Chocolate
When Helen announced the theme for this month’s HHDD event, my ears perked up. Whilst I’ve tried my hand at most desserts, the humble mousse was completely unknown to me, and therefore it was a challenge that I was totally raring to go for! After all, what’s not to like about a nice, creamy, light-as-air [...]
For someone who proclaims that they aren’t a chocaholic, I sure seem to post a lot of chocolate recipes! Am I just in denial? Perhaps somewhere under this hardened exterior lies a sweet, gooey, intense rush of chocolate love?
Maybe I should just take a deep breath, step forward and admit it - my name is [...]
Dark, dusty, misshapen lumps - what secrets do these homely brown nuggets hide?
Sometimes, you find that you come across something and you seriously understimate it. Like that Jamie Oliver recipe that you came across that seemed simple enough, but left you standing in the middle of an exploded kitchen asking “what went wrong?”. Or perhaps, [...]
Is this enough chocolate for ya?
So, I may have missed the deadline for Sugar High Friday: The Chocolate Sessions, but that doesn’t mean I can’t post about this cake now, does it? 
Despite my numerous claims that I’m not a chocaholic (I’m not - promise!), I find myself drawn to cooking with it again [...]
Cupcakes. You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em. You might be thinking “Awww, but they’re so cute - teensy tiny cakes with frosting that you can devour in a few bites - what’s not to love?”
Long time readers of my blog will know that I used to have an almost unreasonable fear of these [...]
