Happy birthday to my
SUPER AWESOME!
SUPER SMART!
SUPER HARD WORKING!
SUPER SISTER!
my twin brother on the left, my sister on the right.
To celebrate/tantalize you, sister, I made you a chocolate mousse.
Do you remember reading this book as a kid?
People who aren’t my sister: I hope you know who Fred Gwynne is. You know him as this:
Herman Munster.
Anyway, my mom used to read his children’s book to us as kids. I always liked it– filled with puns and sly jokes. And it (helped) inspire a love of the whipped confection.
If you want to make your own chocolate mousse, it’s really easy! I nicked a recipe from Bon Appetit.
- 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 large egg whites
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup chilled whipping cream
- Start by melting the chocolate in the water over low heat. Melt until shiny and smooth.
- Next, whip three egg whites on high speed, until soft peaks form. Slowly add the quarter cup of sugar until the whites are stiff, but not dry.
- Drizzle the cooled/lukewarm chocolate over the whipped eggs, and fold in gently.
- Dish the mousse into cups.
- Fridge for six hours, or until stiff.
- Before serving, whip 1/3 cup heavy cream into whipped cream. Top the mousse with the whipped cream, and enjoy!
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I love this post! And I love chocolate mousse more than anything. My family’s favorite story is from when we went to Paris when I was a kid and I ordered chocolate mousse from a restaurant, though the waiter warned me. It came in the BIGGEST bowl you’ve ever seen and had whole sugar cubes in it! I probably ate about 1/32 of it. But it was oh so delicious :)
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it had sugar cubes IN it?! oh, my lord. i love it. i can’t imagine why it had sugar cubes in it, but now… i must try to re-create.
Oh, yum! This looks delicious!
New to your blog; happy I found you!
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Happy Birthday to your SUPER SISTER!!! And I really really would love some mousse now, thanks :)
while i’m also hopelessly addicted to the stuff that comes out of a box, this mousse was a.maze.ing.
i wish i could ship it to people who need it, you know what i mean?
That picture of you is AMAZING!! <3 Emily <3
i apparently had gap teeth, and i finally grew into my nose.
Gap teeth are cool.
thanks, lauren hutton.
Thanks for commenting on the ol’ blog today!!
Your blog is adorable!! And this recipe looks delicious…better get the husband on this one. :P
I’m surprised I never read that book; I’ve read *a lot* of children’s books in my day. Happy birthday to your sister! I could really go for some chocolate mousse right about now!
i think you’d really like it! it’s a very sweet book– old school :-)
my sister veers away from life online, but i think she’d get a kick out of the e-birthday wishes she’s been getting!
Oh my gosh, y’all were too cute. And do my eyes decieve me, or is that a Dart in the background? Hubby has a Granny-Olive-Green Dart with a license plate holder that says “Happiness is being a Grandparent” hahah. I should buy him a new one, but it’s too funny to see him all tattooed up, driving around in Grandma’s Sunday driver.
Oh, and the moose looks DE-LICIOUS. Happy Birthday Sister!!!
my mom’s first car was an olive green dart!
i think it’s awesome that he’s in “grandma’s sunday driver.” my favorite thing ever is to see little old ladies in mint-condition classic cars… i always mutter, “original owner” under my breath and smile.
YAHOO!! Happy Birthday to your Sis! and man that mousse looks yummy!! I’m wishing you could ship it too :)
I love chocolate mousse, I will have to try this recipe.
I don’t think I’ve ever made mousse from scratch. Yum!
I’d like to invite you to share this recipe on my weekly link-up, Sweet Tooth Friday. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/05/12/peanut-butter-cup-caramel-bars/
How tasty! I love these personally sized “dishes” … wishing your sis a very happy birthday! Thanks for linking up with Friday Potluck!
You need to post more pictures of you and your siblings as children. SOOO cute
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