Chocolate

  • 21 Fred Ponnavoy's Black Forrest Chocolate Fondant
    Fred Ponnavoy's Black Forrest Chocolate Fondant

  • 22 HELLO! Online's Top Easter Eggs of 2012
    Easter brings lots of foodie treats such as hot cross buns, lovely roast lamb and, of course, lots of eggs - both the real thing and those made of chocolate. The world of chocolate eggs is no simple...

  • 23 Chocolate enthusiast Fred Ponnavoy's Chocolate Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Poached Lemon
    Chocolate enthusiast Fred Ponnavoy's Chocolate Blinis with Smoked Salmon and Poached Lemon

  • 24 Christmas gifts for the chocoholic in your life
    The festive season is the perfect time to indulge – what better time to give loved ones a sweet treat? From a weekend in a chocolate boutique hotel to a home chocolate-making kit, we've searched...

  • 25 The perfect choice for chocoholics
    If you were unaware, this week, 10-16th October 2011 marks a fairly significant event in the calendar of any sweet-toothed foodie. It's National Chocolate Week and if that's not a good enough excuse...

  • 26 Kitchen tip – tempering chocolate
    Ever wondered when you melt chocolate and set it why it goes grainy or white marks appear? It’s because chocolate, in a solid state when you buy it is tempered. This means that liquid chocolate...

  • 27 Chocolate cake
    Ingredients (Makes 1, serves 8) 200g/7oz dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces 250g/9oz cooked beetroot (not in vinegar) drained and puréed 200g/7oz plain...

  • 28 Malted chocolate shakes
    Ingredients (makes 2) 1 large tub of good quality chocolate ice cream (500ml) 250mls milk 4 tbs malt powder 10 chocolate chip cookies Method Place all the ingredients in a blender...

  • 29 Chocolate marble cake with chocolate icing
    Ingredients (serves 8) 125g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 170g self-raising flour ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 200g caster sugar ...

  • 30 Salted caramel shortbread
    Ingredients (Makes 16 squares) 125g/4½oz plain flour 60g/2½oz cornflour 60g/2½oz icing sugar 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes For...

  • 31 Chocolate beetroot cake
    Ingredients (Serves 8-10) 250g/9oz cooked beetroot (fresh or vacuum-packed), chopped 1 tsp vanilla extract 200ml/7fl oz sunflower oil 3 eggs, beaten 175g/6oz organic self-raising...

  • 32 Love to eat
    Valentine’s Day is upon us again – and what better way to show someone you love them than by cooking a delicious meal for them at home – far better than fighting for attention in a packed...

  • 33 Hot chocolate and raspberry shake
    Ingredients (Serves 2) 600ml semi skimmed milk 2 tbsp drinking chocolate 3 tbsp medium oatmeal 100g raspberries Method Place the milk, drinking chocolate and oatmeal in a saucepan...

  • 34 Luscious Lollies
    INGREDIENTS 200g/7oz Carnation Condensed Milk Light 275g/10oz fresh fruit such as strawberries, rinsed and hulled 100ml/4fl oz fruit juice – a red coloured juice...

  • 35 Gregg Wallace's chocolate mousse tartlets
    Ingredients (makes 6) 125 g (4 oz) plain flour, plus extra for dusting 50 g (2 oz) butter, chilled and diced 25 g (1 oz) caster sugar 1 small egg, beaten icing sugar, for dusting For...

  • 36 Eat, drink and be lovely
    Although it may seem the done thing to dine-out on Valentine’s Day, bucking the trend and cooking at home can be as good a show of affection as anything. More so, in fact, given the extra effort...

  • 37 Eat, drink and be lovely
    Although it may seem the done thing to dine-out on Valentine’s Day, bucking the trend and cooking at home can be as good a show of affection as anything. More so, in fact, given the extra effort...

  • 38 Fab foodie Valentine's Day gifts for your loved one
    We’ve only just got over the Christmas shopping and now it’s Valentine’s Day! To help you through the gift-buying minefield we’ve picked the top of the foodie pressies to give your...

  • 39 Eat, drink and be chocolatey
    In celebration of Chocolate Week and all things good for the soul, here are a couple of fantastic recipes to inspire you – go for both at the same time for a chocolate overload! This Kuapa Kooko...

  • 40 Nationwide choc fest rolls out for sixth year
    Of all the food weeks throughout the year the one we all probably look forward to most is Chocolate Week, held annually on October 12-18. The UK now has some of the best chocolatiers in the world producing...

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