7 truffles florence Recipes

fine chocolate wafer crumbs (from oreo cookies or chocolate wafers), melted butter, recipe dark chocolate truffles, recipe follows, whipped but not shaped into balls, fresh raspberries, plus extra for serving

peanut-caramel candy bars (snickers), frozen, recipe dark chocolate truffles , see above, whipped but not set, dried cranberries, good-quality (70 percent ) dark chocolate

butter, shallot, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, wild mushrooms (cremini, portobello, shiitake, morel, oyster), coarsely chopped, goat cheese, truffle or olive oil, fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, salt and pepper, to taste, phyllo-pastry tartlet shells, packaged, garnish: sliced mushroom , chopped chives

extra-virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, shallots, minced, fresh chanterelle mushrooms, stemmed and sliced, fresh porcini mushrooms, stemmed and sliced, fresh thyme, leaves only, fresh bay leaf, white wine, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, vialone nano rice or arborio rice, chicken stock , recipe follows, fresh parsley, minced, parmesan, fresh white truffles , optional

heavy cream, good-quality (70 percent ) bittersweet chocolate, chopped, pure vanilla extract, cocoa powder , for dusting