Christmas

Gloria’s Quince & Apple Mincemeat (fat-free)

December 8, 2011

It’s still not too late to make mincemeat for your Christmas mince pies. I can cope with shop bought pastry but not shop bought mincemeat, it’s just not the same, miles apart. The ones you buy are monotone, lack vibrancy and sharpness to balance against the sweetness. I made my lovely friend Gloria’s mincemeat [...]

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Salted Caramel Chocolate Truffles

December 3, 2010

Salted Caramel Chocolates have been on my mind for the last three months, maybe because I had a tin of dulce de leche in the cupboard and wanted to make something suitable for the Christmas holiday. These chocolates by the way are delicious and I’m speaking as a non-caramel eater, this was also the [...]

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Easy Chocolate Truffles

December 3, 2010

For the little effort of boiling some cream adding chopped chocolate, stir until melted and refrigerate you can make chocolates. It doesn’t get more complicated than that. Once your chocolate is set just scoop it out using a teaspoon and roll them in cocoa powder. It’s incredibly impressive to serve chocolates you’ve made. Make these [...]

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Hotel Chocolat – My First Ever Product Review

November 19, 2010

Almost a year since I started this blog with all seriousness and like most bloggers I get approached by product companies but I’ve only decide now to accepted a free product to review. Why? Because I buy it anyway. Have been spending my pretty English pound there since a branch in my shopping centre opened [...]

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Chocolate Slabs – The Perfect Christmas Gift

November 19, 2010

Here it is. I’ve had this idea now since last year and it has finally made it to fruition. A few years ago when I saw these type of chocolate slabs in Hotel Chocolat I was immediately drawn to them on the sheer scale of chocolate they contain…greedy guts…you don’t need to tell me…but they [...]

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Christmas Eve and Mince Pies

December 24, 2009

Feliz Natal My Christmas has started a batch of mincepies have been made…the girls have opened one present each a household tradition harping back to my Portuguese roots and my garage is full of the of food that doesn’t fit into the fridge just as well it’s cold outside. Mince Pies The pastry for my [...]

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Mincemeat

November 27, 2009

Right about this time of year a slight air of panic sets in me as I start to feel I’m running out of time to make mincemeat. Mincemeat should be allowed some time to mature quietly at the back of the cupboards. You can make it last minute and will still taste delicious but it [...]

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