Category Archives: Food
Self Made Truffels
I started the new year with making truffels.Well, I cheated just a little bit. I used ready made empty forms (hollow spheres) which I had to fill with “chocolate sauce”.After the truffel course last year I got some of those spheres in form of hearts but didn’t pay much attention to the recipe and just melted some Xoçai chocolates. It was…
New Year's Eve Party
The last few years we spent New Year’s Eve at home and often tried to stay up just after midnight, say HAPPY NEW YEAR to each other and fall tired into our bed.This year we decided to do something else. We saw an advertisment for a New Year’s Eve ship-ride on the lake and it intriged both of us so we booked two seats. And I’m really glad we…
Vermicelles
Sometimes i feel really lucky. About half a year ago, my mom lent me a thousand bucks so I could pay my bills. I knew I’d get it from my mate but my mom insisted.Yesterday my mate asked me to call my mom and meet with her and give her the money back. I said, I’ll give it back to her when I can. My mate said, wouldn’t you feel better to have…
Truffels
Yesterday I attended a workshop to learn how to make truffels – with Swiss chocolate of course.We were 10 girls and 2 boys and we had 5 stations. Which means 5 different truffel recipes. Yes, unfortunately, everybody only got to do one kind. I can tell you, it’s really very complicated. The making of truffels. And from now on, I don’t mind…
