tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post4670276820144450968..comments2024-03-14T01:30:53.723-07:00Comments on Cooking With The Single Guy: Chocolate for the HolidaysSingle Guy Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02496236420566420946noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-80746202354635012522009-12-18T07:50:54.046-08:002009-12-18T07:50:54.046-08:00Very nice looking! You should start a mail order ...Very nice looking! You should start a mail order biz for those lavendar caramels single guy. Hmmm, we should schedule dinner soon so I can get my box! jj...foodhoehttp://foodhoe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-27123178401350136072009-12-15T16:55:54.955-08:002009-12-15T16:55:54.955-08:00Impressive job! Thanks for sharing :)Impressive job! Thanks for sharing :)Karinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646858297455615331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-87190290326120909962009-12-09T21:42:28.591-08:002009-12-09T21:42:28.591-08:00Those are some great looking chocolates! Good work...Those are some great looking chocolates! Good work.egg to the appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674382918927619855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-23400196173289647882009-12-07T22:45:49.642-08:002009-12-07T22:45:49.642-08:00Beautiful job. Wanna switch homes? In the Sierras....Beautiful job. Wanna switch homes? In the Sierras. Zero degrees. Did swim today and shoveled. More snow on its way. I miss SF so much.<br />Author of the new book<br />The Healing Powers of Chocolate (due out this month)<br /><br />Last year this time I was spoiled with luxury chocolates from around the globe delivered to my doorstep every week!Cal Orey, Author-Intuitivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907014033577524662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-40127685920988425012009-12-07T21:18:36.330-08:002009-12-07T21:18:36.330-08:00What a fun thing to do with your nephew. I love ho...What a fun thing to do with your nephew. I love how he used a flashlight to inspect each chocolate, too. Now that's what I call quality control. ;)Carolyn Junghttp://www.foodgal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-23525296293510402862009-12-07T13:00:00.712-08:002009-12-07T13:00:00.712-08:00LOL, what am I, an online store? Sorry, already at...LOL, what am I, an online store? Sorry, already ate all my caramel tiles. <br /><br />Julie, when I made these two kinds of chocolates I did some early prep work. So my day went like this:<br /><br />1) Warmed the heavy cream with lavender in the morning because it needs to infuse for 2 hours. <br /><br />2) Made the cardamom infused chocolate and refrigerated it.<br /><br />3) Two hours later after getting some lunch, make the caramel, then poured in the leavender cream then sit it out to harden. That's when my nephew arrived.<br /><br />4) Worked on the truffles because the cardamom chocolate was ready. Took about nearly two hours to temper and dip all the pieces so by then the caramel was ready.<br /><br />5) Dipped the caramels and that took another hour or so. So all together the time with just my nephew helping was maybe 3 hours? Again, because certain parts take time to set, I did those ahead of time so we weren't just sitting around waiting on them.Single Guy Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496236420566420946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-64797953910981060722009-12-07T12:32:20.294-08:002009-12-07T12:32:20.294-08:00How long did it end up taking? Thank you for descr...How long did it end up taking? Thank you for describing "tempering" - never really did understand that before.julie khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819886883087810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-78912279599725957682009-12-07T10:50:37.624-08:002009-12-07T10:50:37.624-08:00Awesome post! I'm dying for one of your salted...Awesome post! I'm dying for one of your salted caramel chocolates. I'm not sure I'd be patient enough to make them myself but I'd also like to put in an order for a box for Christmas! :)Hungry Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176958081093165894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34927862.post-6659048151015415772009-12-07T05:00:55.800-08:002009-12-07T05:00:55.800-08:00Wow! Love the flavors that you made. Send me a b...Wow! Love the flavors that you made. Send me a box for Christmas, okay? :-)Palidorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04944977412578181586noreply@blogger.com