Each box contains eight truffles, made with exceptional dedication to quality from the finest ingredients available. Simply put, I like big, bold flavors, and I try to make each truffle a singular taste experience.
The "Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One)" collection includes ...
PRIDE: The Bible says that "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." We just like to think of it as healthy self-esteem. Our Pride truffle combines Chambord raspberry liqueur with super-dark chocolate ganache, and then bursts with the surprise of a juicy, tart black raspberry in the center.
ENVY: It doesn't matter who you are - there's always going to be someone who's smarter than you, richer than you, and better looking than you. We honor the green-eyed monster with a key-lime flavored white chocolate ganache truffle, enhanced with the hot, sweet chewiness of candied ginger.
LUST: The poet Sylvia Plath once observed, "If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth." So how can lust be so bad? Our wickedly scrumptious Lust truffle combines the essence of pomegranate (thought to be the true fruit with which Eve tempted Adam) and sweet-tart dried Bing cherries.
SLOTH: Is it really a sin to spend the entire weekend in your pajamas, reading trashy magazines and watching old movies on TV? Who among us could cast the first stone from that great collective glass house? We pay tribute to this most popular of sins by swirling rum-infused ganache with creamy peanut butter, then dipping it in thick, rich milk chocolate.
GREED: In the movie Wall Street, stock broker Gordon Gekko pronounced, "Greed is good." We'll go further than that - greed is positively delicious. Our combination dark/milk chocolate ganache is studded with Valrhona cocoa nibs, spiked with chocolate liqueur, then enrobed in even more milk chocolate. Because too much is never enough.
GLUTTONY: Who are we to call overindulgence a sin? For the Gluttony truffle, we add crunchy Heath toffee bits to our rich milk chocolate ganache, then dip the whole thing in even more Belgian milk chocolate. Oh, and we sprinkle additional toffee bits on top. Of course.
WRATH: Rage, rage against the dying of the light … and your boss, the cable company, drivers who don't know how to merge, or anything else that annoys you. Because anger is passion, and passion is magnificent. Our Wrath truffle burns with the delectable intensity of three different chiles, plus clove, cinnamon and ginger - spicy, but you can take it.
Plus one!
HAZEL: According to an ancient manuscript, the lowly hazelnut was one of the Five Sacred Nourishments which gave temple priests the powers of clairvoyance. The Romans believed that the hazelnut could help one divine the location of water and protect against lightning. We promise nothing quite so lofty, but our combination of white chocolate ganache, Frangelico liqueur and toasted Oregon hazelnuts is still pretty darn tasty.
The Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One) collection is $15, plus shipping.
(For those just tuning in: As a precursor to the debut of my official website, a way to raise start-up capital, and -- I now realize -- a way to figure out a whole lot of details about production and shipping, I'm offering a special set of chocolates to you, the LiveJournal reader. Early rave reviews (*blush*) by ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
saoba can be read here and here, while shadesong and yendi offer their observations here.)
Flavors and other details are below. Please read the note about shipping times and costs. Due to the immense popularity of these early-adopter sales, orders take a few days to fill, plus shipping time. These are hand-made, high-quality truffles, and currently I'm shipping 7-10 days from the date I start the sale.
Please also note: If you live in Portland and would like free delivery, send payment directly through PayPal to polidorichocolates@gmail.com and include the specifics of your order in the PayPal comments.
Ordering will remain open until such time as it looks like it would be difficult to fill them all ... the last two sales closed early, so order quick!
SHIPPING INFO: Due the the perishable nature of the product, shipping for all orders is via USPS Priority Mail, and you will receive e-mail confirmation when they ship. Shipping only to U.S. addresses at this time, sorry. We currently ship from 10 to 14 days from receipt of order. Also be aware -- weather conditions are subject to change, so if you live somewhere that it's going to be hot, truffles may arrive a tad soft.
Shipping prices are as follows:
Up to $35: $9.00
$35 to $100: $13.00
Over $100: To be quoted
The "Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One)" collection includes ...
PRIDE: The Bible says that "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." We just like to think of it as healthy self-esteem. Our Pride truffle combines Chambord raspberry liqueur with super-dark chocolate ganache, and then bursts with the surprise of a juicy, tart black raspberry in the center. ENVY: It doesn't matter who you are - there's always going to be someone who's smarter than you, richer than you, and better looking than you. We honor the green-eyed monster with a key-lime flavored white chocolate ganache truffle, enhanced with the hot, sweet chewiness of candied ginger.
LUST: The poet Sylvia Plath once observed, "If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth." So how can lust be so bad? Our wickedly scrumptious Lust truffle combines the essence of pomegranate (thought to be the true fruit with which Eve tempted Adam) and sweet-tart dried Bing cherries.
SLOTH: Is it really a sin to spend the entire weekend in your pajamas, reading trashy magazines and watching old movies on TV? Who among us could cast the first stone from that great collective glass house? We pay tribute to this most popular of sins by swirling rum-infused ganache with creamy peanut butter, then dipping it in thick, rich milk chocolate.
GREED: In the movie Wall Street, stock broker Gordon Gekko pronounced, "Greed is good." We'll go further than that - greed is positively delicious. Our combination dark/milk chocolate ganache is studded with Valrhona cocoa nibs, spiked with chocolate liqueur, then enrobed in even more milk chocolate. Because too much is never enough.
GLUTTONY: Who are we to call overindulgence a sin? For the Gluttony truffle, we add crunchy Heath toffee bits to our rich milk chocolate ganache, then dip the whole thing in even more Belgian milk chocolate. Oh, and we sprinkle additional toffee bits on top. Of course.
WRATH: Rage, rage against the dying of the light … and your boss, the cable company, drivers who don't know how to merge, or anything else that annoys you. Because anger is passion, and passion is magnificent. Our Wrath truffle burns with the delectable intensity of three different chiles, plus clove, cinnamon and ginger - spicy, but you can take it.
Plus one!
HAZEL: According to an ancient manuscript, the lowly hazelnut was one of the Five Sacred Nourishments which gave temple priests the powers of clairvoyance. The Romans believed that the hazelnut could help one divine the location of water and protect against lightning. We promise nothing quite so lofty, but our combination of white chocolate ganache, Frangelico liqueur and toasted Oregon hazelnuts is still pretty darn tasty.
The Seven Deadly Sins (Plus One) collection is $15, plus shipping.
(For those just tuning in: As a precursor to the debut of my official website, a way to raise start-up capital, and -- I now realize -- a way to figure out a whole lot of details about production and shipping, I'm offering a special set of chocolates to you, the LiveJournal reader. Early rave reviews (*blush*) by saoba can be read here and here, while shadesong and yendi offer their observations here.)Flavors and other details are below. Please read the note about shipping times and costs. Due to the immense popularity of these early-adopter sales, orders take a few days to fill, plus shipping time. These are hand-made, high-quality truffles, and currently I'm shipping 7-10 days from the date I start the sale.
Please also note: If you live in Portland and would like free delivery, send payment directly through PayPal to polidorichocolates@gmail.com and include the specifics of your order in the PayPal comments.
Ordering will remain open until such time as it looks like it would be difficult to fill them all ... the last two sales closed early, so order quick!
SHIPPING INFO: Due the the perishable nature of the product, shipping for all orders is via USPS Priority Mail, and you will receive e-mail confirmation when they ship. Shipping only to U.S. addresses at this time, sorry. We currently ship from 10 to 14 days from receipt of order. Also be aware -- weather conditions are subject to change, so if you live somewhere that it's going to be hot, truffles may arrive a tad soft.
Shipping prices are as follows:
Up to $35: $9.00
$35 to $100: $13.00
Over $100: To be quoted
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Edited at 2008-05-13 02:58 am (UTC)
and may i be greedy enough to suggest a box of greed? yum yum!
Can you e-mail me at eloquent.pest at gmail? Then we can figure out when I can get them to you.
Have you considered putting your marshmallow treats on a stick, like a lolly? They're so delicious!
ETA : LINK to a picture of what awesome chocolate looks like as SMOOSH.
Edited at 2008-05-13 07:08 pm (UTC)
Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you a refund. Smoosh is NOT good.
So of course I had to get one of each. :) I'm looking forward to some tasty mail at the end of the week! (from the last pre-sale)
If not...I hope all is well and maybe I'll see you sometime soon. Cheers! Jamie
All is well. I'm just crazy busy with this ... or just crazy for doing it. Or both. :-)
Does that make sense? ;)
thanks!
Look, I'm sorry to be an annoyance about this, but I still haven't heard from you, I haven't heard from the recipiant that she got them, so I'm just seeing how things are going and if these got sent.
thanks!
Cheers!
Sorry for the delay and the dumbassery. :-)
These look like the awesomest chocolates ever and I'm excited to get to try them! :)
I placed on order on Friday, May 16th and I was just wondering if it would be possible to get an e-mail when they have been shipped out so that I can be on the look out for them?
I'm fairly certain I used 'laurelianx@yahoo.com' as the e-mail address when I paid via paypal, let me know if you have trouble figuring out which order is mine. :)
Thanks!
I ordered a few boxes for an event that is still a couple of weeks away. Will the chocolates keep well in the refrigerator that long? Should I freeze them?
If they won't keep, I'll be happy to go ahead and eat them, but they'd be just perfect for this bachelorette party I'm throwing...