Ask Me Again and I'll Tell You the Same

What's your name? Puddin Tain. Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.

 I could be such a little smart ass when I was a kid. "ask me again and I'll tell you the same, neener neener."

 I might not tell you my name but I would definitely tell you that I loved chocolate pudding if you'd asked. I doubt that I ever got my fill of chocolate pudding. I still LOVE chocolate pudding. Chocolate pudding. Does anything go down easier or make you feel so loved and cared for than chocolate pudding? Not too much.

So I'll give you a twofer today plus the raspberries. Two recipes that go hand and hand. Because of the eggs. You'll see. And the raspberries? I've given up my smart ass ways (sort of). These are the good raspberries.

Chocolate Pudding (from Nigella Express)

serves 4

1 cup whole milk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/3 cup sugar

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/3 cup cocoa

2 Tbsp. boiling water

2 egg yolks

1 tsp. vanilla

2 oz. dark chocolate, finely chopped

Warm milk and cream together in a saucepan.

Put sugar and cornstarch in another pan and sift in cocoa. Add boiling water and whisk to a paste.

Whisk in eggs one at a time followed by the milk and cream, then vanilla.

Scrape down sides of pan and put on heat and cook whisking, 3-4 minutes until thickened.

Take off heat and whisk in finely chopped chocolate. Pour into bowl or separate dishes. Cover with plastic wrap. Cool, then chill.

Chocolate Macaroons (also from Nigella)

makes 2 dozen

2 egg whites

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup ground almonds

3 Tbsp. cocoa

Heat oven to 400º. Line a baking sheet with parchment.

Mix egg whites with sugar, ground almonds and cocoa.

Drop my spoonful onto baking sheet.

Bake 11 minutes. 

Let cool a minute before removing from pan.

Raspberries and Sugar (from my new idol Edna Lewis)

2 cups fresh raspberries

2 cups sugar

Mash together (do not blend) until sugar has dissolved. Pour into clean jar. Keeps in the fridge up to a year (it will never last that long in this house).

So Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell off. Who was left? 

Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell off. Who was left?

Pete and Repeat were on a boat. Pete fell off. Who was left?

Sometimes I just can't help myself. I guess there still is a tad of smart aleck left. Whatta ya gonna do? 

Enjoy the chocolate and berries.

Boys are rotton, made out of cotton 
Girls are sexy, made out of Pepsi 
Girls go to college to gain more knowledge 
Boys go to Jupiter to get EVEN stupider.

It's hard to stop once I get started, just like eating chocolate pudd.

Comments

[somepinkflowerss]

how*EVER
do you remember them all...
these little saying~things?

:-)

man
your mind must be jammed full,
is all i can think.

[Leigh Ann]

The raspberries I can do. Yum!

Happy last day before school starts back. Princess Pants starts first grade today!

LA xo

[Randi]

Hahaha! You are quite the sass-box today! Neener, neener.

[Janet]

You always make me laugh!

Neener, neener, neener! My hubby and I say that all the time to each other. He's quite a joker at times.

Yum....those recipes sound good. And how nice that one uses the yolks and the other used the whites so nothing goes to waste. Plus you get double the chocolate fix!

[pam aries]

heh heheeehaooha! Repeat! Yuo s ofunny! I loves me some chocolate...anything choclate! The other night I wanted some..but had NONE in my house. Waaa! I jumped on my bike and rode up tt the store nad ues...chocolat!

[darla]

Chocolate is nice but raspberries are devine. Together? Oh, yes, please and thank you.

Darla

[Dana]

Oh my goodness that looks so good!
I'm so glad to be back looking at your blog! We had puter trouble, and had to get my oldest ready for college. Neither which has proven to be much fun! Hope all is well with you :)

Dana

[Karen at Junking in Georgia]

oy!!!!!!!!! I blowed my diet just with my eyes...U are so bad to put such goodness in a post... I could lick my computer screen and the text is cute too

[Thimbleanna]

You. Are. Evil.
That looks SO good. I LOVE Choc. and Raspberry (is there anyone who doesn't??? Thanks for the great recipes!

[Cindy]

How much sugar did you have today? :-O LOL, I like your post today!

[Mrs. G.]

These recipes aren't going to help my ass project. I've missed you, beautiful.

[Sherry Goodloe]

You are quite the baker Miss Queen! Ohhhhh and chocolate and raspberries - what a delicious combination!!

[Rosa]

That last one has me in stitches. Too bad my kids aren't young so I could rouse them up with that! hehe. Yum, I'll have to agree with ya on the pudding.

[Becky]

Those chocolate macaroons look SUPERB!!!