{"id":5168,"date":"2014-04-30T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T14:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2014-04-30T20:36:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T20:36:22","slug":"chocolate-strawberry-bouquet-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5168","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Covered Strawberries Bouquet for Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mother\u2019s Day is one of the most special days for all of the amazing women in our lives!\u00a0 If you are lucky enough to have a Mom like the one that I do, you are incredibly fortunate.\u00a0 My Mom and I recently starting working together and we are currently teaching the same grade, at the same school.\u00a0 Being that we both have the same last name, it\u2019s a little tricky for the adults in the building, but our 5 year old students seem to understand the difference just fine.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite funny actually.\u00a0 The adults seem to stumble over how to refer and differentiate between the two Kindergarten teachers, but the kids, just go with the flow and line up with the right person each day.\u00a0 Having this new working relationship with my mom has been very special, and it has allowed me to see the genius she has in her craft of teaching.\u00a0 She is an amazing role model to students, parents and to her colleagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to make her something special for Mother\u2019s Day this year, and knowing that she loves chocolate and strawberries, I knew I had to turn them into a bouquet for her this year.\u00a0 Last year she got a cupcake bouquet, which she loved, but I know that when I make this again for her on May 11, 2014, she\u2019s going to love it even more than she did her bouquet last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gathering the skewers together in the centre of the vase was the only tricky part to this video.\u00a0 I used a twist tie to secure them in place, and this also helped to stabilize the structure.\u00a0 The length of the skewers can make standing the up can create quite a tilt in the vase, so make sure that your vase is secure before you abandon it on the counter! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tutorial is very simple and can be done with kids of all ages. \u00a0It is also a healthy alternative to other sweets that you might be inclined to make for Mom . . . not that there is anything wrong with that, but with the push for people to stay away from sugar lately, this is one of those tutorials that does just that! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I hope you have a great Mom in your life like I do, and that you take time to recognize the amazing woman that she is!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/igCmMGd5j9c\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to make a Chocolate Strawberry Bouquet for Mother&#8217;s Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strawberries, washed and stems removed<\/li>\n<li>Green grapes, washed<\/li>\n<li>Melted chocolate (white, dark)<\/li>\n<li>Rainbow sprinkles<\/li>\n<li>Mini foil candy cups (or mini cupcake liners)<\/li>\n<li>Bamboo skewers<\/li>\n<li>Vase with narrow opening<\/li>\n<li>Ribbon (5\/8&#8243;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3522blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5177\" title=\"Chocolate Covered Strawberries\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3522blog.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Covered Strawberries\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3522blog.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/DSC_3522blog-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Procedure<\/span><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Wash, dry and remove stems from strawberries. \u00a0Melt chocolate. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Dip strawberries into melted chocolate. \u00a0Cover strawberries in both white, and dark chocolate. \u00a0In some of the white dipped strawberries, cover the chocolate in sprinkles. \u00a0Set tray into fridge to allow chocolate to harden completely.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Once hardened, remove from fridge, and assemble grape, foil cup, and then strawberry onto the skewer. \u00a0Set into vase. Repeat as many times as desired. \u00a0If desired, trim bamboo skewers to a shorter length and arrange the same way as with the larger skewers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>When finished filling vase, tie a ribbon around the skewers near the center of the skewers, and arrange shorter skewers along the base of the long skewers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>If desired, tie small bows around a couple of skewers. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Serve immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day Mom!\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5168\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5168\" data-text=\"Chocolate Covered Strawberries Bouquet for Mother&#8217;s Day\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5168\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5168&amp;linkname=Chocolate%20Covered%20Strawberries%20Bouquet%20for%20Mother%E2%80%99s%20Day\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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