I have been such a lazy bloggeress, I cant believe I have not written since before my new oven arrived, was installed and loved, then used and abused over the holiday period. It is not quite as shiny as it was a few months ago, despite the TLC it is getting, but it still does the job and is much loved.

My only excuse for being a lazy bloggeress is that I have also been a lazy cook recently. I promised myself that I would try to experiment with more savoury dishes but alas, my sweet tooth wins over every time and the only new things I have tried recently are a fairly successful Christmas Yule Log and a yummy Banoffee Pie.

Oh well, why fight it?

I thought I might as well start this blog as I mean to go on … with a big bowl of melted chocolate!

July is really the time of year when all the charter boats like us wind down for the season, in fact we will be going on holiday back to England pretty soon as it is nearly hurricane season and extremely (phew) hot in the galley but in the meantime I have lots of recipes I want to share.

So to begin, here is my friend Debbie’s wonderful dreamy chocolate mousse recipe with yummy pictures. All my recipes serve 8 usually as that is the maximum number of guests we will have on board.

Debbie’s Dreamy Chocolate Mousse

To serve 8

16oz Plain Chocolate
1 Cup Milk at room temperature
Dash of Amaretto, Frangelico or Orange Liqueur
2 Cups Cream

1 Melt the chocolate in a large heavy-based saucepan, double boiler, microwave or however you normally would.
2. Allow the chocolate to cool thoroughly so that the milk does not cause the chocolate to harden when added.
3. Add the milk and stir well until combined. The mixture should now have a lovely smooth and runny texture.
4. Add the liqueur
5. Whip the cream until it is thick and holds its shape but do not overwhip
6. Carefully fold the chocolate mixture into the cream until all one colour
7. Pour into dishes and chill for 1 hour minimum