Comments on: Truffle Showdown: Simple is Best http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/ Dessert should be good for you Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:34:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jessica "Su Good Sweets" http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-45914 Jessica "Su Good Sweets" Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:21:47 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-45914 Wow Alexander, thanks for your rave review. I will have to try the white chocolate-covered truffles! Wow Alexander, thanks for your rave review. I will have to try the white chocolate-covered truffles!

]]> By: Alexander Spencer http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-45912 Alexander Spencer Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:00:59 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-45912 Hi, Im a 16 year old lad and have a lot of spare time on my hands since I have finished my GCSE's. So, I recently read the book "Chocolat" and enjoyed the film version. This was really one of the causes that inspired me to try making chocolates. My first thought was TRUFFLES. They please everyone... and I have to say, these are SHOP AND GOURMET STANDARD. The filling/Gnash is just like the kind you would find in an expensive box of chocolates. I used 70% good quality chocolate. They go really well with the cocoa powder.. but I then covered them with white chocolate. The contrast of this sweeter flavour with the rich, dark intensity of the plain chocolate works beautifully. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.. a real pleaser for my family and friends ... and definitely my girlfriend! THANKYOU VERY MUCH JESSICA AND ROBERT LINXE! Hi, Im a 16 year old lad and have a lot of spare time on my hands since I have finished my GCSE’s. So, I recently read the book “Chocolat” and enjoyed the film version. This was really one of the causes that inspired me to try making chocolates. My first thought was TRUFFLES. They please everyone… and I have to say, these are SHOP AND GOURMET STANDARD. The filling/Gnash is just like the kind you would find in an expensive box of chocolates. I used 70% good quality chocolate. They go really well with the cocoa powder.. but I then covered them with white chocolate. The contrast of this sweeter flavour with the rich, dark intensity of the plain chocolate works beautifully. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.. a real pleaser for my family and friends … and definitely my girlfriend! THANKYOU VERY MUCH JESSICA AND ROBERT LINXE!

]]> By: white on rice couple http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42434 white on rice couple Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:04:41 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42434 Congratulations on your Excellent Blog award from Happy Love Strawberry! Shes' right, you blog is so superbly sweet an well deserved! Gosh, I never knew making truffles was this easy. Imagine how much money I could have saved over the holidays by making these and giving them out. They would have been such an elegant, homemade gift. Now I have an idea for next year! Thanks Jessica and congrats again! Congratulations on your Excellent Blog award from Happy Love Strawberry! Shes’ right, you blog is so superbly sweet an well deserved! Gosh, I never knew making truffles was this easy. Imagine how much money I could have saved over the holidays by making these and giving them out. They would have been such an elegant, homemade gift. Now I have an idea for next year! Thanks Jessica and congrats again!

]]> By: Kieran http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42312 Kieran Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:25:18 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42312 You're right - simplest often is the best. Those look great. You’re right – simplest often is the best. Those look great.

]]> By: niko http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42284 niko Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:14:22 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42284 Another tempting recipe to put on the list to try! I thought I had posted about the nutella babkas - but perhaps I just thought I did. They look really great and I love your apt description "...never ending folds of chocolate" - they look like a superhcarged versionon the mini individual babkas at Barney Greengrass! Anyway, keep up the great work! Nik Another tempting recipe to put on the list to try! I thought I had posted about the nutella babkas – but perhaps I just thought I did. They look really great and I love your apt description “…never ending folds of chocolate” – they look like a superhcarged versionon the mini individual babkas at Barney Greengrass!

Anyway, keep up the great work!

Nik

]]> By: Lekker Hapje http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42279 Lekker Hapje Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:04:38 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42279 <strong>Valentijn links...</strong> Normaliter doe ik elk jaar rond deze tijd, met wisselend succes, een poging om een recept te plaatsen voor een Valentijnsgerecht: iets lekkers wat je je geliefde voor kunt zetten. Dat gaat er dit jaar niet van komen, door de schaamteloze verwaarlozing ... Valentijn links…

Normaliter doe ik elk jaar rond deze tijd, met wisselend succes, een poging om een recept te plaatsen voor een Valentijnsgerecht: iets lekkers wat je je geliefde voor kunt zetten. Dat gaat er dit jaar niet van komen, door de schaamteloze verwaarlozing …

]]> By: MrsPresley http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42250 MrsPresley Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:45:38 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42250 mmmm... i love truffles! thanks for trying out the various recipes to give us the best one; i know it was a tough job ;) you've been tagged! :) http://good-eats-n-sweet-treats.blogspot.com/2008/02/memememememememememe.html mmmm… i love truffles! thanks for trying out the various recipes to give us the best one; i know it was a tough job ;)

you’ve been tagged! :)
http://good-eats-n-sweet-treats.blogspot.com/2008/02/memememememememememe.html

]]> By: Cakespy http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42242 Cakespy Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:16:02 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42242 Oh, what a delicious tasting! Thank you for the recipe. Everything looks and sounds wonderful. Oh, what a delicious tasting! Thank you for the recipe. Everything looks and sounds wonderful.

]]> By: Jessica "Su Good Sweets" http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42224 Jessica "Su Good Sweets" Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:29:34 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42224 Badfrog and Lydia, The olive oil probably made the truffles taste funky, although I've had good chocolate-covered olive oil potato chips and made <a href="/blog/2006/05/olive-oil-mousse/" rel="nofollow">olive oil chocolate mousse</a> before. Agree with you on the extra vanilla, too. It was in the recipe from Enlightened Chocolate, but I should have trusted my instincts and left it out. Badfrog and Lydia,
The olive oil probably made the truffles taste funky, although I’ve had good chocolate-covered olive oil potato chips and made olive oil chocolate mousse before. Agree with you on the extra vanilla, too. It was in the recipe from Enlightened Chocolate, but I should have trusted my instincts and left it out.

]]> By: badfrog http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42213 badfrog Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:41:24 +0000 http://www.sugoodsweets.com/blog/2008/02/simpletruffles/#comment-42213 I can't imagine using olive oil with chocolate. Moreover, as much as half of all Italian olive oil is either adulterated or wholly false, as it is a valuable product. The Italian crime syndicates, not just the mafia, but the camorra, the 'ndrangheta, and the French-Italian corse, are heavily involved in counterfeiting olive oil. I can certainly believe "funky." Try cashew, almond, or hazlenut oils. Rather than vanilla, try a very small amount of anisette. I put in just enough so that I can ask people to consider the taste, the chocolate, the butter, and something else. What is it? they ask. If they can tell it's licorice, you used too much. Anise has just as many flavor components as vanilla does. I can’t imagine using olive oil with chocolate. Moreover, as much as half of all Italian olive oil is either adulterated or wholly false, as it is a valuable product. The Italian crime syndicates, not just the mafia, but the camorra, the ‘ndrangheta, and the French-Italian corse, are heavily involved in counterfeiting olive oil. I can certainly believe “funky.” Try cashew, almond, or hazlenut oils.

Rather than vanilla, try a very small amount of anisette. I put in just enough so that I can ask people to consider the taste, the chocolate, the butter, and something else. What is it? they ask. If they can tell it’s licorice, you used too much. Anise has just as many flavor components as vanilla does.

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