Scratch, hold the chicken

I've spent the majority of the day in my pjs, cuddled up with my honey, watching movies. It has been fantastic. However, I'm on this cooking kick: 30 new recipes in 30 days. I really love to cook, doncha know. I realized that I was rut-bound, though, and I have been gloriously inspired by Smitten Kitchen. Last night, I made a yummy pasta dish, and we polished off the leftovers this afternoon (actually eating leftovers is a rarity in this house).

I had intended to make Shrimp Tetrazzini tonight. After last night's mania, however, I just didn't have it in me. So, I jumped on this lovely chocolate pudding recipe, from Smitten Kitchen.

This recipe is so quick, and easy! 20 minutes to smooth, creamy, chocolatey yum ^_^

Not that I'm considering buying a double boiler anytime soon, but this bowl-on-pot contraption was a pain in the ass. The steam from below the bowl causes an air-hockey effect, making the bowl tip and slide around anytime I touch it. It wasn't too bad, though, and I will definitely make this again.

I'm going to futz round with it, and see if I can't come up with a good diabetes-friendly version, as this doesn't have an obscene amount of sugar in it to begin with. I'd also like to try to incorporate peanut butter, or maybe marshmallows. Like I said, I love to cook, but I've led a very sheltered cooking life, so I'm not exactly sure what I am doing most of the time ;)