Chocolate

Forget fancy, this dessert is just pure comfort, like a shoulder to cry on when a foul mood takes over. Plus it makes for killer food porn, what’s not to love? But the main reason why I adore chocolate fondants so so much is simple; the extreme pleasure of breaking through a flimsy chocolate cakey [...]

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Mulled Wine Hot Chocolate

December 22, 2011

I just cant wrap my head around the fact that Christmas is on Sunday already. You can probably blame it on the whirlwind trip to Malaysia that threw me out of wack and the fact that I barely slept in 4 days (btw thank you all for your votes and to Nuffnang for showing us [...]

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I love this fudge, I truly do. This has been my go-to recipe for years and years ever since I found it in one of mother’s old magazines and I don’t know how I ever lived without it before. You see, I’ve always found store bought fudge too sweet to the point where my teeth [...]

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Chocolate and Berry Cobbler

September 7, 2011

I love this transitional period between winter and spring. The past few weeks have been a joy; sun kissed days, gentle day breezes and the air around my yard now permeated with a subtle scent of geraniums and roses. Hayfever symptoms aside, the weather so far has been awesome. This dessert pays a little homage [...]

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Chocolate Banoffee Tart

August 22, 2011

The decision was simple. Major banana cravings then came the hankerings for dulce de leche, chocolate and cream. Oh why hello chocolate banoffee tart! It looks pretty innocent now but you should’ve seen what happened when I took a knife to it. Imagine the onslaught of colourful expletives as I cut into the tart only [...]

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Ok so I may not be the biggest cookie girl in the world but I do have a soft spot for certain kinds. In particular, cornflake cookies with a whole lot of chewy plump raisins (hai Suze!). And of course choc chip. Beautiful, classic choc chip; traditional, homely and will never go out of style. [...]

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