Anyone, especially a blogger, can get sucked in the related posts trap.  You click and click and, before you know it, hours have passed.  Unfortunately, this isn’t as fun of a game for me as it used to be.  A hacker wiped my site last November and I still have hundreds of photos missing.  Big.  Bummer.

But I will spin this back to a positive note by telling you I have found the silver lining.  Looking at pictureless post after pictureless post gives me a perfect excuse to recreate old recipes and create new photos with a better lens.  And I’ll embrace any excuse to use this lens!

FoodFash PB Chocolate Avo Mousse (yields 3 servings)

1 ripe avocado

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

3 tablespoons maple syrup

2 tablespoons peanut butter

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Blend all of the ingredients until the mousse is as smooth as possible (I blended a few more cycles after the picture above).  Refrigerate for about 30 minutes and enjoy!

It’s amazing how an avocado can mimic a mousse-y texture.  The peanut butter and cocoa powder give a rich flavor and almost completely mask any trace of avocado flavor.  And even though I can still taste a hint of veg, this is the perfect 3PM-I-need-chocolate treat.