tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post7360125089551732364..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Mostly makingArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-74620517073533396212012-12-02T00:10:05.473+01:002012-12-02T00:10:05.473+01:00I'm not generous, let's put it that way. T...I'm not generous, let's put it that way. They do get to test and we have a special box for anything that doesn't pass quality control from which they can have one a day. I save them the spoons to lick...and they do beg for more, but I'm tough! AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-7803999132495274762012-12-01T21:52:52.222+01:002012-12-01T21:52:52.222+01:00I wonder if you have strict rules for your family?...I wonder if you have strict rules for your family? How many are they allowed to eat? Who gets to lick out the bowl...?nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-50800207279548254682012-12-01T19:48:18.493+01:002012-12-01T19:48:18.493+01:00Ah...good job you haven't seen them, Annie! I ...Ah...good job you haven't seen them, Annie! I have made some today and am very pleased with them both appearance and taste is pretty good. Very sophisticated. Thank you so much. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-24350691922920063232012-12-01T18:42:35.006+01:002012-12-01T18:42:35.006+01:00I was coping, just, until that last line ... did y...I was coping, just, until that last line ... did you have to mention coffee truffles! Thank goodness the shops have closed here ;)<br /><br />They all look wonderful Annie :DAnnie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-43900554932000302942012-11-30T21:48:21.483+01:002012-11-30T21:48:21.483+01:00Thank you Perpetua, you should give chocolate maki...Thank you Perpetua, you should give chocolate making a go - it's very rewarding when you get it right. An old, cold kitchen sounds a perfect place to make them too! I should definitely ask Santa if I were you. And an old, cold kitchen sounds a lovely place to work on chocolates. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-67463615389064371672012-11-30T20:40:14.172+01:002012-11-30T20:40:14.172+01:00Hi Annie, thank you so much. I have a page - liste...Hi Annie, thank you so much. I have a page - listed below my blog roll - called Taylor Made Chocolates, which gives some details about how and why I make chocolates. It was Grandpa, in a nutshell. It's genetic. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-23985787491700070612012-11-30T20:34:55.802+01:002012-11-30T20:34:55.802+01:00Oops, that last sentence should read 'cold'...Oops, that last sentence should read 'cold' though the house is also old. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-37128208459233025222012-11-30T20:29:30.724+01:002012-11-30T20:29:30.724+01:00Christmas pudding chocolates! How cool is that?
...Christmas pudding chocolates! How cool is that? <br /><br />Annie, those chocolates look fantastic - a feast for the eye as well as the palate. Thankfully I can (and do) eat chocolate and am soooo tempted to have a go at making some myself. Perhaps I ought to put the necessary equipment on my Santa wish-list, so that I can get in plenty of practice before next Christmas. My kitchen is certainly Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-14906649384778651902012-11-30T20:10:57.755+01:002012-11-30T20:10:57.755+01:00Thanks Gaynor - I am my own strongest critic and I...Thanks Gaynor - I am my own strongest critic and I do usually like what I make. I also try to limit how much of it I eat too, for obvious reasons.<br /><br />I will have to disappoint you about the Pollock creation - although it's not actually melted yet, that's where it's heading. I'll do another one before long, though! Axxx<br />ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-67515706180028694982012-11-30T19:14:56.691+01:002012-11-30T19:14:56.691+01:00How did you learn to do this ? I am so impressed....How did you learn to do this ? I am so impressed. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64511593272950624672012-11-30T19:02:32.529+01:002012-11-30T19:02:32.529+01:00WOW! The chocolates look (and I'm sure taste) ...WOW! The chocolates look (and I'm sure taste) absolutely wonderful. <br /><br />It looks relaxing and creative. Whay did you do with your Jackson Pollock creation? I'll be disappointed if you say you melted it! GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-28079958150113584442012-11-30T16:32:25.085+01:002012-11-30T16:32:25.085+01:00Oooh, Helva - thank you! I'm sorry you're ...Oooh, Helva - thank you! I'm sorry you're diabetic and can't eat chocolates but I hope I've given you an eye-fest here. I'm hoping to educate the Spanish palate so that I can avoid having to eat all this lot myself. I just have to make them though!<br />Thank you so much for your comments. AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-60422353374829173772012-11-30T15:09:33.157+01:002012-11-30T15:09:33.157+01:00Oh Annie, how positively cruel of you to tantalize...Oh Annie, how positively cruel of you to tantalize those of your readers who shouldn't/mustn't eat such gorgeous goodies because we're diabetic, but who still adore them! I'm drooling over the pictures - what I'd do if confronted with the realities I just don't know (or maybe I do, as I have very low levels of willpower!!) They really do look so more-ish. What a pity Helvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-18601788395937747542012-11-30T13:26:34.380+01:002012-11-30T13:26:34.380+01:00I still smile to think of you as Nana, Janice! But...I still smile to think of you as Nana, Janice! But I have no doubt that your chocolate cakes are delicious. See how you feel but I'm not sure that making chocolates when you feel under par is the best for you or for the chocolate. I'm quite convinced that when I feel great, the chocolates turn out better than if I feel a tad under the weather. Mind you, anything made with love is usually ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-16743329178343687542012-11-30T12:52:28.124+01:002012-11-30T12:52:28.124+01:00These all look so good Annie. I dont think I'm...These all look so good Annie. I dont think I'm up to making any at the moment... I suspect my first kitchen dabble will be making a couple of cakes when I know the grandchildren are coming round. Nana's chocolate cakes usually go down very well. However.... if I cope with that, I may just get the chocolate moulds out....as always, you are my inspiration ! The kids must be so delighted Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-41136233380251557712012-11-30T12:46:04.030+01:002012-11-30T12:46:04.030+01:00Feast your eyes, Diane - better for hips I always ...Feast your eyes, Diane - better for hips I always find. Thank you, Axxx<br />ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-9695965508286408442012-11-30T12:14:58.460+01:002012-11-30T12:14:58.460+01:00Oh wow now I am soooooooo hungry. I am a chocoholi...Oh wow now I am soooooooo hungry. I am a chocoholic. Have a good weekend DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.com