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Level 1 Pastry

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Photo by: Chad Morgan Chocolate Molten Lava Cake Recently I had a 30 minute conversation with a friend about an episode of Chef Roble and Co.  It’s the episode in which Roble and company catered 2 parties for NY Knicks center, Tyson Chandler. Needless to say, this is the inspiration behind this weeks’ blog posting.  A level 1 pastry. I’m not sure exactly what falls under Level 1 pasty, but apparently molten lava cakes do. I was upset by this news, because I have eaten at a number of restaurants that serve lava cakes. And this was never a dessert or pastry that I enjoyed. It was always hard and somewhat stale on the outside. Like the cake had been in the fridge for too long before serving. No! I am not a chef, nor do I pretend to be. I will never dress up in my kitchen with a chef jacket and hat. Instead, with the advice of Kevin Hart, I stay in my “cooking” lane. However, when Roble ripped his pastry chef a new one, I had to try to cook this pasty.  And...

Peanut butter granola pie; borrowed recipe

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Peanut butter granola pie topped with icecream. Photo by: Chad Morgan  Have you ever seen that commercial for Sandra's homemade yummy scrumptious bars? In case you have not, here it is :   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdTIfI9KeuM   Sandra’s bars were award winning and gained her recognition from her neighbors. She felt really good about that. However, she was a fraud only because she did nothing but open a packet of Fiber One Granola bars.   I must say there is joy in finding something great to eat. And when you find that thing, you want to share it with everyone. Now, I am not suggesting that you do as Sandra did. That may be copy write infringement. And, I’m sure you can go to jail for that. However, when I taste something that I thoroughly enjoy, I have no problem asking for the recipe so that I can try it. This weekend, I made a peanut butter and chocolate chip granola pie that I want to share with you all. This recipe is borrowed from my best frie...