A Chocoholic's Delight! Microwave Chocolate Pudding for One

Pat Chenier

When Pat Chenier of Beaverlodge, AB, Canada, complained to a friend that her favorite chocolate pudding recipe made too much for just one, and being a chocoholic she would eat too much, her friend gave her a copy of a microwave recipe. Her friend couldn't remember where the recipe, which served two, originated, but Pat cut the recipe in half and was satisfied with the results. Now she can have a dish of chocolate pudding on a moment's notice when the urge overtakes her. She keeps a bottle of chocolate chips in her fridge for those sudden urges.

Pat loves cooking. Her cookbook collection takes up almost a full bookcase (she gave some to her daughter when she left home). Pat says, "I also have a program on my computer for recipes. Now that I am on the Internet, I love to explore new sites. I follow links that look interesting and I never know where I am going to end up." She bookmarks the sites she likes, and also has links to many sites on her own website. Her latest exploration was looking at various cooking-related sites for new ideas for an upcoming potluck supper. One of the members of the group is a Celiac and cannot tolerate certain grains, and she wanted to find something he could eat.

All too often she meets people who say, "I don't have time to learn a new craft," or "I am too old." It is Pat's goal to help as many people as possible cross these barriers. Pat has adopted (and is a living example of) the philosophy, "You are never too old to learn."