A lesson in gift-giving

My very clever boyfriend came up with an ingenious gift for my this Christmas: Green & Black's Ultimate: Chocolate Recipes: The New Collection, which has quickly revived one of my favorite pastimes: baking.  


My first undertaking was Allegra McEvedy's Not Millionaire's Shortbread, a delightful three-layer treat.  First a peanut-based crust, followed by a layer of creamy caramel, and finally topped with melted orange-infused chocolate (Green & Black's Maya Gold).  The result was divine. 

I call this a lesson in gift giving because, well, this was bought for me by the very person who would be enjoying the fruits of the experimentation and labor (or labour? Ack, my English!).  I'm on my fifth recipe already.  Clever guy I've got.