I have a new mission: dessert!
First, in recent news, I'm moving again. Despite the hassle, this will be awesome.
Instead of a place with holes in what should be a solid barrier between me and the outside world, I will be upgraded to a place that has holes covered in glass. Heeeeell yeah.
But with a new place, comes a proper kitchen as well. I checked the place out, and it's got a pretty decent triangle. The counter is a few paces further from the stove than I'd like, but at least it's not across the room or anything. So yes...
My mission: Truffles. I will become amazing at truffles. I've happened upon a particularly good way of making them, and I'm quite interested in what I'll be able to turn out.
Granted, a pound of quality (70%) bittersweet chocolate will cost me upwards to around $25.00, but considering i can easily fudge the really really good quality ingredients until I'm able to actually make a quality truffle (the harder part, believe me). If possible, I might even be able to move a few boxes under the table! I know I work with a bunch of people who like chocolate, and they like good chocolate even more, so it's definitely a possibility. I found a place where I can get supplies too, like fancy boxes, those little paper cups that they use to put confections in, and who knows what.
I think I'll make the first batches with some kind of low quality chocolate like hershey, and give out free samples and learn the ropes just to conserve cost. Hopefully they won't taste too bad. You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to these things though. Who knows. I'm sure Heather can attest to the quality of chocolate involved in making some bomb-ass brownies/cookies/cupcakes/baked goods.
Sidenote: If I can find myself some kind of injector (read: syringe, which won't be hard in Richmond), I might be able to even pump a few drops of Cognac in them for a little extra bite.
Instead of a place with holes in what should be a solid barrier between me and the outside world, I will be upgraded to a place that has holes covered in glass. Heeeeell yeah.
But with a new place, comes a proper kitchen as well. I checked the place out, and it's got a pretty decent triangle. The counter is a few paces further from the stove than I'd like, but at least it's not across the room or anything. So yes...
My mission: Truffles. I will become amazing at truffles. I've happened upon a particularly good way of making them, and I'm quite interested in what I'll be able to turn out.
Granted, a pound of quality (70%) bittersweet chocolate will cost me upwards to around $25.00, but considering i can easily fudge the really really good quality ingredients until I'm able to actually make a quality truffle (the harder part, believe me). If possible, I might even be able to move a few boxes under the table! I know I work with a bunch of people who like chocolate, and they like good chocolate even more, so it's definitely a possibility. I found a place where I can get supplies too, like fancy boxes, those little paper cups that they use to put confections in, and who knows what.
I think I'll make the first batches with some kind of low quality chocolate like hershey, and give out free samples and learn the ropes just to conserve cost. Hopefully they won't taste too bad. You definitely get what you pay for when it comes to these things though. Who knows. I'm sure Heather can attest to the quality of chocolate involved in making some bomb-ass brownies/cookies/cupcakes/baked goods.
Sidenote: If I can find myself some kind of injector (read: syringe, which won't be hard in Richmond), I might be able to even pump a few drops of Cognac in them for a little extra bite.