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“Well, hello there. Lorelai, Rory, what can I get for you?” “Oh, well, gosh, look at all the choices, really hard to pick. I think I'll try a scoop of butter brickle crunch. Rory?” “I'll try the chocolate chocolate chocolate.” “Coming right up.” Ingredients: For the butter brickle crunch: For the toffee sauce: 2 tbsp unsalted butter ½ cup brown sugar 4 tbsp heavy cream ½ tsp vanilla extract ¼ tsp salt For the ice cream: 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup whole milk 1 14 oz can sweetene

“Of course it's the cake. You think I would go to a birthday party without a cake?” “What kind of cake is it, Sookie?” “Chocolate. With a rum-raisin, tropical-fruit ganache.” I had so much fun collaborating with Laura from Star-Spangled Baker for 4.03 The Hobbit, The Sofa, and Digger Stiles. Here is her recipe for her cupcake version of the birthday cake Sookie made. Ingredients: Sugar - 200g Flour - 130g Cocoa powder - 38g Baking powder - 1 tsp Baking soda - 3/4 tsp Salt - 1

“What is that?” “It's macaroni and cheese.” “ It's green. Why is it green?” “Because I made it with a jalapeno-chipotle cream sauce.” Ingredients: 3 jalapeños 2 poblano peppers 1 tbsp butter ½ cup onion, diced 3 cloves of garlic 1 lb of orecchiette pasta cooked per package instructions (you can also use shell or elbow pasta) ¼ cup of butter ¼ cup of all-purpose flour 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup whole milk 1 cup pepper jack, grated ½ cup mozzarella cheese, grated ½ cup white ched

“And there’s cornbread, and fried marshmallow pie for dessert.” “And you have CCR on.” “Well, you like CCR.” Ingredients: For the marshmallows: (Recipe from Averie Cooks) 1 cup cold water 3 packets of unflavored gelatin (.25 ounces each) 1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla extract ⅔ cup powdered sugar For the pie dough: 1 cup unsalted butter, cubed 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp salt ½ cup ice cold water Assembly: 1 egg, beaten ½ quart v

“Since we were short on time, I had them make us something to go. My Yale special.” “Oh, share, share.” “Sausage wrapped in a pancake tied together with bacon.” “You made that up?” “I don't know how I do it.” Ingredients: 4 slices of uncooked bacon, cut in half with kitchen scissors Italian or breakfast sausage links (however many you want to make) Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste 1 quart vegetable oil For the pancake batter: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking p