Tag Archive: chocolate truffles
Mint Chocolate and Chocolate Mint
November 8, 2010
You say tah-may-toe, I say tah-mah-toe. Some say mint chocolate, and some say chocolate mint. Although often used interchangeably, there is a difference, technically speaking.
Mint chocolate is a variety of flavored chocolate, in this case, infused with mint flavoring. It can be used as a coating or as a stand alone chocolate bar. Since mint is added to dark, milk, and white chocolate, mint chocolate does not denote just one type of coating. Mint can be peppermint or spearmint or crème de menthe.
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Chocolate, Spice, and Everything Nice
November 6, 2010
It’s an established fact; chocolate pairs well with many foods. Chocolate and nuts, chocolate and caramel, chocolate and fruit; these are all tried and true.
However, many chefs and cooks will quickly point out that chocolate and spice is also a winning combination.
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World’s Largest Chocolate Truffle?
October 23, 2010
The Queen’s Head Inn, a pub in Worcestershire UK, made a 250 kg chocolate truffle and they’re hoping it sets a new world record for the world's biggest chocolate truffle!
Now that is a lot of chocolate! (And, an awesome photo!)
The pub plans to show off the massive treat to mark the beginning of National Chocolate Week.
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Pumpkin and Chocolate Truffles
September 29, 2010
It's that pumpkin time of year. Did you know that pumpkins have been used as food for centuries?
Native Americans ate dried pumpkin. Early American colonists made pumpkin into side dishes, soups, desserts, and they even made beer from it.
Pumpkin blossoms can be batter-dipped and deep-fried like squash blossoms.
Here's a different way to eat pumpkin, as a rich chocolate truffle.
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Superfudge Truffle to Retire
August 13, 2010
About a month ago, ice cream retailer Baskin-Robbins retired 5 flavors on their menu. The company wants to make room for new flavors so they put these five into “the deep freeze.”
One of the flavors being retired is Super Fudge Truffle which was introduced in 2007. Superfudge Truffle is a chocolate fudge ice cream with chunks of chocolate ganache and toffee truffle pieces.
In my opinion, you should never retire an ice cream flavor that includes chocolate ganache!
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Chocolate and Balsamic Vinegar Pair Well
July 24, 2010
Chocolate and balsamic vinegar doesn’t sound like it would make a good couple, but I recently had a reason to try it. My sister gave me a bottle of Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar by Oro di Oliva for my birthday.
This unique vinegar makes an outstanding marinade for chicken or pork or pour it over fresh berries. On the Oro di Oliva label, it is suggested I drizzle it on ice cream – strange, but I’ll try it!
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Chocolate Adventures in England – Thorntons
March 11, 2010
My little niece was baptized on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 2010 in a small church near Covent Garden in London.
Previously I had been told the English didn’t celebrate Valentines Day much, but that’s not what I experienced. The chocolate shops and patisseries surrounding the church fully embraced the holiday with window displays decked out in red hearts, flower bouquets, and lots and lots of chocolate!
Most of the time I don’t buy chocolate truffles by the box and off the shelf because I don’t know how long ago those truffles were made. I prefer a really fresh, handmade truffle at the corner shop.
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Truffles – Unique Chocolate Gifts
December 2, 2009
Survey after survey shows chocolate as the number one flavor preferred by American adults. I admit to being one of those chocolate loving adults!
I’m a chocolate lover that never tires of chocolate as a gift, chocolate as a treat, and chocolate as part of my everyday diet. At the present, though, I am particularly fond of seeking out unique chocolate.
What do I mean by unique?
Unique can mean different things to different people but for me, unique chocolate is handcrafted, creative in design/presentation, and exotic in flavor. The chocolate truffle embodies all these characteristics for me. In my book, the chocolate truffle is the Queen of unique.
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