Extraordinary Chocolate

The Chocolate F'Easter was really great thanks to Vanessa, Anna, Cathi, Annie, Andrea, Angela and Janelle - what a fab mob you are  It was the first of what I'm sure will be MANY MORE 

RAW CHOCOLATE WORKSHOPS.

this was a sample box I put together - from left - ginger caramel crunch, goji cointreau heart, 'bounteous' coconut, apricot orange truffle with almond, 'sheep's eye' with watermelon candy  - The big one bottom left is my most excellent 'failure' so far - and leading favourite of most who've tried it - it's ginger crunch with dried banana and agave caramel.  Then there's an orange/apricot truffle again, 4 squares of minty crunch, a gianduja centre, goji heart and another crunchy caramel banana.

The Raw Chocolatiers

We started by trapping a Chocolate Monster, locating the ink sac and removing it immediately...

at low temperature of course

work it, fridge!

lucuma truffle

dipping gianduja

  Focussing, creating, experimenting, delighting - this is tasty teamwork.

Cathi and Annie                                                                                       and I promised it would get silly.
Cathi went home and made these:

GORGEOUS!

next RAW CHOCOLATE workshop coming soon...

Chocolate f'Easter

This Sunday I'll be doing a Chocolate f'Easter workshop, details below.

yep, just the thing I've been working up to.
The minted buckwheat is ready, the ginger caramel is awaiting, the watermelon candy's on its way and the chocolate, OH! the chocolate!! (of course there's more)

*Yes! I mean cacao - raw, delicious, nutrient dense, amazing, delicious, criollo, organic, powerfood of the gods, Theobroma Cacao yes!*

I really ought to make myself a Willy Wonka inspired top hat and velvet suit (later!)

So I've been experimenting with different sources of chocolate, powders, beans, nibs, sweeteners, fillings and things, and I've put together a ridiciously delicious and fun 3 hours of chocolate making.  There are only a couple of places remaining this time, but register your interest as they'll be running again.

(The Coolbellup Library has a waiting list for Ukelele lessons - I recommend getting on that one too via facebook - http://www.facebook.com/notes/cockburn-public-libraries/join-the-ukulele-revolution-not-just-yet-though/10150148488687172  oops, another digression!)

The Chocolate f'Easter on Sunday April 17th will include:

White

Medium

Dark chocolate

Superfood balls

Temper raw chocolate

Hazelnut praline to gnutella

Truffles and textured chocolates

Moulded, filled and dipped chocolates

Knockout cacao and young coconut smoothie

And a simple melt and mix raw choc for when you need it now!

 2 – 5 pm You will take home a box of beautiful hand-crafted gourmet raw  chocolates made by you and a booklet of recipes so you can do it again and again      $120.00      Small classes – Hamilton Hill

Call 0433 600 655 or email heremeraw@gmail.com to grab the last spots or register for the waiting list.

OK now I have to go and test the banana/caramel invention, and I'll let you know how it goes!

Martine  - PS I'm also on facebook as Here Me Raw / Martine Rousset  - -photos with next post.