Everything Kitchen
Decadent and delicious chocolate truffles are easy to make right at home.
Start with a basic ganache filling and enrobe it in delicious dark or milk chocolate, roll it in cocoa powder, toasted coconut, ground oreos, or chopped nuts. The crowds will go wild over this one.
Begin with this basic rice krispie recipe and build from there with gel food coloring, dipping chocolate, festive sprinkles and candy eyes or chocolate chips. You are just a few minutes away from your very own spooky, edible monsters.
We think you’ll love these adorable, iconic Halloween candies made in your own home. Not only are they cute, they are easy enough for even small kids to make with you. And it’s fun to know exactly what is going in those little mouths!
We’ve used Peter’s Caramel for years now. We’ve definitely learned a thing or two, or hundred. Find our best tips and tricks right here!
Melting Caramel:
Other uses:
Storage and Shelf Life:
One loaf of Peter’s Caramel will cover:
Wrapping Caramel:
Picking out gifts for loved ones can be the highlight of the holiday season, but spending a few frantic hours in a crowded mall in an attempt to find that special something (whatever it may be) can be discouraging. Instead, why not spend a few hours in your kitchen making something from scratch? Not only are food gifts delicious, but homemade gifts always feel a bit more personal and thoughtful. It will come as no shock that we are totally onboard with homemade food gifts (we tend to think with our stomachs most of the time), so we’ve come up with a bunch of great edible gift ideas that are as easy as they are delicious!
What is a mendiant you ask? At the Gygi Chocolate Extravaganza you will learn all about mendiants and chocolate tempering.
A mendiant is a traditional French confection composed of a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant or monastic orders of the Domincans, Augustinians, Fransciscans, and Carmelites. Each of the nuts and dried fruits used refer to the color of monastic robes with tradition dictating raisins for the Dominicans, hazelnut for the Augustins, dried fig for Franciscans, and almond for Carmelite. Usually found during Christmas, recipes for this confection have veered away from the traditional combination of nuts and fruits to other combinations incorporating seeds, fruit peels and other items.”
Here’s the recipe we made at this years Chocolate Extravaganza:
Bet you didn’t know chocolate could be healthy? Sometimes chocolate gets a bad rep for making your waist size grow. But not all chocolate treats are bad for you. Desiree Ward from Unconventional Kitchen shared 3 different recipes that I think you will love. Check it out:
One of our most popular classes at this years Chocolate Extravaganza was our Edible Gifts Class. Here’s a few fun ideas for you to whip up for friends and family this holiday season!
St. Patrick’s Day is this Saturday, and it can be tough to put together some quick, easy last minute treats. Luckily, our very own Heather Smith came up with this fun, simple idea. Take it away Heather!
