Tag: chocolate

  • Slow Cooker Chili with Chocolate

    I was given a bit of a challenge for tonight.  Thanks to the folks at Booths, I have been put up against Sally Whittle in a cooking competition to see who can produce the nicest meal that incorporates some of Saint Emillion Grand Cru Red Wine.  If you know us both you can see the…

  • Win a Chocolate Making Experience (Value £50)

    Did someone say chocolate?  Now that I have your attention. Some may call me a freak but I don’t eat a lot of chocolate but I know a lot of you do.  So I thought you may like a chance to spend the day at a Chocolate Workshop making and eating chocolate with a Chocolatier. …

  • The Obligatory Egg Nests!

    I don’t know what comes over me when it comes to holidays.  I turn into someone kind of deranged domesticated super mum, crafting and cooking, which is so unlike me.  Thank goodness for google. Yesterday we dyed some Easter eggs and made some Cornflake Chocolate Egg Nests.  We had to improvise as the corner shop…

  • 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake!

    OMG this was so much fun and so easy! I was planning on doing a bit of baking today with Madame, but as usual I fell at the first hurdle as I didn’t have the ingredients I needed to make brownies. What the hell is Vanilla Sugar anyhow? Anyway, the lovely @jinks67 suggested I Google…

  • Chocolate Chili???

    I tried out a new recipe tonight for chili.  I’ve heard of people putting chocolate in chili but I wasn’t convinced.  Apparently it gives it a smoothness and velvetiness.  Overall, it was really nice and you couldn’t taste the chocolate.  Unfortunately, I over-cocked the cloves, which is something I don’t know how to reverse.  I…