A Little Chocolate with Lots of Love

My son has been sick for the last four days and was really bored. He asked for his favorite Eclairs! So what does a good mom do? Get's in the kitchen and starts baking!

We got started with homebaked eclairs filled with vanilla pastry cream and topped with chocolate genache.

Another favorite are my take on Milano cookies. I flavor the chocolate inside these cookies with various essentail oils. This time we used peppermint oil, last time we used blood orange oil, both times they were and are so yummy!

If you want some Eclairs or Milanos alla Cristina call me! I can hook you up!

Children's Cooking Lessons

Friday I had one of my favorite little girls over for a cooking lesson. She had so much fun I have decided to start a little campaign to let you know I do cooking lessons in your home or mine. My girlfriend suggested that I start doing kids cooking lesson parties.

Having kids over to learn basic skills in the kitchen is a great way to entertain a group of children for a birthday party or just a social event.

On friday we started with a simple chocolate cake with a genache icing and fresh raspberries. Anna had a wonderful time decorating it.

We did a Ceasar salad with homemade croutons and a baked ziti. It was so fun and  Mom and Dad came to enjoy the treat thier daughter made. She was so proud to show off what she's learned.

Call me if you are intrested in a cooking lesson or having a cooking party!