Thursday, November 08, 2007

Put Some Clothes on that Candy!

"Sexy" doesn’t just describe an attractive person anymore—it seems to be the new slang word for anything that is new and exciting—from cars to wines to ad campaigns. Sexy is the new “innovative”. So I guess I wasn’t surprised to find this title for a recipe in a church cookbook:

Sam’s Sensual Spice Cookies

Now most church cookbooks will have recipes like “Sinful Fudge” and the ubiquitous “Better Than Sex Cake”, but sensual?

With that in mind I attempted to photograph Pecan Praline Fudge (recipe below) as both “sexy” and “wholesome”. Here are the results:
Sexy

Wholesome
So food is now “sexy”. I wonder what my Granny Mitchell would think about that...
 
Pecan Praline Fudge

1 stick salted butter
1-1/2 cups white sugar
5 oz evaporated milk
1 - 12 oz package  semisweet chocolate chips
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 - 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
1/2 oz praline liqueur
1 cup pecans, chopped

Line 9-inch baking dish with aluminum foil and set aside.

In 2-qt heavy bottom pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add sugar and evaporated milk and blend well. Bring to rolling boil; reduce heat and simmer approximately five minutes, stirring constantly and being careful not to scorch.

Remove from heat and stir in morsels, vanilla, marshmallow creme, liqueur and pecans. Stir until mixture becomes creamy and slightly thickened. Pour into pan and allow to cool before cutting into 1-inch squares.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am proud to say I have been (and continue to be) a happy guinea pig in my mom's 'test' kitchen! I highly recommend the Sweet Pumpkin Bliss cupcakes...they are amazing!

Anonymous said...

I am proud to say you are my daughter! (And one of my biggest fans.) Thanks for being such a willing participant in my venture!

Shelby said...

Hey Granny, I just finished showing Grumpy your blog here, he's impressed! I know I've told you how he thinks I'm silly for taking photos of my food, but maybe now he will see its not so goofy...or maybe he will still think it's goofy. Anywho (in your terms and in my son Justin's), I love your title to this post!

Linda said...

Why thank you Miss Shelby! Grumpy might still think it's goofy, but don't stop taking your food photos--they're great!