3 grand creme lagasse Recipes

heavy cream, sugar, vanilla bean , split in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds scraped out and reserved, very small pinch salt, grand marnier, orange zest, egg yolks, mint sprigs, for garnish, chocolate-ginger shards , recipe follows, bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, crystallized ginger, finely chopped

cream cheese, room temperature, semi-sweet chocolate, melted, grand marnier, heavy cream, fresh strawberries, washed and patted dry, melted semisweet chocolate , tempered, dozen shortbread cookies