Candied and chocolate covered orange and lemon peel
(Orangette and Citronette)
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Chocolate covered caramels with Australian Murray River salt
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::Truffles::
Cardamom and Black Pepper topped with Vanilla Sugar
Lemon Myrtle and Verbena topped with Meyer Lemon zest
Kahlua topped with Espresso bean
This Christmas, I decided to stop my cycle of wanting to find the perfect gift for everyone in my life, and being willing to spend more than I probably should to get it. Justin and I took a look at our finances, and decided that we wanted to give gifts that were thoughtful and lovely without having to spend beyond the disposable income in a pay period (no debt!). So we decided to make a gifts for our nearest and dearest- an assortment of truffles, caramels and candied citrus- all handmade with fresh, fair trade and organic ingredients.
It was a fun process, aside from the first failed batches of caramel (note to self- there is a reason that all of the recipes call for heavy cream, and as it turns out half and half is not an adequate substitution!). It took three days of solid kitchen time, and probably about 3 pounds of holiday weight gain to properly do quality control, but it was well worth it in the end. All of those sheets of treats were just beautiful to behold, and it was utterly satisfying to send them off and know that we had created every last bite that our friends and families would enjoy.
Those look so. good. I can't believe you made them--they look professional.
Posted by: Erin | January 03, 2007 at 05:55 PM
Thats Goodl
Posted by: Side | February 23, 2009 at 07:29 PM