tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post51131840171728393..comments2024-03-06T02:45:47.413-05:00Comments on C Mom Cook: August Daring Bakers' Challenge - Candylicious!shelley c.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04300272302519975542noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-12939336709495405492011-09-03T10:55:49.877-04:002011-09-03T10:55:49.877-04:00wow! you were so buzy! you have much more patience...wow! you were so buzy! you have much more patience that me, that's for sure! sorry your rock candy didn't work out :( but your fruit leather looks awesome! might have to attempt that!Bourbonnatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993441044982925158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-82592453627869688262011-09-02T07:27:10.036-04:002011-09-02T07:27:10.036-04:00Daring, brave, persistent and well written! Sound...Daring, brave, persistent and well written! Sounds like tho you might not have had the most success here, you and Little One had some memorable adventures in the kitchen. And that's always a good thing.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641155662389346418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-34589309271960061772011-08-30T20:48:18.915-04:002011-08-30T20:48:18.915-04:00Hilarious! From beginning to end. Great Post
Best,...Hilarious! From beginning to end. Great Post<br />Best, SandieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-45824294567712637972011-08-30T10:16:47.325-04:002011-08-30T10:16:47.325-04:00Oh Shelley, you put in so much effort. That counts...Oh Shelley, you put in so much effort. That counts as a super stellar success, not a fail in my book :) And hey, I got frosted chocolates too, looked not so good but tasted fantastic. On the plus side no need to share with anyone else because they didn't look good enough to give away.shazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536552327023867787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-89675460835111470532011-08-30T06:02:37.950-04:002011-08-30T06:02:37.950-04:00Wow you are awesome and certainly daring. I find t...Wow you are awesome and certainly daring. I find the chocolate thing all a bit messy so played it safe with a fudge and my never fail easy peasy truffles. I think candy making is like a lot of things in cooking - the more you do them the more you get a feel for them. Good on you :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326579590447837863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-3158102177492700132011-08-29T19:42:47.618-04:002011-08-29T19:42:47.618-04:00You are very brave to keep trying! I gave up on pa...You are very brave to keep trying! I gave up on pate de fruits the second time I failed! Great effort on the challenge!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-14027258537802453392011-08-29T12:23:17.789-04:002011-08-29T12:23:17.789-04:00You really went all out for this challenge! I comm...You really went all out for this challenge! I commend you for you efforts and hard work! I'm sorry you had so many problems, although I'm kind of glad to know I'm not the only one who had trouble with soft pate de fruit. I have to say, I've never heard of peach fruit leather, but it looks really fun!Valériehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506154040958469115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-90055780037694603522011-08-29T09:33:46.683-04:002011-08-29T09:33:46.683-04:00Nicely done on the challenge this month. I've...Nicely done on the challenge this month. I've certainly endured my share recipes that didn't exactly turn out how I wanted, but that's how we learn. Good job sticking with it. I'd love to try that peach fruit leather, I think I'm going to try that one myself.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344347257935608583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-53104715022387347162011-08-29T03:58:03.166-04:002011-08-29T03:58:03.166-04:00You are very brave..I didn't even attempt temp...You are very brave..I didn't even attempt tempering...hats off to you on all your trials and that fruit leather is on my must try listAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-19867456609470557792011-08-28T15:23:18.045-04:002011-08-28T15:23:18.045-04:00You definitely win the award for most tries this m...You definitely win the award for most tries this month, Shelley! Man! I've never had good luck making rock candy, either. At least your chocolates mostly turned out ok, and your fruit leathers look awesome!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18176894505795627332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-46328449015611414562011-08-28T14:22:44.783-04:002011-08-28T14:22:44.783-04:00I'm so impressed at your daring and your persi...I'm so impressed at your daring and your persistence. I lack the required equipment too, so I played it quite safe, but you really went for it. I always love how enthusiastic you are about the challenges. I think that's partly why your posts are so enjoyable to read. :) Anyway, your chocolates sound/look thoroughly delicious & I love the peach fruit leather. I want to make some now.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540385345529638786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-39664617082548030942011-08-28T13:46:30.596-04:002011-08-28T13:46:30.596-04:00Wow Shelley - you put so much work into this one! ...Wow Shelley - you put so much work into this one! I couldn't believe how you kept going and I was so rooting for you all the way through the post.<br />I think your fruit leather looks amazing and Certainly your chocolates sound as though they would have been very tasty even if they didn't shine.<br />I feel so bad that you kept persevering like that and I just didn't even bother trying! I even got a tempering thermometer. I should have sent it to you instead. Well done!Please Do Not Feed The Animals.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18253995950103215275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-1653646268186230902011-08-28T03:54:03.437-04:002011-08-28T03:54:03.437-04:00Those are some amazing candies there. Seriously I ...Those are some amazing candies there. Seriously I don't care that they dn't set those look amazing. And the number of different recipes you made ... Hats off to you. A delicious candy month has passed.Rituparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02517816844502624091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-50775053401158351792011-08-27T22:10:10.454-04:002011-08-27T22:10:10.454-04:00Love reading your post, and sorry you had such a b...Love reading your post, and sorry you had such a bad time of it. I didn't keep trying, because after a few disasters in the kitchen, I know when my cooking mojo is on vacation...and it was on vacation for the challenge...twistedkitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09243232543202564352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-13352259688649397442011-08-27T21:53:19.731-04:002011-08-27T21:53:19.731-04:00I love your perseverance! I made 4 things and only...I love your perseverance! I made 4 things and only had a 50% success rate. This was a tough challenge. I didn't think anything could be harder than the January Entremets but this one kind of kicked my butt. LOL. But now, now I want to make fruit roll ups! I love them! It never occurred to me that I could make them myself :DTinygamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096847578325121894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-51706343097741867782011-08-27T21:04:45.476-04:002011-08-27T21:04:45.476-04:00Failure or not, this was a great post. Your enthus...Failure or not, this was a great post. Your enthusiasm is admirable; I'm pretty sure I would have given up after the rock candy. The filled chocolates sound delicious even if they didn't have the glossy sheen of tempered chocolate (:kyleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18301553874309005262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-57603947866861204622011-08-27T20:20:23.191-04:002011-08-27T20:20:23.191-04:00I bet your daughter LOVED helping you with this ch...I bet your daughter LOVED helping you with this challenge - all that chocolate and sugar! Sorry your creations didn't turn out as you'd hoped, but you certainly took on this challenge with enthusiasm! Love the fruit leather - my mum used to make it when I was a kid. So good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-53109644476629779342011-08-27T19:54:32.320-04:002011-08-27T19:54:32.320-04:00I'm so sorry to hear that the challenge beat y...I'm so sorry to hear that the challenge beat you on this one :( But you're very persistent and I definitely admire that! Your peach leather sounds so good, I'm going to have to give that a try. Sounds like something I ate as a kid, guava roll. Yum!<br />Thanks for taking part in the challenge despite the results, and maybe now that the challenge is over you can try again and it'll all come out just right (that's usually how it works for me!)MandyMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855608968384498469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-27369132824517297732011-08-27T17:34:10.057-04:002011-08-27T17:34:10.057-04:00I always love reading your cooking and baking adve...I always love reading your cooking and baking adventures with your little girl, while reading this post, I've come to realize that I wasn't the only one who had a hard time with the chocolate. Hats off to you for making so many candies and your fruit leather looks great!chef_dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08531263554792795803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-70002613744980526272011-08-27T12:49:38.082-04:002011-08-27T12:49:38.082-04:00Shelley, you persevered and turned out a buch of y...Shelley, you persevered and turned out a buch of yummy candy. Perfection is not key, it's yumminess, and yours certainly look YUMMY! BTW, I linked you up in the part of my post where I said '..if the pate de fruits don't set, you can always make jam'..is that ok? I LOVE your tropical banana jam! Thank you so much for taking part in our challenge!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-245531670906699322011-08-27T12:05:04.555-04:002011-08-27T12:05:04.555-04:00I'm sorry about all the attempts that didn'...I'm sorry about all the attempts that didn't work, but I loved reading your post! I've tried pate de fruit before too but it never turns out. But kudos on your persistence.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499638677850725030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-61214140545731453002011-08-27T11:10:12.926-04:002011-08-27T11:10:12.926-04:00What persistence you have! I tried two batches of ...What persistence you have! I tried two batches of the almond roca and one batch of chocolates and gave up after that. Too much money down the drain, literally. :) Sorry you had to deal with so much frustration. I know how it feels. Nice job on the challenge!The Betz Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188697639113002546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-6856090787884574132011-08-27T10:05:32.584-04:002011-08-27T10:05:32.584-04:00You were so busy! I'm impressed you found time...You were so busy! I'm impressed you found time to make so many candies this month. That peach fruit leather at the end looks just delicious!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445426215745229903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-17580019939743618932011-08-27T09:02:55.234-04:002011-08-27T09:02:55.234-04:00You were brave, Shelley! I would have given up muc...You were brave, Shelley! I would have given up much sooner. I also tried pate de fruits 3 times but failed.<br />When I saw your chocolate hearts at the forum, before reading I honestly thought you had made ice cream bonbons :)Renatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267914343956153643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984206126690206530.post-74838532017332702232011-08-27T09:01:26.859-04:002011-08-27T09:01:26.859-04:00Wow that was some impressive effort. I'm sure ...Wow that was some impressive effort. I'm sure by the 3rd try there'd have been some tears in my kitchen. The peach "candy" looks tasty!!!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489458670721272850noreply@blogger.com