Category Archives: Chocolate How to
How not to run a kitchen part 1
Recently I was reading a blog entry on making chocolate covered strawberries, it’s scary how often they get it wrong, not just a little bit wrong but put someone in the hospital wrong.
Who is ProFlowers?, Easy Saver Info
It didn’t take long for a class action lawsuit to be filed on this , the following is from MSNBC: ( *** link no long works… see below) If contact info becomes available for the law firm that has filed this becomes available I’ll post it on our blog.
Also posted in Chocolate History & News, Ordering Tips
Tagged class action, easy saver, lawsuit, proflowers, proflowers.com
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ProFlowers unauthorized charges: What are they thinking?
When talking to my floral supplier today he filled me in on the basics of a serious continuing problem with ProFlowers. this was way past shipping tiny dead flowers in a large red drinking cup.
Also posted in Chocolate History & News, Ordering Tips
Tagged chocolate covered strawberries, easy saver, flowers, fraud, proflowers, proflowers.com, roses, shari's berries
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Race to 2010 Fans (30% discount)
How to save (and help others save 30%) on Chocolate Covered Strawberries at http://www.ccberries.com/?af=fb
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Tagged Chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries, coupon, facebook, fans, offer, strawberries, strawberry
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When to temper?
One of the questions we get asked is when you need to temper and when you don’t. I’ve created the following table to help identify when chocolate needs to be tempered and when it does not.
Also posted in Chocolate History & News, Recipes (all types)
Tagged bananas, brownies, cakes, Chocolate, chocolate covered strawberries, fondue, frosting, ganache, molds, pretzels, recipies, strawberries, tempering, tips, truffles, when to
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How to temper chocolate
Long before there were expensive tempering machines: people used to temper chocolate by hand, here is how I do it when I’m away from the equipment:
Also posted in Chocolate History & News, Recipes (all types)
Tagged Chocolate, cocoa butter, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, recipes, tempering, white chocolate
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Recipe: Molasses Cookies
This is another of the recipes that I got asked for (a lot), it’s very simple and has no chocolate in it at all The O’Donnell Family Molasses Cookie Recipe As passed, and updated as needed, from Mrs O’Donnell to her daughter Eliene O’Donnell Wentz, to her daughter Janice Wentz Manley, to her son Paul [...]
Notes and tips for ordering chocolate covered strawberries:
Just a few hints and suggestions on ordering chocolate covered strawberries (or any perishable product), the following are based on years of experiance with overnight shipments.
Also posted in Ordering Tips
Tagged Chocolate, christmas, covered, delivery, fedex, hints, how to, mother's day, ordering, ship, strawberries, tips, ups, valentine's
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Freshness of Strawberries
We get asked all the time about why the strawberries that people pick up at the local grocery store go bad so fast after purchase.
Also posted in Strawberry Freshness
Tagged freeze, fresh, refrigerate, shelf life, strawberries
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