A Nitro Finish (Cream Whipper Chocolate Mousse 100/100)

My first post for this project was in April of 2017. It's finishing in September of 2019. I wanted to close with dessert to celebrate the 2+ year journey. Enter the chocolate mousse, which is only the second thing I've made with the nitrogen charged cream whipper I picked up to make pancakes. This mousse is mostly melted chocolate mixed with coffee and a little sugar.

So much chocolate 

I really need to put cream in the cream whipper someday

It was delicious, though I prefer the chocolate chess pie in a dessert showdown.

Victory is Sweet

My big goal with this project was to push myself to try new things. That worked out. I wouldn't have predicted shrimp and grits would get raves, but it did. Same for a grilled squid salad. I'm hugely grateful to all the friends and family who let me feed them experiments, loaned equipment (I still have one co-workers ice cream maker, she's in no rush to have it returned) and generally cheered me on. 

For reference, this is everything that got made (though not in the same order as the list). My top 10 favorites are marked. So long, and thanks for all the fish. 

1. Breakfast Carbonara 
2. Always Perfect Oatmeal (Favorite)
3. Buttermilk Lassi
4. Blueberry Pound Cake (Favorite)
5. Pho Bo
6. Oatmeal Banana Bread
7. BCLT Tacos
8. Little Brown Biscuits 
9. Grits with Shrimp
10. Chilaquiles
11. Overnight Coconut Oats
12. Nitrous Pancakes
13. Mr. Crunchy 
14. Scrambled Eggs V3.0
15. The Greens
16. The Black-Eyed Peas
17. The Corn Bread
18. Seedy Date Bars
19. Cold Brew Coffee
20. Peach "Cobbles"
21. Amaranth Wafers
22. Lacquered Bacon
23. Apple Spice Bundt Cake with Rum Glaze
24. No-Can Tomato Soup 
25. Grilled Cheese Grilled Sandwich
26. BBQ Potato Chips
27. My Big Fat Greek Chicken Salad
28. Tossed Beet Salad
29. Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf
30. Turkey Sliders
31. Beale Street Cheeseburger 
32. Smokey the Meatloaf
33. Roast Broccoli Hero (Favorite)
34. Roasted Thanksgiving Salad 
35. Fish Sticks and Custard
36. Black Beans/Brown Rice (Favorite)
37. Chicken Parmesan Balls (Favorite)
38. "Enchilasagna" or "Lasagnalada"
39. Oyster Po'Boy
40. Iceberg Slaw
41. The Final Turkey
42. Not Just Another Kale Salad
43. Green Grape Cobbler
44. Butterscotch Puddin'
45. Brown on Blonde (Favorite)
46. Kick-In-The-Pants Smoothies
47. Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
48. Thai Iced Tea
49. Savory Greek Yogurt Dip
50. Crispy Chickpeas
51. Red, Red Wine (Sangria)
52. Zissou's Buffet of Underwater Delights
53. Cucumber Lime Yogurt Pops
54. Fiery Ginger Ale Concentrate 
55. Onion Oxtail Soup
56. Chicken Piccata
57. Cocoa Nib Vinaigrette
58. Kimchi Crab Cakes
59. Barbecue Pork Butt
60. Mussels-O-Miso
61. Bourbon Bread Pudding
62. Bad Day Bitter Martini
63. Char-Burgers (Favorite)
64. One Pot Chicken
65. Heavenly Orbs of Belgian Goodness
66. Weeknight Spaghetti
67. Cream Whipper Chocolate Mousse
68. Garam Masalmon Steaks
69. Pumpkin Cheesecake
70. Salisbury Steak
71. Snapper-Dome (Favorite)
72. Smokey Tequila Sour
73. Mushroom Stroganoff
74. Turkey Tikka Masala
75. Totally Panini-Pressed Dinner
76. Grilled Squid Salad
77. Peach Punch Pops
78. The General's Fried Chicken
79. Preserved Lemons-ade
80. Quick Preserved Lemons
81. Pate de Sardine
82. Hot Saltine Hack
83. Salty Chocolaty Peanut Buttery Crunchy Bars
84. Grilled Shishitos
85. Roasted Chili Salsa
86. The Last Pizza Dough I'll Ever Need
87. Barley Water 
88. Chuan'r
89. Watermelon Campari Sorbet
90. Cider House Fondue
91. Chocolate Chess Pie (Favorite)
92. Cockpit Shrimp Cocktail 
93. St. Louis Ribs
94. Fried Rice
95. Midnight Mug Cake For 2
96. Chili Glazed Wings
97. Chocapocalpse Cookies
98. Open Sesame Noodles
99. Jungle Bird
100. Tomorrow, French Fries