**In preparation for the arrival of our little one, I have prepped some posts in advance. As soon as our lives have some semblance of order (hah!) I will get back to my regular posting and be able to respond to any questions/comments you may have :)
In order to prep for the arrival of our little one I cooked and baked up a storm during the last month or so. I am hoping that it will make things easier when I can just grab a bag from the freezer, throw the contents in the crockpot, and let it cook away until supper time.
I also baked up some treats so that it will be a bit easier to entertain the visitors as everyone comes to meet the new additions!
I didn't take a ton of pictures, but I have had a few people ask me what I have prepared and where I have found the recipes, so here is a list :) If you have any questions, just let me know!
Another dessert that I made in preparation for our new arrival were these ridiculously chocolatey and delicious cookies. These are absolutely perfect for when those chocolate cravings hit!
First milk chocolate is melted and mixed into the batter, and then you go and add even more milk chocolate chips, yum! These also have a fabulous texture, soft in the middle and a crispy/chewy edge.
Cookies! Warm, gooey, rich, tasty cookies! What more can you ask for right? How about the addition of some roasted salted macadamia nuts? Oh man, now that is perfection!
This cookie recipe is from Joy the Baker's new cookbook: Joy the Baker Cookbook - 100 Simple and Comforting Recipes. This book is full of so many amazing recipes; I have tried about 4 so far and have at least another dozen bookmarked to try right away! Everything is just so tempting, as soon as you see one of the pictures you convince yourself that you have been craving that dessert for weeks and have to have it right away. As in right now.
A couple of weeks ago I decided I wasn't busy enough already and signed myself up for a chocolate class at NAIT. In this class we covered how to temper chocolate, make chocolate truffles, work with modelling chocolate, make chocolate transfers, make various fillings for chocolate truffles, dress up tuxedo strawberries, and so much more!
One thing I quickly learned: chocolate is a whole different game in the dessert world! I thought I would be able to transfer more of my prior experiences to what we did in class, but it was a huge learning experience from the start. That being said, this class was an absolute blast. The time flew by (even though each day was 4 hours on our feet after a full day of work) and now I want to learn even more about the art that is chocolate!
