flourless chocolate torte. christmas dessert. absolutely delicious. very rich and best in small quantities.
recipe acquired from williams sonoma.

bam ! christmas eve dinner. never thought i could eat all that.

if you're into stouts - i would highly recommend left hand's milk stout (longmont, colorado).  a colleague of mine described it as "a cold espresso".  it is one of those beers that you enjoy one or two, but never more than that in a sitting.  i craved this after mykel describe the excellent guinness he had on draft in portugal.

i'm usually late to these things. and i came across this about a month ago and decided to revisit today. i think what la Blogotheque captures is quite nice. be sure to follow the links to some of my favorite artists...

from la blogotheque:
"Every week, we invite an artist or a band to play in the streets, in a bar, a park, or even in a flat or in an elevator, and we film the whole session. Of course, what makes the beauty of it is all the little incidents, hesitations, and crazy stuff happening unexpectingly. Besides, we do not edit the videos so they look perfectly flawless, instead we keep the raw sound of the surroundings. Our goal is to try and capture instants, film the music just like it happens, without preparation, without tricks. Spontaneity is the keyword."

listen to:
www.blogotheque.net/Beirut,3455
www.blogotheque.net/Sigur-Ros,4783
www.blogotheque.net/Bon-Iver-Part-II,4267
www.blogotheque.net/Jose-Gonzalez,3421
www.blogotheque.net/Andrew-Bird,2976

and many more...
www.blogotheque.net/spip.php?page=cae_all&lang=en