Freezing temperatures with Artic chilling winds called for a cozy stay-at-home weekend with my boys (...yes, Mishka is a boy).
As a couple striving for an egalitarian marriage, we decided to stay in our unisex sweat pants and share the responsibilities of preparing our special Valentine's Day meal.
T took the responsibility of planning and preparing our main course, while I took charge of the dessert.
For dessert, I decided to challenge myself and make one of my favorites... tiramisu!
I LOVE tiramisu. Whenever I walk past the cake section at Whole Foods, I always get the case of the "tiraMAIsu". All of my self-will immediately disappears as soon as I see it, and I cave in- Always buying a slice. Yes, I spend all my money and calories on this addiction.
As addicted as I am with Whole Foods' tiramisu, I never ever attempted to make it.
I was always intrigued but never bothered to make tiramisu because I thought it was a complicated dessert that only Italian chefs could master.
Well... well, just my luck. I found this recipe by Chef Giada de Laurentiis and it was surprisingly super easy to follow.
I easily whipped it up while Tom was in the shower. It only took me 20 minutes!
It actually took me longer to find a pack of lady fingers at the grocery store than to make the entire dish.
Try it sometime- Here is the recipe by Giada de Laurentiis.
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| Time to make some mishka...I meant tiramisu! |
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| It took forever to find a pack of lady fingers! |
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| Whipping up the heavenly mascarpone cheese, with a red (appropriate with the Italian theme) stand mixer. |
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| Making espresso the Italian way! |
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| Dipping the lady fingers in the espresso-rum mixture. key is to not soak it for too long. |
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| WALA! recovered from a case of the tiraMAIsu (note to self- need to get a sifter. too much cocoa powder) |
-mai
UPDATE- T loved the tiramisu! It was a success! :)
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