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You know I had to do that didn't you?

This sounds really good to me - what do you think?
Feed Your Face: Good-for-Your-Skin Chocolate Mousse

Have a chocolate craving? Make this skin-friendly, easy chocolate mousse recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth.

By Dr. Jessica Wu

If you love chocolate, here’s good news for you: Dark chocolate is high in flavonols, which are antioxidants that have been shown to help fight sun damage. However, many foods that contain chocolate (like milk chocolate and packaged cookies) are high in sugar and dairy, which have been linked to acne breakouts. The next time you get a chocolate craving, try making this yummy sugar-free, dairy-free, vegan chocolate mousse. The recipe comes from my friend Jeanette, a private chef who recently made it for a certain famous blond beauty on the set of her new movie:

Two 8 ounce bars of unsweetened chocolate
¼ of a small whole, fresh red chili pepper, chopped very fine
Maple syrup, agave, or honey to taste (if desired)
½ block extra firm tofu (find it in the refrigerated section of the grocery store)
Garnish (fresh raspberries, sliced strawberries)

Melt chocolate over very low heat with 2 tbsp of water, stirring frequently. (You can also use a double boiler.) Add the chopped chili pepper a little at a time, to taste, and stir well. Don’t be afraid of the chili — the heat goes away when you mix it with the chocolate, but it adds a richer flavor. Add maple syrup, agave, or honey to taste, if desired, and stir well.

In a blender, blend tofu until very smooth and creamy. Stir the chocolate mixture into the tofu, and continue blending until very smooth and creamy. Keep tasting and add more syrup if desired. Pour into shot glasses. Chill at least 2 hours or overnight. Garnish with berries if desired. Makes approximately 12 shot glasses.

Now you know tofu is soy beans - and I am a picky eater - but tofu has no taste - and it has a great consistency - it actually takes on the taste of what it is with - that means more chocolate.

I'm going to make these myself.

Thought for the day:

If you want to fell secure, do what you already know how to do.

But if you want to grow . . . go to the cutting edge of your competence, which means a temporary loss of security.

So . . . whenever you don’t quite know what you are doing, know that you are growing.

PS I 'm really late reading your posts - have a LOT of wrapping to do this weekend - but I'll get to them! sandie