THE HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME TO
GIVE AND RECEIVE.
A GREAT COMMUNITY PROGRAM LET'S
YOU DO BOTH.
CHEF ROB IS HERE WITH US
THIS MORNING SHOWING US HOW TO
MAKE CHOCOLATE BARK.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IN THE STORES
AND I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO
THIS.
YOU CAN DO IT.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF WAYS
TO DO IT.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS WE
ARE GOING TO TAKE A CUP AND A
HALF OF CRUSHED PEPPERMINT
BARK.
TO CRUSH IT YOU CAN GET CANDY
CANES AND TAKE A ROLLING PIN
AND CRUSH THEM.
WE'LL TAKE PEPPERMINT EXTRACT
AND THROW IT IN HERE.
WE ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON
PEPPERMINT.
WE'LL TAKE THREE SCOOPS.
THIS IS AN EIGHT OUNCE LADLE.
IT IS 24-HOURS OF PEPPERMINT.
TELL US ABOUT THIS MACHINE.
IT IS A TEMPERER.
WHEN CHOCOLATE HAS BEEN
TEMPERED IT IS THICK AND SHINY
AND SNAPS.
IT IS MELTING IT BUT
PRESERVING IT.
YOU REALIGN THE CRYSTALS.
THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING.
WHEN YOU ARE WORKING WITH
CHOCOLATE, THE BEST TECHNIQUE
TO BE AWARE OF IS LOW AND SLOW.
TOO MANY PEOPLE PUT CHOCOLATE
IN A DOUBLE BOILER AND THROW IT
ON HIGH AND WONDER WHY IT IS
NOT PRETTY.
YOU CAN MICROWAVE IT 15
SECONDS AT A TIME.
VERY LOW AND SLOW.
WE HAVE TAKEN A PIECE OF
PARCHMENT PAPER.
WE TAKE THIS AND THE TRICK TO
PEPPERMINT BARK IS YOU WANT IT
THIN.
YOU WANT IT SO IT HAS A
BEAUTIFUL SNAP WHEN YOU BITE
INTO IT.
IT IS NOT A COOKIE.
YOU WANT IT TO BE BETWEEN A
WAFER AND A COOKIE.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE MISSION OF OPEN ARMS
IN MINNESOTA.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?
WE COOK AND SERVE MEDICALLY
TAILORED MEALS FOR FOLKS IN THE
TWIN CITIES AREA LIVING WITH
LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES.
IT IS FREE-OF-CHARGE.
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT.
WE TAKE CARE OF FOLKS THE BEST
WAY WE CAN.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL OPERATION.
I LOVE THIS.
THIS JUST SETS.
DO YOU REFRIGERATE IT?
YOU DON'T NEED TO.
YOU CAN PUT IT OUTSIDE ON
THE GRILL THAT IS NOT WORKING
TO CHILL IT.
WE DID THIS BARK.
IT TAKES TEN MINUTES TO SET UP.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE IT
WILL.
WE BROUGHT ONE THAT'S ALREADY
SET UP.
SO WE'LL FINISH WITH THE WHITE.
FOR THE WHITE CHOCOLATE, WE'LL
TAKE ABOUT TWO SCOOPS.
WHILE YOU DO THAT I WANT TO
LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY MIGHT
WANT TO NOT DO THIS THEMSELVES.
OPEN ARMS OFFERS A BUNCH OF
UNIQUE GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY.
YOU CAN SPEND $25 ON DIFFERENT
OPEN ARMS GOODS.
THOSE PROVIDE FIVE MEALS TO
HIGHS IN THE BRIDGES BY --
SINGLE-DIGITS BY SUNDAY.
LOWS BELOW ZERO ON CHRISTMAS
DAY.
WE HAVE THE LAYER OF
CHOCOLATE DOWN AND PEPPER MINT
ON TOP.
THIS IS THE FINISHED PROJECT.
YOU NEED SOMETHING TO BREAK IT
UP WITH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FANCY
ABOUT IT.
THERE YOU GO.