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Who watched the Chocolate Competition on

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Cook Chatty Cathy

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Food Network last night??? There were some georgeus chocolate sculptures created and it was just stunning to see the beautiful works of art these designers made. I personally felt the Ballerina Sculpture should have won! But they were all terrific!!! One couple made this huge mess, they were covered in chocolate from the tip of their noses to the bottom of their toes:D A really fun show to watch!

CHOCOLATE m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m :p
 
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The FN is starting to aggravate me.
They have always listed every recipe made per epsiode.
I know sometimes Emeril would whip up something extra but for the most part every recipe would be on the site. I understand they have an agreement that keeps them from posting all of Jamie Oliver's recipes from Jamie At Home but they are starting to leave off a recipe from their other regular shows. I guess they want to make sure you watch so that you get all of the recipes.
 
:) You do like Jamie Oliver, don't you? Believe it or not I have no idea who he (Or she???) is:confused: Guess I have never caught an episode of that show! What time slot does it come on?

Did you happen to catch the Chocolate competition? They had another one on again tonight I caught the end of it! It just amazes me the creations some of these folks come up with! Truly beautiful!!! And all chocolate too!:p

Yeah it aggravates me when I watch a show and they leave off the recipe g-r-r-r-r:mad:
 
I didnt get to watch much tv yesterday. Jon has taken in three computers to work on.
One guy's wife tore the battery and the casing it sits in OFF the motherboard if you can believe it. I didnt think that was even possible. We just got done with one of the other ones and the third was picked up earlier. A preacher got a dvd burner and hooked it into the wrong slot on his computer and now it wont turn on. We couldnt do a thing with that one.
My brother came Sat so I missed Giada at Home and Back to Basics new episodes. Well they rerun those on Mon but my sis and her kids came by tonight when they were on so I taped them lol. Ill watch them tomorrow. Jamie Oliver is a guy. He is a popular british chef. I had a ton of fun playing with the kids. I got Evelyn the cutest Tinkerbell valentines for her class and each one had a nice Tinkerbell pencil for the treat. Her Momma is making tons of cookies to make up for no sugar with the Valentines lol.
Catie is getting big enough to rough house with and she is a blast to play with. Your growl and chase her then she will turn on you and growl and chase you back. She even says Naney now lol. She will be two in March.
 
Yeah, I caught the chocolate challenge. Personally I think the right one won from the standpoint of creativity. The Thinker done up as vines and leaves was fantastic piece of art.
 
Bubba707 said:
Yeah, I caught the chocolate challenge. Personally I think the right one won from the standpoint of creativity. The Thinker done up as vines and leaves was fantastic piece of art.
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It was indeed, I guess it's a "feminine thing" for me to prefer the Ballerina!:) It just amazes me the way they can make such things and all from chocolate! The "Thinker" way WAY INTRICATE what with all those leaves! I could have never have had that much patience:eek:
 
I have to say the lion was amazing too. 1200 pounds of chocolate. It was a wonder they managed to move it.
 
Cook Chatty Cathy said:
How wonderful that you got to play with little Catie! Did you get any pictures while they were over? You really must share if so!
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I thought of it but my camera batteries were dead. Next time Jon and I go out I have to pick up some. I have three digital cameras but I only keep batteries in my kodak because it is my favorite and easies to use. NEXT time though I will get pics and video clips.
 
RE: "1200 pounds of chocolate. It was a wonder they managed to move it."

I didn't get to catch this Cathy- but it certainly is my type of event!

How could one move 1200 lbs. worth of chocolate, Bubba?

Hmmm... I'd say slowly & carefully- bite-by-bite!
 
chubbyalaskagriz said:
RE: "1200 pounds of chocolate. It was a wonder they managed to move it."

I didn't get to catch this Cathy- but it certainly is my type of event!

How could one move 1200 lbs. worth of chocolate, Bubba?

Hmmm... I'd say slowly & carefully- bite-by-bite!
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I know you asked Bubba, but since I watched them move it, it took at least 8 adults to even budge it! There may have been even more guys that came in, it was based upon a marble statue of a Lion, but I can not recall the name of said statue! All I know is the chef's were covered in chocolate! Thet looked like they were having a blast, but alas lots of work!
 
IIRC, it was the Lion of Florence. The requirement was it had to be 3 feet tall . I think it finally took 10 people to move it and they were really straining to git er done.
 
These challenge competitions just amaze me. So much talent! And there is no way I could be around that much chocolate without licking my fingers (and probably eating half of the structure). Guess that might disqualify me, huh?
 
oma gina said:
.And there is no way I could be around that much chocolate without licking my fingers (and probably eating half of the structure). Guess that might disqualify me, huh?
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1200 pounds of chocolate would be a tall order for even a dedicated chocoholic. ;)
 
Welcome oma gina!

You almost snuck-in w/ out me noticin' ya! We're a fine bunch of folks who always enjoy meeting newbies and making new friends... We're glad you're here!
 
Instead of paying a fortune for a fancy box of chocolates we went to Sams last night and loaded up on a variety of the mini candy bars and hersheys dark chocolate nuggets. I got a vending box of heath bars. I love toffee! This way I have candy for months..or a couple visits from my nieces lol. Which ever comes first.
 
RE: "I love toffee! "

Me too, janie!

Also, I really like the the economical "Sam's Choice" (Walmart) line of cheaper "fancy" chocolate squares that come in foil fold-down bags, in shiny individual foil packets... they come in various flavors like dark choc./coconut, milk/orange, raspberry truffle, almond, etc. I like to buy several bags of each variety and mix/match them into smaller decorated boxes and hand out...

Last night I went to a craft store we have here called "Michael's. They had really cool fancy, decorated tubular-shaped gift-boxes meant for holding bottles of wine, on sale for a BUCK each! I bought a few and filled them w/ Valentine's Candy to give to my niece/nephew, and others...

(I also like the similar fold-down/tabbed bags of "Sam's Choice" peanut-butter cups and caramel cups! YUM!)
 
I didn't watch this particular competition but I have watched the cake competitions and I think it's just rediculous that they are required to walk with them. Real bakers take a cake that intricate in peices and assemble it on site. They don't go walking over hill and dale with them.

Oh and Jaime Oliver Rocks. :)
 
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