When it comes to baking, I am both a feeder, and a bit of a narcissist. I love to treat people, and food – for me – is the perfect way to do that. I also like to hear people tell me that what I have made is delicious – it makes me feel as […]
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Baking double chocolate cookies with a toddler – a photo guide
The other day, when Ioan and I were at home together and it was freezing cold and starting to snow outside, I decided that instead of venturing out, I’d bake some cookies with him. Call it greedy, call it fortunate, but there is rarely a basic baking recipe where all the ingredients aren’t already in […]
GBBO week 3 – double chocolate and cinnamon Chelsea buns
Bread week is never one of my favourites on the Great British Bake Off, as I always have trouble getting my dough to rise when I make anything which has yeast in it. But greed prevailed, and I got a craving for chocolate Chelsea buns (replacing that boring dried fruit with chocolate), so came up […]
GBBO week 2 – sandwich biscuits: cobnut and chocolate viennese biscuits
Once again I enjoyed the new series of Bake Off – ultimately the format is winning out, regardless of whether the new presenters are still finding their feet. I am becoming a big fan of Prue (can I be honest? I never really loved Mary Berry …), and Noel and Sandy are growing on me. […]
GBBO week 2 – chocolate hazelnut (Nutella) viennese whirls
For the second week running my newborn son (well, he’s over a month old now – where has that time gone?!) has allowed me to 1) watch the Bake Off, 2) bake my week’s challenge, and 3) blog about the challenge. Now if only he’d allow me to have more than a 3 hour stretch […]
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It’s chocolate time: #WeShouldCocoa USA theme roundup
I have discovered that hosting a food blogger’s roundup – especially one with a chocolate theme – is dangerous. Each time a new link has been added to my blog I’ve received an email to tell me about another delicious recipe that I need to try, and I have immediately wanted to make each and […]
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Chocolate rolo caramel cheesecake – #WeShouldCocoa USA entry
This month I have been hosting #WeShouldCocoa for Choclette (ever a more appropriate name?) over at Tin & Thyme. I actually chose the theme of USA with this recipe in mind, and made it at the start of the month, but I have only just got around to writing about it. I first saw the […]
GBBO week 10 – chocolate: oaty millionaire’s shortbread chocolate tart
Mmmmmm, chocolate. One of my favourite things ever. However, I do often think a good cannot be improved by being baked – why mess with the perfectly portable and convenient bar of chocolate or do any more than pluck your favourites from an open box? Additionally, with Andrew not being a chocolate fan, there doesn’t […]
We Should Cocoa chocolate challenge “USA” – October 2015
When Choclette from Tin and Thyme asked for volunteers to host her monthly We Should Cocoa challenge this month I was very excited to take part and get to discover some fabulous chocolate-y recipes from bloggers. As I have just returned from Las Vegas, I couldn’t resist choosing the theme USA for this month’s challenge, […]
GBBO week 6 – frangipane: Chocolate Crunchie Frangipane Tart
Frangipane, frangipane, frangipane. How I want to like you, but I just don’t. The combination of sweetened ground almonds reminds me too much of the detestable marzipan. But as the GBBO alternative challenges this week were a complicated and difficult looking pudding, and a selection of vol-au-vents which I love but my tummy doesn’t need […]