Culinary Adventures with Camilla

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R wanted his chocolate creation to include dark chocolate, dried coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. To mix it up, I decided to make his a double-decker fudge with a layer of coconut in the middle. Ingredients 3 C bittersweet chocolate chips 14 oz sweetened, condensed milk 1 t ground ginger 1 t ground cinnamon 1 t ground nutmeg 1/2 C dried coconut Procedure Cook the above ingredients - except the coconut - over a medium flame till smooth. Remove from heat. Pour half of the mixture into a foil-lined and buttered baking dish. Press the coconut into the layer, then pour the remaining chocolate onto the top. Let cool completely. Cut into small cubes.

When I saw organic sweetened condensed milk and canned organic pumpkin at Trader Joe's this evening, I thought two words: pumpkin fudge. Ingredients 3 C semisweet chocolate chips 14 oz. organic sweetened condensed milk 4 T pumpkin puree 1 t ground ginger 1 t ground cinnamon 1 t ground cardamom 1 t ground nutmeg candied kumquat peels Procedure Cook the above ingredients over a medium flame till smooth. Remove from heat. Pour mixture into a foil-lined baking dish. Press candied kumquat peel pieces into the top. Let cool completely. Cut into small cubes.

The boys were craving something sweet, so I thought I'd whip up a pan of fudge, again, with the black and white theme for "101 Dalmatians."  Dylan wanted to help.  So I let him choose the flavor: peppermint, blood orange, or vanilla.  He opted for peppermint. Ingredients 1-14oz can of condensed milk 3 C dark chocolate chips 1/4 C butter 1/2 t pure peppermint extract white chocolate chips Procedure In a double boiler, over low heat, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk and butter. Remove from heat; stir in peppermint extract.  Spread evenly into buttered foiled-lined square pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm.  Lift fudge out of pan and place onto cutting board; peel off foil and cut into squares. Store covered in refrigerator.