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Fred Ponnavoy's Black Forrest Chocolate Fondant
Fred Ponnavoy's Black Forrest Chocolate Fondant
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...