Monthly Archives: October 2011
Random Recipe #9: Chocolate & whisky charlotte
Dom mixed things up for this month’s Random Recipe challenge by pairing all the participants up so that each blogger randomly picked a book number and page number for their partner. I was paired up with the lovely Camilla from … Continue reading
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Cocktail in a Macaron: Rose Martini
You may be aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (and if you weren’t aware, then you are now…), and in support of this cause, this month’s Mac Attack theme is “Pinktober“. The premise is simple: make your macarons … Continue reading
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We Should Cocoa #14: Aztec brownies
If I’m going to post today, I can’t really do so without briefly mentioning the rugby… Although France lost, at least we (because I’m totally part of the French rugby team, didn’t you know?) completely blew apart the expectations of … Continue reading
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Chilli crème de cacao
Chilli and chocolate are a match made in heaven. Fact. And I don’t even really like chilli all that much usually (spicy food isn’t my favourite). But I do like chilli with chocolate. Dark chocolate, of course – I’m not … Continue reading
Doughnut holes without the deep-frying faff
Anything that requires deep-frying intimidates me. There’s something about the combination of a large pot of burning hot oil and me trying to dunk things into it that just sounds like a recipe for disaster. I’m accident-prone at the best … Continue reading
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Toothy’s Travels – Ayrshire: Dumfries House
About ten days ago, my mum and I took advantage of Scotland’s surprise three-day summer (that’s right, at the end of September – about flipping time…) and decided to go visit Dumfries House, a stately home in East Ayrshire (in … Continue reading
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Zoosday Tuesday: Killer whale birthday cake
I’ve had a bit of a blog hiatus, mostly because I haven’t been feeling particularly inspired lately, but I thought I’d better sort that out, and it would seem appropriate to end the hiatus with a Zoosday Tuesday post (which … Continue reading
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