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Your Heart’s Desire

Posted on February 11, 2015May 21, 2017 by Mary
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt! Lucy Van Pelt In Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz.
All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!
Lucy Van Pelt
In Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz.

What is your heart’s desire? When I ask myself this question, the first thing that comes to mind is, “love, always love.” Rather than one specific “love,” I desire this love be spread out over my family, Sparky, my friends and my garden. Of course we all have secret wishes and desires. These drive our dreams and goals. Everyone craves reciprocating love. It’s a fact of nature. For this moment I will reciprocate and share with you a recipe that will stir passion in your loved one. Instead of creating something exotic this month of Love, I turned to a basic comfort food – pudding, chocolate of course. Pudding seems like such a muddled word for this dessert that brings so much love and warmth into a kitchen. The late Richard Sax devised a recipe called Double-Chocolate Pudding that is a snap to make. So irresistible and luscious, I have made it twice this week. I prefer eating it still slightly warm and when I served it this way to my mom and aunt, the spoons were the only ones talking, their metal scraping every last morsel of dreaminess out of the ceramic dishes. The creamy, not-too-sweet, chocolate velvet temptation conjured up sweet childhood memories of begging to lick the bowl. Whatever it is your heart desires, I wish this for you. My heart’s desire – just one more spoonful of chocolate pudding!

Candle light, moon light, star light,
The brightest glow is from love light.
Grey Livingston

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Sending love,

Mary

6 thoughts on “Your Heart’s Desire”

  1. Jean says:
    February 11, 2015 at 9:27 am

    What a lovely gift, Mary! May all that love come right back to you!

  2. jane smer says:
    February 11, 2015 at 9:44 am

    thanks for a memory that I recall from childhood. A special treat would be when my grandma would make chocolate pudding from scratch….. and small brown stoneware cups were the recipient………………. and I loved it when the skin formed on the cup…. Yup I was a wierd child in so many ways. Do have a loving Valentines Day…luv j

  3. Mary Joy says:
    February 11, 2015 at 10:32 am

    Lovely! And Yum! I have always liked warm chocolate pudding. Perhaps it stemmed from my impatience. Wish you a chocolate Valentine’s Day! Mary Joy

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  4. Patty Kent says:
    February 11, 2015 at 11:58 am

    Love this one mary! Happy Palentines!! Lol.xox p

  5. Marcy says:
    February 11, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    Looks yummy! Happy Valentine’s Day to you Mary!

  6. mommabird says:
    February 13, 2015 at 9:05 am

    You are my Valentine all year long!!!

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