Joe and i went to a birthday party on Saturday night. What fun. We haven't been to a proper birthday party in....well......forever. I think that the last birthday party that i attended was my Dad's 50th...and he's now 65 (66 next month!).
The problem with birthday parties is gifts. What does one bring an adult for a birthday? For Joe's Dad's party (Over the Hill at 50), it was easy. A plethora of gag gifts are available to roast any suddenly elderly individual. Prune juice, walking canes, black anything, etc... But this wasn't the case with Jen. She was turning (gasp!) thirty (30!).
We debated and thought-- what do all chicks love? Chocolate. What's better than chocolate? More chocolate. Thus, the gift dilemma was deliciously solved by Polly Primm MD and her lovely, wonderful, addictively easy and indulgent truffles.
We made 31 (one for each year of her age and one to share)for Jen and seven each for two of Alessandra's friends for Christmas presents. That only left two (one each) for the kids. I have a feeling we'll be making these again over Christmas break!
TURNING THIRTY TERRIBLY TERRIFIC TRUFFLES
1PKG (20 oz?) Oreos (plain kind)
8oz cream cheese, softened
~2t whole cream (i used Coffee Mate Hazelnut creamer)
put all in food processor and whir until a black mush
do one of the following:
1. pour powdered sugar or cocoa powder(with or without espresso powder mixed in) into a bowl
roll mush into small balls (think acorns) then in powder
place on tray and freeze
2. alternately, roll in balls and freeze...then dip in melted chocolate and rechill to solid (too indulgent for me and i already had confex sugar and cocoa)
easy, easy and ever-so-elegant
next time-- mint oreos :o)[be careful, the packages of flavored Oreos are smaller so more than one package will be needed to have enough cookies]
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