Chocolat Recipe RoundUp!

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Recipes inspired by Chocolat #FoodnFlix September 2010
Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité - Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget, someone would help remind you. In this village, if you saw something you weren't supposed to see, you learned to look the other way. If perchance your hopes had been disappointed, you learned never to ask for more. So through good times and bad, famine and feast, the villagers held fast to their traditions. Until, one winter day, a sly wind blew in from the North...

I've been entranced by this magical, food-laden, sensual film since the first time I layed eyes on it!  If I remember right, I saw it on Valentine's Day...many, many years ago...when it first came out in theaters.  With the hubs.  Before he was the hubs.  I've owned it for many years on dvd, as well...and pull it out every six months or so to be transported to that tranquil little village that gets turned upside down...shaken up...and lands right back on its feet...better for the ware!  I was glad to see so many people join in our first pick here at Food 'n Flix...most of whom already held a special place in their movie stack for their own copy...and a few who watched it for the first time!!  So, without further ado...let's check out what Chocolat inspired in everybody this month...


One quest I've (Heather from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen) been on for some time now is find the perfect chocolate cake.  I baked up this Chocolate Cake with Chile & Espresso in hopes that I would find the one (the one that looks like Vianne's)....it was good, "but not my favorite."
Chocolate Cake w/ Chiles & Espresso from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen

Christy from Fudge Ripple made a "warm chocolate sauce with a bit of a kick that becomes a bit chewy when it hits the cold shock of ice cream."  She thought Roux would approve...I'm positive he would!!
Chocolate Roux from Fudge Ripple

Angie from Cocina Diary not only bakes up a gorgeous Chocolate Ricotta Soufflé in honor of Chocolat, she also conquered a nemesis along the way!  I'd love to sink my spoon into that masterpiece!
Chocolate Ricotta Soufflé from Cocina Diary

If you know me, you know my love of molé...and Joanne from Eats Well with Others dug deep and finally made some of that gorgeous sauce she's been "meaning" to make for years.  Chiles, raisins, nuts...and chocolate, of course...in Jo's Red Mole.  Drool.
Red Mole from Eats Well with Others

My partner in crime here at Food 'n Flix... Ree of Milk, Sugar, Musings & Love made some drop-dead awesome sounding homemade Chocolate Graham Crackers.  You do not know how long I stared at the screen willing some live-action Wonka-vision to come into play!!
Chocolate Graham Crackers from Milk, Sugar, Musings & Love

Next up we've got Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies wondering where she can find her very own Irish Pirate to feed chocolate nibbles to...and maybe even some of her mouth-watering Giant Heart-Shaped Brownie.  Awesome!
Giant Heart-Shaped Brownie from Living in the Kitchen with Puppies

Next up is Deb from Kahakai Kitchen who just so happens to be in the midst of her Eat Local Challenge uses locally grown Hawaiian chocolate to make these oh-so-decadent Pots Au Chocolat.
Pots Au Chocolat from Kahakai Kitchen

Brenda from Brenda's Canadian Kitchen baked up some tempting Chunky Chocolate Toffee Cookies after she watched Chocolat...and got hooked (sorry.  not really.) on the movie after putting off watching it for so long!  Welcome to the club ;)
Chunky Chocolate Toffee Cookies from Brenda's Canadian Kitchen

Although Kim from Stirring the Pot went through a few...hmmm...shall we say...trials, while in the kitchen preparing a batch of what was meant to be meringues...she was comforted by the unexpected result of some amazing-looking Mexican Chocolate Meringue Truffles!
Mexican Chocolate Meringue Truffles from Stirring the Pot


Thanks so much to everybody who participated in our first month here at Food 'n Flix!! All of the posts were so inspired, and you did Chocolat proud!! 

Watch for the announcement of our October Flick which my Food 'n Flix pic...coming soon!!

7 comments

  1. Oh, wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Everyone did such an AWESOME job!!! All of your dishes are gorgeous. I'm very glad to be a part of this with so many talented and inspired chefs, cooks and bakers. =)

    Can't wait to see what everyone has in store for "Mystic Pizza" month (starting today).

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  2. This was a lot of fun Heather and I'm looking forward to watching Mystic Pizza. This month I don't plan on leaving it until the last day though, lol!

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  3. Mmm, delicious round-up! Such fun!
    Remind me to try my hand a a soufflé this year coming. I have still never gotten up the courage..

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  4. I am so mad at myself....I didn't make it in time. I am still amazed at you....all the challenges you do.
    I will be there for Mystic Pizza.

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  5. Great job at hosting such a fun event! Everyones' creations look amazing.

    I am looking forward to Mystic Pizza--another favorite in my collection. Hmm let's see... make pizza or "Lobster for breakfast, lobster for lunch. Fuckin' lot of lobster..."

    (Sorry for the cursing--couldn't help myself!) ;-)

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  6. Very delicious roundup! Everything looks so beautifully done and the photos are so tempting! Great job!

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  7. Loved reading the roundup and seeing what everyone made for this round of Food 'n Flix. Such a fun idea to pair movies with food (two of my favorite things).

    Can't wait to watch Mystic Pizza again. I love that movie!

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