Two things I love: cooking with flowers and elegant food. Luckily for me, the two are readily combinable, and this is one of my favorite ways– Black Mission Figs with Elderflower-Scented Mascarpone.
In my opinion, there’s nothing like cooking with flowers. I love delicate floral flavors, but more than that it just seems exquisitely romantic and indulgent to eat a flower. Pairing two different florals with the double silky luxuries of fresh fig and mascarpone, this dessert is a sensual treat that’s good to have in your oh-crap-I-forgot-Valentine’s-Day arsenal. Also making it ideal for the last-minute Valentine, it can be prepared and plated in literally five minutes. Six if you want to light some candles first.
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