I've made this. No eggs or milk. Divine. I served it with the three ingredient ice recipe made with frozen raspberries. "Chocolate Sorbet Adapted from The Perfect Scoop This is not a sorbet for chocolate moderates. It's for people who like chocolate to be all they can taste when they bite into something. And for the love of all that is bathing suit season, someone with better moderation than me, because I suspect it is no longer "light" if you eat it all. Servings: Makes 1 quart (1 liter) but you can tell your husband less so he doesn't figure out how much you've kept from him. (At least until he sees the chocolate smudges on your face.) 2 1/4 cups (555 ml) water 1 cup (200 g) sugar 3/4 cup (75 g) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder Pinch of salt 6 ounces (170 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract In a large saucepan (yes, you must use a large one or it will bubble over. Trust me.), whisk together 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) of the water with the sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Bring to a boil, whisking frequently. Let it boil, continuing to whisk, for 45 seconds. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until it's melted, then stir in the vanilla extract and the remaining 3/4 cup (180 ml) water. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend for 15 seconds. Chill the mixture thoroughly, then freeze it in your ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. If the mixture has become too thick to pour into your machine, whisk it vigorously to thin it out." I have a Cuisinart dual bowl ice cream maker. Many folks think it's noisy but it doesn't bother me. It's not noisy for that long and it's lots quieter than some other appliances I own like my hand mixer or my blender. Here is a link that might be useful: Chocolate Sorbet

Gell I think it's sweet that you adopted a wee bit o' the Irish on behalf of your son! I got engaged on St Patrick's in St Maarten. We were at a restaurant that was centered about a pool under a lenai with gorgeous birds and tropical foliage. We had dinner and then went to the bar for beverages served in ivory plastic mugs that turned green when filled with cold liquid. I teased down the steps into pool [shoes off] to the top of my shorts and DH followed. We kept going and wound up slow dancing in the pool up to our waists fully dressed. Dh said "You should marry me" I said "I might rabbit I might" the next day we bought a ring in Phillipsburg and he asked me in the store and asked again later that night out on Honeymooners walk in the moonlight with a steel drum band in the background to make sure. We love 7's and 17's. Engagement 3/17 his DOB 1/17 my DOB 4/17 our first house 117 our second house 17 our first son due June 7, our second son born 2/7. Damn that's *nothing* to do with corned beef! Or the lack thereof lol.

well, as usual, I am late to the party - my 25th reunion bash which I coordinated, was last night, and we didn't get home til almost 2. I am often awake at 2 AM, but normally it's after already sleeping for 3 hrs... We had great fun, but still had to run to the store for ingredients for our dinner, today. It's just us. For starters we are having the grilled flatbread with carmelized onions and blue cheese and mushrooms posted by Sharon. We got King Crab Legs on sale so dipped in butter they'll be! We got a dozen ears of finally fresh corn and I'll mix up some chili lime butter. I was going to do the grilled asparagus with proscuitto too, but the asparagus was about as big around as a toothpick. So I looked for soba noodles. nope. what are they like, anyway?? Ahhh, I remembered a great looking recipe for fingerling potatoes! Nope. They NEVER have them. sigh. so, I guess it's corn and crablegs. I guess our theme is BUTTER. we should probably have toast and popcorn, too. maybe i'll save the flatbreads to serve with our dinner...or maybe whip up a quick mac salad or something. I got some watermelon, blueberries, lime sherbet and lemon italian ice. i'm not too organized. I think I"m going to go take a nap in the pool. :-) Stacy

Hi Lynn, great to hear from you and glad you could participate! My dinner is finally over. Very fun time overall. Started with sangria and bruschetta with Chase's boursin on the porch. Sangria is such a fun summer drink, so refreshing. I made mine with Spanish white wine, peach schapps, a little brandy, and some champagne I had in little bottles plus 7-up. Garnished with strawberries and kiwis, very good! I set up my backyard for guests on the patio, and we had dinner under the umbrella. It rained a bit but the umbrella kept us dry. All the dishes were great, but the best loved things were the coral soup and the blackberry shortbread bars. My friend was a vegan, unbeknownst to me, (she's gotten into it for health reasons), so I really could have left out the cheese in some of my dishes like the pesto and fritters. The fritters were the least good dish. I have never been a fritter fan, I just think they are too greasy and hard to get done in the middle withouth burning on the outside. Adding cheese did not help, that was a big mistake but I was trying to use some cheese up that I had in the fridge. My freind brought a potato-beet salad so I didn't get to use mine. I know what I'll be having for lunch this week, lol! Good friends, good food, good vibes. A great opportunity to cook up a storm!