Sunday, March 9, 2008

Success!

Weeks of "devouring" the Food Network's chocolate competitions has finally paid off! Not only have I come up with a rather long list of variations to a chocolate truffle, but I finally made an excellent ganache. Smooth and creamy, yet firm... until you bite into it, that is. Then it just melts in your mouth. Today I opted for a basic dark chocolate and almond ganache rolled in powdered almonds. Mmmmm...
That, along with my portabello mushroom and potato soup creation of last week, I'm feeling pretty confident with where my cooking skills are at right now. I think I'll stick with truffles for a little while right now though - there're still so many flavors to create and I still haven't done anything with a chocolate shell.

1 comment:

Liesl said...

I'm so proud! It probably tasted amazing, like always. If you'll check out my blog, you'll notice I made some experiments of my own...

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