Making Chocolates with Talya
Comments (0) My cousin Talya came for a visit last week. After touring around Brussels and trying the local delicacies (waffles from a street vendor, frits at a friterie, and chocolates from the many chocolate shops in town) Talya wanted to try her hand at making chocolate. So on Thursday we spent the day making Belgian chocolates.
We made two types of chocolates: molded pralines and hollow molds. For the praline fillings, Talya chose peanut butter & jelly, salted caramels, and speculoos. The hollow mold we made was a woman’s high heeled shoe. I first saw this mold with Talya’s mother Roneet several years ago. Roneet had bought Talya a milk chocolate version of the mold. At our chocolate session, Talya had the opportunity to design and make 3 shoes.
Our chocolate making extravaganza took most of the day. To finish it off, we packed the chocolates in ballotine boxes, decorated them with
ribbon, and prepared them for their plane ride home. Talya ending up with an entire grocery bag of Belgian chocolates that she made herself from start to finish.
Talya working with the high heeled shoe mold
Close up of Talya working with the mini high heeled shoe mold
A sampling of the pralines we made
An artsy shot of our chocolates (I couldn't resist playing with my new camera)
Talya enjoying a Belgian Kriek Beer (cherry beer) at the end of our chocolate session
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