Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
1 lb. Sweet Chocolate
9 oz. Butter
5 oz. Egg yolks
12 oz. Egg Whites
2.5 oz. Sugar		 Method:
Melt chocolate over hot water. Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until the butter is melted and mix completely. Add the egg yolks one at a time. Mix in each egg yolk completely before adding the next. In mixer, beat egg whites until they form soft peaks.
Add the sugar and beat until the egg whites form stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture. Chill.
 
Chocolate Tulips - Makes 6 cups
Ingredients:
8 oz. Semi-sweet Chocolate
1 package water balloons
Wax paper		 Method:
Using double boiler melt all chocolate except for one small piece.
When chocolate is melted remove from heat and add small piece of chocolate (this will temper your chocolate). Dip inflated balloons in chocolate turning side to side to achieve tulip shape. Let set in refrigerator.
 
Cinnamon & Nutmeg French Toast with Flambe` Bananas - Serves 4
Ingredients for Toast:
1 loaf French Bread
sliced 1 inch thick
8 eggs, whipped
1 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ tsp. Nutmeg
¼ cup Milk
2 Tbsp. Canola Oil
or Pan Release

Ingredients for Bananas:
4 ripe Bananas, sliced
3 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 oz Brandy
¼ cup Butter, unsalted

Method for Toast:
Whisk eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and milk together. Glaze a non-stick teflon type pan very lightly with oil. Place over medium heat. Dip bread slices in egg mixture and place into sauté pan. Cook until golden brown on each side.

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Method for Bananas:
Add 1/4 of the butter to a sauté pan over high heat.
Add bananas.
Sauté 30 seconds. Add Brandy. "Flame". Add cinnamon and sugar. Add rest of butter. Serve over french toast.