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It's not quite as good as the kids', but my favorite:

"Coming soon: low-fat, whole-wheat green tea!"

"A good way to stay healthy is to eat more Chinese food."

I have that one taped in a journal somewhere.

My brother once got one that said, "It is time to get new friends."

The strangest one was "Name the four food groups." I mean, it's a pop quiz, not a fortune.

Funnier yet was when I made fortune cookies for a party and almost everyone found hidden meaning in their fortunes. And on the back of each fortune, I listed lucky numbers, but they were things like "your lucky number has been revoked." Or "Your lucky number is the square root of 17." And some people found hidden meaning in those like the woman who got Pi as her lucky number and she told the story of how her husband used Pi as the combination to a little hotel safe, but then couldn't remember the digits later.

this chocolate hazelnut thing at the suisse chalet restaurant in aruba

When I was in high school my Mom worked in the cafeteria and her best freind was the baker. She made the BEST brownies I've ever had. My Mom got the recipe and I still make them for my son today. They're still the best brownies I've ever had.

bittersweet mocha custard

Hot chocolate in Italy was the greatest chocolate experience of my life, followed by a basic, fudgy chocolate gateaux with fresh cream poured over it.

My mother-in-laws fudge -- wow!

standing in the kitchen, age 8, licking brownie batter off my fingers from the ancient metal saucepan my mom always mixed them in. she had just showed me how to make them, and i was anticipating 30 minutes of cooking time agony before i could taste them.

it was almost as good as the finished brownies- dark, rich, gooey and addictive. that was over 20 years ago, and i've been making them ever since.

Chocolate Mousse

I have celiac disease and must follow a strict gluten free diet. When dining out desserts are the biggest challenge and often means having coffee and dessert at home. I recently went to a restaurant for a family celebration and much to my surprise the dessert menu listed a flourless chocolate brownie AND the menu clearly declared the gluten free status of each component! I checked with the wait staff and after a few questions, I was satisfied that they followed all the "rules'.

When the dessert arrived, I was more than pleasantly surprised. The warm rich chocolate brownie was topped with freshly whipped cream and a warm raspberry reduction syrup; with the first bite I was "lost". It was a soul satisfying indulgence.