lemon sauce, Cajun turkey, and sampler dishes which combine delicacies. And don’t peruse the appetizer section on an empty stomach or it will be virtually impossible to refrain from buying everything immediately, especially the scrumptious pizzas. While the prices are at the high end of the cuisine spectrum, so is the food – which is not only guaranteed to impress, but frees you focus 100% on being a fabulous host or hostess.

DESSERT FIRST No matter what you might hear, no foodie foreplay is complete without chocolate, whether in bar, piece, ice-cream or liquid form. Why not give culinary convention the day off and start your meal with dessert? Sprungli Swiss chocolate and Lindt bars are perfect for your own delectable, homemade chocolate mousse or white chocolate chai.


(photo: Epicurious.com)

Dark Chocolate Mousse
(recipe adapted from Lindt.com)

Ingredients:
- 100g Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Plain Chocolate (or Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate). Available at http://www.lindt.com
- ½ Cup Cream

Instructions:
- Heat the cream quickly until it comes to a boil and remove from heat.
- Break the chocolate into small pieces and add to the cream, stirring until the chocolate has completely melted.
- Refrigerate overnight or for a minimum of 3- 4 hours.
- Whip the mousse with a whisk until fluffy.
- Use an icing bag to pipe the mouse onto plate. For extreme decadence, pipe directly onto squares of milk or dark chocolate.
- Garnish with grated chocolate.


Spiced White Chocolate Chai
(Serves 4-5)

Ingredients:
- 2 cups water
- 2 chai tea bags
- 2 cups milk
- 3.5 ounces Lindt white chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup Grand Marnier liqueur (optional)

Instructions:
- Bring water to boiling, add tea bags & steep five minutes. Discard tea bags.
- Heat milk until steaming.
- Place chocolate in a small bowl, and pour in ¼ of steaming milk, stirring until chocolate is melted.
- Stir chocolate mixture into hot milk; add chai and vanilla extract & serve hot in tea glasses, adding Grand Marnier if desired.

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