When I was in Cape Town for the Pasella shoot a month ago, I went for dinner afterwards with my good friend Sam Linsell from Drizzle and Dip. I told her I’m in the mood for some really great Dim Sum and she promised me one of the best’s is Wafu (part of Wakame) in gorgeous Mouille Point. I didn’t even think twice before I said yes because this is where one of my favourite South African foodies, Justin Bonello learnt the art of Dim Sum making during his Cooked TV series. The Dim Sum was out-of-this-world Incredible and I still dream of the Flaky Prawn Puffs and the Spinach…
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Posts Tagged ‘Chocolate’
If you don’t know that Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, you must be living under a rock. Every shop, TV channel or Radio Station advertises it. Even Anti-Valentine’s Day products are being advertised. And if you thought you were getting away from it here, you are, unfortunately, wrong. I have to clear up though that I am not a massive fan of Valentine’s Day. Firstly because I think it puts a lot of pressure on people (single and attached) to buy ridiculously expensive flowers and gifts and if you DON’T have a ‘Valentine’, you feel like a loser. I know you say you don’t, but I’ve been there,…
If you are a bit of an “undomesticated” goddess, this one is for you. Unless you buy your friends and family ready-made hot chocolate powder, there is no easier gift to give them. And you can adjust it to suit your budget. I saw this fabulous idea in a recent issue of IDEAS magazine and I just had to share it with my readers. It’s really as simple as melting some chocolate (buy the best you can afford), pouring it into a muffin tray lined with muffin cases, wait for it to be semi-set then stick a spoon with a marshmallow ontop in it. Allow the chocolate to set and…
I know I promised you this tart last Thursday already, but it’s been a hectic weekend. But here it is now. This is quite a show-stopper of a dessert as the dark, gooeyness of the chocolate is paired perfectly with the sharp and sweet strawberries. And I mean, who doesn’t like chocolate with strawberries? There’s not much to be said about this tart, it’s beautiful, tastes divine and will make any chocoholic weepy and appreciative! Plus, it’s a ‘lower in fat’ tart. The reason I don’t say low-fat, is because there’s still pastry, chocolate and butter in this tart. The only think that’s ‘low fat’ is the reduced fat cream…
I am the type of person who believes that fattening foods shouldn’t be tampered with. I don’t like the idea of low-fat Macaroni & Cheese or Diet burgers and chips. I think there is a reason that these things are so fattening, you are only meant to be eating them once every 2-3 months. Making them low-fat/low-sugar etc. takes the indulgence away. But I did a shoot for Avocado Magazine last week and I was asked to develop baking recipes for special diets. Lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, diabetic, etc. I cam across the most amazing yoghurt cake recipe that is so low in fat but is probably the most moist…
Chocolate truffles is something that no-one can resist. Even people that say “I’m not a fan of Chocolate” will be taken to heaven on a cocoa puff cloud when the dark chocolate melts in their mouth. Creamy? Decadent? Rich? You’ve got it all in this little mouthful of deliciousness. I think many people are intimidated by making truffles, but they really shouldn’t be. It’s probably the easiest sweet thing that you can make. Other than digging a spoon into a jar of Nutella! I didn’t add any flavourings to my truffles, as this is the first time I’ve ever attempted making them. But I’ll start venturing further from now on….
This is one of those recipes that came about by pure accident. I was meant to make truffles yesterday and everything was going great until I added too much orange juice to the truffle mixture. This morning when I wanted to make the truffles, the mixture was just ever-so-slightly too soft to roll into balls. So my mind started working over time as I just could not waste this deliciously silky chocolatey ‘mess’. And then it came to me, use it as the filling for a cake. The oven was switched on and the scale was taken out and off I went into baking mode. I used the German Chocolate…
Now I know that this is not the type of thing I should be posting on a Monday morning. Especially not a cold and windy Monday Morning, but I just couldn’t resist. Nothing is more heart-warming than a bowl of steaming, sweet chocolate pudding. And if you add a splash of cream, well, that’s just heaven isn’t it? It also helps that this is one of the easiest puddings I’ve ever made in my life. It takes next to no time to mix the ingredients and it takes some serious will-power not to just open the oven after 5 minutes and gobble it all up. This is one of those…
Today I’ll be sharing the recipes for the desserts we had at my Birthday Feast. Now I know that Chocolate Mousse is not a traditional Indian dessert but I’ve been wanting to make a GREAT chocolate mousse for ages now. I’ve tried so many recipes and it just never works. Either the mousse doesn’t set properly or the taste of raw egg yolk is so apparent, you can’t face more than two bites. I have blogged about a low-fat chocolate mousse before, and although it was utterly delish, it’s still not proper chocolate mousse, you know? So I have searched and searched for the perfect Chocolate Mousse recipe, and I’ve…
Aahh Chocolate Brownies. The pud version of Comfort Food. I’ve been making so much comfort food lately and noticed that my sweet tooth has been completely and utterly forgotten about. I felt really bad so I thought I should venture into comfort puddings. Obviously things like Malva pudding and Bread & Butter pudding are right up there but I’m so tired of those. And I’ve always wanted my very own brownie recipe that I could rave about. Everyone else does. And that’s exactly how it should be. I love it when friends or family come to me and say “These are the best brownies you’ll ever taste!” I get so…
