A Great Weekend is Had By All

Memorial Day Weekend is proving to be amazingly beautiful. The weather is warm! The gelato is cold! And the people are wonderful. I haven't really written anything about chocolate since October. I do apologize. We have three new truffles at the shop. They are as follows:

Raspberry Jubilee: This is a milk chocolate truffle infused with raspberry puree and covered in milk chocolate. This truffle actually was introduced just before Christmas 2008 and then I let it go. It was just last month for Mother's Day that I decided to bring it back. Our apprentice from Langley Middle School wanted to get her mom the Raspberry Jubilee. And so I brought it back. It's definitely a hit and one that you should come in and give a try.

Orange Clove: This truffle was developed in response to a fundraiser held at the Inn at Langley for Whidbey Island Nourishes. It is a dark chocolate truffle infused with orange puree and clove. There is just the right amount of clove to leave a wonderful taste in your mouth. This truffle is hand-rolled and decorated with orange chocolate while the chocolate is still fluid. It allows the line to be inlaid into the truffle.

Pistachio Marzipan: I've received numerous wonderful comments about our Marzipan. And so I thought I would take it a bit further and do the same with pistachios. Marzipan is made with almonds. However, the almonds themselves don't carry the flavor. Bitter Almond Extract is added to the recipe to get that great flavor that Marzipan is known for. Pistachios have to carry the flavor on their own. The pistachios are from California and have a really good flavor when eaten on their own. I think the jury is still out on this one.