I had promised Suzanne a quick chocolate fix, thinking back to how I used to make chocolate topping for ice cream. So I proceeded to grind (in the FP) ~1 oz Sharffenberger 99% cacao, first split somewhat with a knife. Then when it was getting somewhat ground, I added about 2 1/2 T. sugar. Meanwhile I microwaved about 1/4 cup milk to get it very hot. I poured the milk into the FP while it was running. Then - ! - I remembered that we still had a bit of the Peet's Panama Esmeralda that we'd made that morning, that Jody had given us for our birthdays. So I added 1 or 2 tsp. of that. I kept mixing it, then, in hopes of making it a bit more solid, whizzed it with Mr. Whizzy over some ice, then put it in the freezer while I made yet more coffee.
Making a chocolate fix reminded me of growing up with Jody Wright as sometime kitchen impresario. I remember 3 things she offered me during babysitting jaunts. (1) dog biscuits, (2) potato chips that had been left in the oven, in the bag, which had melted when someone had pre-heated the oven without checking its contents (they were marvelous), and (3) a chocolate icing made from confectioner's sugar, softened butter, cocoa and a bit of milk. We'd make bowls of it and eat the entirety.
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whoa ... a whole bowl of chocolate icing! That's intense. And your luck you didn't get brain damage from eating melted plastic .... I never fed Suzanne anything that bad. But then again, you also didn't really have me babysit her to much. Maybe those stories explain that.
Anyways, I actually make homemade chocolate sauce for ice cream! Ice cream with berries and homemade chocolate sauce is pretty much my standby dessert when people come over these days. My recipe is actually quite a bit simpler, though. I start from sweeter chocolate - something your could eat straight. Like dark chocolate baking drops or a lower percentage sharfenberger. I then just put it in the blender and pour a small amount of boiled water over it and blend. I keep adding hot water till its the desired consistancy. Coffee would be a very nice touch, I'll definitely try it!
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