Christmas baking season has commenced! And even though I am very excited about this as I adore Christmas I must admit that I am not a natural baker - I tend to get a little restless and upset if the results are not as perfect as they look in the recipe. However these meringues are … Continue reading Christmas Meringue Kisses
Category: Desserts, sweets and treats
Chocolate Spider’s Webs
Getting into the Halloween spirit (for once) today with these deliciously easy spider webs. Whether you love it or hate it Halloween does have one rather glorious perk: an excuse to eat chocolate - and lots of it! This is a super easy recipe (it basically consists of melting chocolate) that you can whip us … Continue reading Chocolate Spider’s Webs
Spiced Chocolate Pot with a Raw Raspberry Compote
Bringing a little indulgence to your week... Anyone who knows me well is aware that the way to my heart is through a rich and chocolaty dessert. More specifically through any chocolate mousse/ pot/ ganache or similar gooey concoction. I have taken a quick break from devouring such delights in restaurants in order to create … Continue reading Spiced Chocolate Pot with a Raw Raspberry Compote
White Chocolate and Strawberry Tart
Strawberries are in season again so summer must be upon us! Is there anything sweeter or more delicate than a ripe strawberry? When I was younger the ultimate treat was picking a punnet of fresh strawberries, stewing them in a little sugar water mix and then devouring them in the sun. To be honest that … Continue reading White Chocolate and Strawberry Tart
Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding
A twist on a classic perfect for the Easter weekend. I have two confessions to make: I am not actually the biggest fan of either bread and butter pudding or hot cross buns... I am a fan of seasonal baking however, (a fact you may have clocked onto over Christmas and Halloween) so I concocted … Continue reading Chocolate Orange Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding
Ginger Honeycomb Christmas Chocolate Bars
Hello, how are you all doing? I hope that December has been treating you well so far. Today I am getting the Christmassy cooking ball rolling and sharing my recipe for these insanely good chocolate bars with you all. I personally view Christmas as an excuse to eat my body weight in chocolate and feel … Continue reading Ginger Honeycomb Christmas Chocolate Bars
Double Chocolate, Nutella and Hazelnut Cookies
Because what could be better than Nutella in a chocolate chunk cookie?! Answer: nothing! I have a well established, ongoing love affair with cookies. My housemate and I routinely go to our local Sainsbury's several times a week in search of their heavenly triple chocolate cookies and proceed to devour them, usually in one sitting. … Continue reading Double Chocolate, Nutella and Hazelnut Cookies
Chocolate Chip French Toast with a blueberry sauce and roasted hazlenuts
Hello, Happy brunching day (Sunday). Today I am returning to the glorious realm of breakfast/ brunch food and whipping up some super fancy french toast. As Β if french toast wasn't delicious enough already; I add chocolate chips, roasted hazelnuts and a blueberry jelly/ sauce (depending on how long you leave it to set). This may … Continue reading Chocolate Chip French Toast with a blueberry sauce and roasted hazlenuts