"sugar high friday" news and stories

Sugar High Friday was hosted by David Lebovitz this month and, to no one's surprise, the food blogging event was a chocolaty one. David's theme was Chocolate By Brand and he instructed all the participants to work with just one brand - any brand - of chocolate to learn about the nuances that belong specifically to that manufacturer. Entries have closed at this point, but the best part of any food blogging event is the roundup, where readers can get easy access to tons of great recipes, all in one place. David has started his roundup now and already has parts one, two and three posted, with four to follow shortly.

His own entry was a Chocolate Idiot Cake, made with Scharffenberger Chocolate, that is dead easy to make. Tsokolate submitted a Chocolate Monkey Bread. Jumbo Empanadas dipped some grapes in chocolate for faux truffles and Café Fernando's submission was a Chocolate Caramel Pot de Crème(pictured), with Côte d'Or Culinaire chocolate.

The theme for the last month's Sugar High Friday, the popular sweets-based global food blogging event, was Sugar Art. Hosted by Habeas Brulee, the theme required that participants work with sugar in some capacity beyond just sprinkling it on top of things or stirring it into batter and use it to create a dessert that was a real work of art. As usual, bloggers stepped right up to the challenge and created a round of very impressive desserts. Danielle, the hostess, made some Cardamom Meyer Lemon Creme Brulee Bubbles (pictured), airy mouthfuls of sweetness that would make any molecular gastronomist proud. Other entries included Cranberry Mousse from Seriously Good, Bouche De Noels from Tsokolate!, A Finger in Every Pie and Vers l'absurde. El Bulli's Frozen Chocolate Air was submitted by Hungry In Hogtown and Riana, from For The Love Of Baking, made a standout Gingerbread House. Check out all the entries in the roundup. And save some room for the next round of SHF!

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White truffles may be in season, but the theme of this month's Sugar High Friday, the popular sweets-oriented food blogging event, was the more chocolaty - and perhaps more indulgent - type of truffle. The roundup of all the participating blogs was just put up by Johanna, the passionate cook and host of this edition of the event. If you want to try your hand at making truffles, all of the entries will provide lots of inspiration. Some of the recipes include Hazelnut Nougat Truffles, S'mores Truffles, Kahlua Truffles, Strawberry Balsamic Truffles (which use dehydrated berries for flavor) and Salted Caramel Fudge Hearts, just to name a handful. The black on black truffles pictured above were made by Veronica's Test Kitchen and are a classic truffle recipe, using high quality chocolate, cream and a little bit of butter. The truffles are rolled on cocoa powder to keep them from sticking together, as well as to simulate the earth that the other kind of truffles are found in.

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There might be things more indulgent than chocolate truffles, but the rich, simple treats are probably the epitome (or close to it) of pleasure for a chocolate-lover. The truffles pictured here were made by Johanna, of thepassionatecook, who is hosting this month's round of the food blogging event, Sugar High Friday. SHF celebrates all things sweet and dessert-y, and because it is the season to indulge a bit more than usual, chocolate truffles are the perfect choice for a theme. The only catch is that you have to make your own truffles - you can't go out and buy them. Fortunately, truffles are easy to make and once you have mastered the technique, you can experiment by adding flavors to make them more interesting. I like to coat the truffles in cocoa powder, as Johanna did for hers, but if you're feeling particularly motivated, melting some chocolate and giving the centers a crisp coating will make them look like you actually did go out and buy them. The deadline for the event is November 24th, so read the intro post to find out how to participate.

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This month's edition of the food blogging event Sugar High Friday - an event that is sweet-centric - was hosted by Alanna at A Veggie Venture. Most of the themes for this event revolve around a single ingredient or one type of dish. The theme for this round was "a surprise inside," which was variously interpreted to mean surprise ingredients in otherwise regular dishes, surprise fillings and add-ins in some recipes and just plain surprises in others. There were over 65 participants from around the world and they submitted recipes that included:

• Fortune Cookies (pictured)
• Bavarian fig pastries with fig and pomegranate compote
• Creme brulee egg cups
• Curried chocolate brownies
• Cocoa surprise muffins
• Chocolate caramel pocket cookies

Need more of a sugar fix, or just want to check out a few new blogs? Take a look at the whole roundup!

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