Chocolate-Making Class w/a pic for Soren

Zib · 02-14-2013, 06:10 AM

If you read the UD thread yesterday you may have seen that I was saving my calories for a Valentine's chocolate class I'd won from the local paper and the Peppermill Casino in Reno. We learned that the pastry kitchen at the Peppermill is the largest in the west, bigger than any in Las Vegas, which surprised me. We got to taste a variety of Valrhona chocolates. One was very rare and the chef had the only 5 pounds of it in the US. YUM!

Soren had asked for pics.

Here's one:

We were given one of these chocolate boxes to fill with truffles we made during the class. And a cake box to put it in. It sat in a corner of the huge box. We were then encouraged to fill the box with the things we'd worked on during the class. Candy bars, truffles, salted chocolate tiles, truffle pops. They might not have been pretty, but they were definitely delicious.

A worthwhile use of UD calories.

Librarygirl · 02-14-2013, 06:12 AM

Gorgeous! And soooooooo delicious looking!! Did you make the ones in the pic?

sorenkkg · 02-14-2013, 06:17 AM

O.

M.

G.

WOW!!!!

gorgeous!

and I bet the stuff you made was just fine looking, and SUPER awesome tasting

Well done! Thanks for posting

S.

Flutter · 02-14-2013, 06:33 AM

Holy yummville!!!!!!!! The chocoholic in me is completely jealous!!!!! Gorgeous picture and what a wonderful time you must have had! Yum yum yumyumyum!! Plus lots of continued goodness for later, too! Score!!!

Zib · 02-14-2013, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Librarygirl

Gorgeous! And soooooooo delicious looking!! Did you make the ones in the pic?

No, the stuff we made was definitely not this pretty, although he showed us how to make the curly swirly white and pink chocolate "ribbon" decoration. These were setting out on a rack on the end of the counter we were working on. I assumed they were for Valentine's Day, perhaps a special way of serving truffles in their upscale restaurant or available for purchase in the pastry shop. When I asked one of the assistants if they were for tomorrow, she gave me a funny look, so I said "Valentine's Day" and she laughed. She'd completely forgotten it was the next day - just another chocolate day for her. Then she told us they were for us!

LadyKT · 02-14-2013, 06:49 AM

If I hadn't given up sugar for lent, I would be eating my screen right now.

That looks just so awesome!

bdladie · 02-14-2013, 07:17 AM

So jealous, I would love to take a class like this and I am not that big of a chocolate person.

zipp2play · 02-14-2013, 07:27 AM

Those are amazing!!!!!!!!!

KeirasMom · 02-14-2013, 07:54 AM

Gorgeous!

LoCarbGal · 02-14-2013, 07:56 AM

Wow, those are beautiful, and what a fun thing to win! I have to say you're making my potato day harder!

hot-in-texas · 02-14-2013, 08:54 AM

how neat! that looks so pretty, and what a good experience!

Eieio · 02-14-2013, 10:25 AM

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Librarygirl · 02-14-2013, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zib

No, the stuff we made was definitely not this pretty, although he showed us how to make the curly swirly white and pink chocolate "ribbon" decoration. These were setting out on a rack on the end of the counter we were working on. I assumed they were for Valentine's Day, perhaps a special way of serving truffles in their upscale restaurant or available for purchase in the pastry shop. When I asked one of the assistants if they were for tomorrow, she gave me a funny look, so I said "Valentine's Day" and she laughed. She'd completely forgotten it was the next day - just another chocolate day for her. Then she told us they were for us!

What was inside of the ones in the picture? I'm curious what they tasted like.

Not that I didn't have my fill (read: wayyy too much!) of sweets today.

Carly · 02-14-2013, 05:38 PM

I'm not even a chocolate person, but those looked tasty!

Yennie · 02-14-2013, 09:19 PM

How fun! What great pictures and what a neat prize. Glad you enjoyed yourself and I concur that this is an excellent use of your UD cals!

Zib · 02-14-2013, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Librarygirl

What was inside of the ones in the picture? I'm curious what they tasted like.

Not that I didn't have my fill (read: wayyy too much!) of sweets today.

They were empty. We were encouraged to fill them with the truffles we'd made -- and we did!

BTW, the truffles and the box are both gone now. I brought them to friends where we were going for dinner. We ate the truffles, and broke the box apart to eat as well. Lovely dark chocolate, so as good as they looked.

02-14-2013, 06:10 AM	#1
Zib Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: usually at home Posts: 2,552 Gallery: Zib WOE: JUDDD Start Date: August 2012 - Cholesterol down 70 points!	Chocolate-Making Class w/a pic for Soren If you read the UD thread yesterday you may have seen that I was saving my calories for a Valentine's chocolate class I'd won from the local paper and the Peppermill Casino in Reno. We learned that the pastry kitchen at the Peppermill is the largest in the west, bigger than any in Las Vegas, which surprised me. We got to taste a variety of Valrhona chocolates. One was very rare and the chef had the only 5 pounds of it in the US. YUM! Soren had asked for pics. Here's one: We were given one of these chocolate boxes to fill with truffles we made during the class. And a cake box to put it in. It sat in a corner of the huge box. We were then encouraged to fill the box with the things we'd worked on during the class. Candy bars, truffles, salted chocolate tiles, truffle pops. They might not have been pretty, but they were definitely delicious. A worthwhile use of UD calories. __________________ "I can never take for granted the euphoria produced by a cup of coffee. I'm grateful every day that it isn't banned as a drug, that I don't have to buy it from a pusher, that its cost is minimal and there's no need to increase the intake. And thanks to the magic in a cup of coffee, I'm able to plunge into a whole day's cheerful thinking." Anita Loos

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02-14-2013, 06:12 AM	#2
Librarygirl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,805 Gallery: Librarygirl Stats: HW 207/(JUDDD) 198/CW 180/GW 130 5'4 49 yo WOE: JUDDD Start Date: Low calorie 6/12 ; Low carb 9/12/ ; JUDDD 11/13/12	Gorgeous! And soooooooo delicious looking!! Did you make the ones in the pic?

02-14-2013, 06:17 AM	#3
sorenkkg Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, ON Posts: 3,598 Gallery: sorenkkg Stats: 2013: 253.4/236.8/160 WOE: JUDDD 2174/435 Start Date: LC Jan 2003 restart Jan 2012- JUDDD start 04/2012	O. M. G. WOW!!!! gorgeous! and I bet the stuff you made was just fine looking, and SUPER awesome tasting Well done! Thanks for posting S.

02-14-2013, 06:33 AM	#4
Flutter Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,442 Gallery: Flutter Stats: 190/144/135 5'4" 43yo WOE: SB/JUDDD Start Date: SB 2/05; JUDDD 11/12	Holy yummville!!!!!!!! The chocoholic in me is completely jealous!!!!! Gorgeous picture and what a wonderful time you must have had! Yum yum yumyumyum!! Plus lots of continued goodness for later, too! Score!!!

02-14-2013, 06:49 AM	#6
LadyKT Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Central NJ Posts: 2,090 Gallery: LadyKT Stats: 159/150/125 - 5'3" WOE: Whatever gets me to goal... Start Date: January 2013	If I hadn't given up sugar for lent, I would be eating my screen right now. That looks just so awesome!

02-14-2013, 07:17 AM	#7
bdladie Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 2,044 Gallery: bdladie Stats: 311/189/150 for now WOE: South Beach kind of Start Date: 1/16/06	So jealous, I would love to take a class like this and I am not that big of a chocolate person.

02-14-2013, 07:27 AM	#8
zipp2play Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 6,696 Gallery: zipp2play Stats: 206/171.2/164 5'8" WOE: -15 from JUDDD	Those are amazing!!!!!!!!!

02-14-2013, 07:54 AM	#9
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02-14-2013, 07:56 AM	#10
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02-14-2013, 08:54 AM	#11
hot-in-texas Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,689 Gallery: hot-in-texas Stats: 190/155/135;43 yrs, 5'51/4 WOE: Atkins 12/18/12 lost 10lbs Start Date: then JUDDD 1/11/13	how neat! that looks so pretty, and what a good experience!

02-14-2013, 10:25 AM	#12
Eieio Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SW Mo. Posts: 707 Gallery: Eieio Stats: 155/140/130 (130) WOE: Atkin, JUDDD Start Date: Dec-10	Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

02-14-2013, 05:38 PM	#14
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,221 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	I'm not even a chocolate person, but those looked tasty!

02-14-2013, 09:19 PM	#15
Yennie Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: PNW Posts: 1,011 Gallery: Yennie Stats: 5'2" 34yo 199/sig/130 ~*~ 5# until no longer obese WOE: A.I. 1/1-1/20; JUDDD 1/21/13, Potatoes as needed Start Date: 2013 is the year of the weight loss!	How fun! What great pictures and what a neat prize. Glad you enjoyed yourself and I concur that this is an excellent use of your UD cals!