CHOCO-PANCAKES with BANANA CARAMEL SAUCE

Tuesday was yet another snowy day. Cold, boring, and as usual everyone was craving something. We were all ready for something to warm our cold bellies. At first they were just your ordinary pancakes. But as usual we had to put a twist to it and instead of drizzling chocolate on top of the pancakes, we decided to put the chocolate into the batter. Then for the extra zing, we added extra milk chocolate bits into the batter. And you can't have pancakes without syrup, but we couldn't go to the store, so we had to make our own. So we made some banana caramel sauce.
Call me crazy, but I actually had mine with sour cream on top. It balanced the banana caramel sauce and the choco-pancake's sweetness.

Choco-Pancakes With Banana Caramel Sauce
 

Choco-loco- CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE

Chocolate is .. well, chocolate and it doesn't need any special introduction. Still, there is so much to say about chocolate. Have you ever heard someone being allergic to chocolate? Me neither. And its getting better and better. This magic deliciousness contains phenyletthylamine, an amino acid that has aphrodisiac properties. This unique substance comes from one plant only, the cacao (kah- KOW) tree, which botanical name is Theobramba cacao thet means "food of the gods". So, the most horrible phobia that exits among the human populations in of course CHOCOPHOBIA: The totally logical fear that the world will run out of chocolate. That is why under the advice of their government, Swiss chocolate manufacturers always store a year's stash of raw materials in a secret location in the Alps, just in case if...
  

Choco-Loco- Chocolate Lava Cake

Always a star at the dinner table- TIRAMISU

Tiramisu, this Italian picker upper that everybody loves. Me, personally, with a strong cup of Turkish coffee. Oh, so good!

This sweet guilty pleasure is always a star around my dinner table, especially when we have company. I usually make it a day ahead so that all the flavors can develop to their fullest and start complementing each other.

Although mascarpone and lady fingers are the staple of tiramisu, I find it much more delicious made with sponge cake and custard cream. Yes, it takes more time, but in the end it pays off.

Always A Star At The Dinner Table- Tiramisu