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GIVE MOM
THE GIFT OF LOVE |
Say thank you to
your Mother with chocolates from Norman Love Confections. A gift of our
confections will surely express your love and affection this Mother's Day. Our
deliciously rich gift boxes are filled with handmade, preservative-free edible
works of art that will help you commemorate Mom on her day.
Each box includes
flavors that evoke fond memories of heart and home such as peanut butter and
jelly, pink lemonade and cookies 'n cream. Boxes contain an assortment of milk,
dark and white chocolates, and truffles.
To receive your
chocolates by Mother's Day, place your order no later than 2 p.m. (EST),
Tuesday, May 8. |
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"ALL YOU
NEED IS LOVE"
NORMAN'S UPCOMING EVENTS |
Lee County Heart
Ball
Benefiting Lee County Heart Association
Hyatt Regency
Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Saturday, May 12, 2007
www.heart.org
Arts for ACT
Fine Art Auction
Benefiting Abuse Counseling &
Treatment
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa
Saturday,
August 18, 2007
www.actabuse.com
The French
Pastry School
2007 Guest Chef Program
City Colleges of
Chicago
September 11-13, 2007
www.frenchpastryschool.com
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AND THE
WINNERS ARE... |
On Good Friday,
with the assistance of several young patients at The Children's Hospital of
Southwest Florida at HealthPark Medical Center in Fort Myers, I selected the
winners of the Bunnies for Babies chance drawing. These eight lucky individuals
each won a three-foot tall, 15-pound edible egg:
The Childrens'
Hospital - Owen Handel
Cape Coral Hospital - Andrew
Wheeler
Gulf Coast Hospital - Scott Sheffer
Lee Memorial
Hospital - John Angelucci
Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center -
Gail Wilkinson
Norman Love Confections - M. Hillmyer, Maria Light
and Kim Kammerlocher
Money raised,
approximately $4,200, was donated to the Lee Memorial Health System Foundation
to help expand programs and services of The Children's Hospital.
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MEET THE
ARTISAN
ALAN PITOTTI
ASSISTANT MANAGER, CHOCOLATIER |
A native of
Pennsylvania, Alan received a culinary arts diploma from Northampton Community
College in Bethlehem, followed by an associate degree in baking and pastry arts
from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.
After graduation,
Alan joined The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Penn., as pastry sous chef
specializing in the production of desserts for two restaurants, banquets,
weddings, and room service. Alan then moved to Philadelphia's Le Bec-Fin to
work with world pastry champion Philippe Parc.
In 2004, Alan
relocated south to accept a position at Norman Love Confections to work with
one of the country's top pastry chefs where he oversees chocolate production
and creates new chocolate novelties, bark, bars and toffee.
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STRAWBERRY
MOUSSE
WITH LEMON-LIME CREAM |
· 75 g. lemon juice
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24 g. lime juice
· 500 g. cream
· 138 g. sugar
· 8 1/2
strawberry gelatin sheets
· 1 lemon,
zest
· 1 lime, zest
Heat the lemon and
lime juices.
Whip the cream, sugar and zest to soft peaks.
Add the melted
gelatin to the heated liquid.
Fold in quickly half of the whipped cream to
the heated liquid.
Fold in the remaining half of the cream.
Fill the cup
with the cream and refrigerate.
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THE
CHOCOLATE SALON |
The
Chocolate Salon
offers an intimate setting to enjoy the sweet life, with fresh pastries,
coffees, lattes and smoothies, along with the ultimate selection of chocolates
and chocolate specialties. It's a must-do chocolate experience open Monday
through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Unable to visit
The Chocolate
Salon, then let your fingers do the shopping at
www.normanloveconfections.com. Select from our fine gourmet
chocolates in 10-, 15-, 18-, 30- and 36-piece boxes, as well as specially
designed chocolate gift baskets.
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PEOPLE ARE
TALKING! |
Have you heard
the buzz about Norman Love Confections? We have!
"Nation's top
chocolatier donates mega-eggs for event."
- Fort Myers Florida Weekly,
April 5-11, 2007
"Since founding
Norman Love Confections, Norman Love and his team of artisans have received
tremendous national and international acclaim - most recently having his
company selected as one of the top 10 chocolate companies by Consumer Reports."
- FloridaTrend.com, April 2007
"Looks like
Faberge, Tastes A Whole Lot Better - Norman Love Confections sells
hand-painted, flavored chocolate Easter eggs that will put Cadbury's to shame."
- Epicurious.com, March 2007
"Our panelists were
impressed not only by the taste, but by the appearance of Love's truffles,
which look like miniature paintings …"
- NPR.com, February
2007
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