this website for any words or phrases.Here are the chocolate recipes I've developed. My chocolate recipes are a "labor of love". I share them freely with you, as I do the chocolates that I create and give to friends and family. Because I don't temper my chocolate, the truffles may not be shiny or professional looking, but because I don't use hardeners like wax, nor any preservatives, they are both scrumptious and healthful. I'd like to start by presenting my views on chocolate itself. Cooking with chocolate is a great joy for me, and I hope that you enjoy my creations. There are many varieties available for cooking now, both in regular supermarkets and at fancy cooking stores. But the very best for baking are the bittersweet varieties from El Rey, Callebaut, Ghiradelli, and Guittard. I've found that it is usually better to blend the chocolates from several different companies, because the result is more balanced, flavorful, and well-rounded. Valrona, Sharfenburger, and Cocoa Barry chocolates blend very well with other chocolates, and are better (for recipes) this way. A while ago, I was showing a friend how to make truffles, and realized that using a couverture chocolate (i.e. a type designed for melting to cover truffles) made the process of creating truffles much, much easier than just using ordinary bars as a covering. May I also point out that you can find a 1.25 inch scoop for creating truffle centers by clicking here. You might also like my "The Best Chocolate" Review Page: To see what I consider to be the best, click here -- updated January 2012. Important note on using a microwave to melt chocolate. I use a powerful microwave (1300 watts). With a unit that heats quickly, I only heat the chocolate for one minute, stir well to melt what I can, and heat 1/2 a minute more. You have to break blocks and bars into small pieces before melting in a microwave or it can burn internally. Finally, a quote from one of the readers of this page, "Hank, You are a chocolate magician. Thanks for sharing your alchemy! many blessings ~ Giza" Two restaurants on Solano Avenue in Albany, CA have chosen to use my recipes for special occasions on their menus. 6 Degrees on Solano used my Tiramousse recipe, adding ground nuts and cinnamon on top (great additions!), and The Solano Grill's pastry chef created a variation of my recent Chocolate Polenta Cake. (And lucky me, both restaurants gave me a free portion to enjoy). A great way to start with chocolate making is to read my article: Hank's Guide to Making Chocolate Trufflesand my newest article: Truffle Making -- My New ApproachesThe Best Teas in the World: Parts One, Two, Three, Four, and FiveUpdated February 2014In the past few years, I have started exploring the world of tea, and have discovered both the best tea resources and some of the best teas available anywhere. These teas are both delicious and "high" -- in that they create a feeling of spiritual openness and vastness. You can read about them by clicking here.And my newest adventure: AromatherapyI have started a series of articles as I start my journey with essential oils. You can read the first one here, and it has links to the rest. Enjoy!Please also click here to read my Postscript at the bottom of this page. And now on to the recipes By Category or Chronologically by Most Recent Chocolate Truffles: Chocolate Blueberry Cheesecake Truffles Hall of Fame: Phenomenal Strawberry Truffles Exquisite Caramel-Vanilla Chocolate Truffles Chocolate Truffles Supreme A Wonderful Bunch of Organically-Flavored Truffles Amazing Lemon Almond Butter Truffles Delicious Black CherryTruffles Scrumptious Candied Ginger Truffles Transcendental Pecan Truffles Two Raw Truffle Recipes Lovely Dried Apricot and Raspberry Puree Truffles Two Great Chocolate Passionfruit Truffle Recipes Wonderful Dried Apricot Truffles Great new Gianduja and Apricot Truffles Almond Honey Truffles Exquisite Chocolate Pistachio Truffles Sweet-Tart Pomegranate Chocolate Truffles Framboise Rose Chocolate Truffles Black Raspberry Jam Chocolate Truffles Apricot Jam Truffles Raspberry Jam Truffles Coconut Truffles Macadamia Nut Truffles Hazelnut Truffles Buttercream Walnut Truffles Halvah Truffles Tiramisu Truffles Raspberry Liqueur Truffles, Improved! Coconut Milk Truffles Strawberry Truffles Raspberry Liqueur Truffles The Ultimate & Universal Chocolate Truffle Recipe Four Star Chocolate Truffles Lavender Truffles Star Anise Truffles Spearmint Truffles Rum Chestnut/Plum butter truffle Jasmine Truffles Mousse: Coconut Milk Chocolate Mousse Chocolate Frousse Chocolate Ecstacy Mousse Tiramousse -- A truly incredible chocolate mousse Cookies: Hank's Chocolate Almond Cookies -- Perfected!! Hank's Chocolate Almond Marscapone Cookies Hank's Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies -- Revisited Super-Fudge Cookies Incredible Chocolate Almond Cookies Chocolate Shortbread Pies: A Wonderful Chocolate Whipped Cream Fruit Pie for All Seasons Hank's Chocolate Cream Fruit Pie White and Dark Mousse Pie Ecstacy Dipped Fruit: Chocolate-Covered Fruit, Revisited Chocolate covered Cherries and Strawberries Brownies: Hank's Cherry Brownies Brownies really worth eating Miscellaneous Chocolate Recipes: Luscious Chocolate Polenta Cake with Chai-flavored Whipped Cream A Wonderful Dessert Sauce Exquisite Flourless Chocolate Cake Chocolate Shortbread Cocoa Halvah Ultimate Mini-Muffins Aderan's First Recipe: Raspberry Fudge An Incredible Chocolate Sandwich #2 An Incredible Chocolate Sandwich Wonderful (Wonderful!) Hot Fudge Sauce Wonderful (Wonderful!) Hot Fudge Sauce -- Revisited I have received wonderful emails from visitors to this page thanking me for my work. I am very happy that so many people enjoy them. If you want to share any special recipes that you have created with me, I'd love to receive them. May all of your cooking go well, and bring you much joy. By the way, for those who have not explored the rest of this website, please do so. I have almost 600 pages on this site, including articles on communicating effectively in relationships, transformational processes, over 150 psychic channelings, tutorials in both Western and Vedic astrology, and a comprehensive section on astrology software. I hope the rest of this website also becomes valuable to you. If you wish to donate to my website, to support me in continuing to add new recipes and other articles, you can do so via PayPal by clicking on the following icon: Click to Return to 
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