Posts Tagged “chocolate”
Milk Chocolate and Cornish Sea Salt. Josh, the founder and owner of Josh’s Chocolate, enjoyed a childhood spent on a farm in Cornwall. He left to study and pursue a career in the food industry but returned with his wife Alexa in 2019 to start Josh’s Chocolate. The current factory is based in four repurposed…
Cadbury Mini Eggs in Chocolate Cookies. Seems we have just finished St Valentine’s Day and now shops are filled with Easter bunnies, and eggs of every size. But this year supermarkets are presenting something a little different and dangerously delicious – Cadbury Mini Eggs Chocolate Cookies. These chocolatey delights (made by Baker & Baker) offer…
CADBURY WORLD REVEALS FIRST EVER LIGHT-UP CHOCOLATE CHRISTMAS TREE. Midlands based attraction Cadbury World has unveiled a tree-mendous new creation – the first ever light-up chocolate Christmas tree. Standing at an impressive 80cm tall and weighing approximately 30kg, the magnificent chocolate tree took the talented Cadbury World chocolatiers four days to make. The masterpiece…
A Healthy Crunch. Looking to add some comfort to this year’s Mother’s Day meals? Munchy Seeds have created some delicious recipes to treat that special lady. Peri Peri Macaroni Cheese Easy; 40 mins Here’s how to spice up a perennial dinnertime favourite. This perfect baked macaroni cheese recipe comes with a creamy cheese sauce, a…
From Sainsbury’s A chocolate pud as featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 20 Minutes Cooking time: 60 Minutes Ingredients 1 x 375g pack dessert pastry flour, for rolling out 150g dark chocolate (about 70% cocoa solids), broken into pieces 50g butter, cubed a pinch of ground cinnamon a pinch of ground cloves…
The Feel-Good Factor. It will soon be the season for gift-giving. One might contemplate a grand piano for Jimmy, a racehorse for Sue, or a new super-yacht for dad. Along with those treats it’s always nice to have a little stocking-filler, and chocolate will always hit the spot. The Divine Chunky Chocolate Gift Set offers…
Mellow Yellow Chocolate Coated Liquorice. Yes, I can appreciate the best chocolate, but I often find it too sweet. Perhaps it’s an age thing. Now I look for sharp, tangy, salty, bright flavours and I have a few go-to products. Lakrids by Bülow offers plenty of choice for me, and Mellow Yellow Chocolate Coated Liquorice…
Treat that special lady for Mother’s Day Well, that came around quickly! Just finished getting the pine needles out of the carpet from the Christmas celebrations; the dustman hasn’t even collected the champagne bottles (OK, so it was prosecco) from Valentine’s; and now it’s Mother’s Day. But what to give that wonderful woman? A box…
Glitter Balls for a Light Treat from Flower and White I confess that Flower and White is a company new to me. They specialise in meringue, and they certainly do what they do do well. The Party Pops Glitter Balls are addictive but guilt-free and totally delicious. These attractive tubs are perfect stocking fillers and…
Your favourite chocolate but deliciously festive Wait! What’s that noise? It’s the sound of sleigh bells …or is it the contented munching of some lucky person enjoying a bite of Montezuma’s Christmas goodies? Montezuma’s have plenty of holiday items from which to choose. There is something to suit every taste and one could always consider…
Helen and Simon Pattinson started Montezuma’s in 2000 with just one small chocolate-making machine. From the start a Business Done Properly policy was at the heart of the business and that covers everything from the way they work with suppliers, how much packaging they use, how they dispose of waste, to sourcing ethically produced ingredients….
The first crème egg to be available all year-round – why wait until Easter? Chocolate fans will now be able to purchase vegan crème eggs all year-round at Asda – proving that vegan confectionery is just as decadent as dairy-based alternatives. Produced by cult chocolatier, Mummy Meagz, the ‘Chuckie Eggs’ have already garnered a loyal…
Meagan Boyle founded her company in 2003. She is Mummy Meagz and, along with her daughter Willow, opened Blondes Coffee Shop in Cottingham, East Y Yes, it’s the most important Christian event of the year but for many it’s about the chocolate. Vegans, until recently, have had to miss out on many Easter treats but…
All-round confectionery pleasure It will soon be Christmas and those festive days are usually laced with sweet treats to bring joy to all the family …well, apart from those who want a dairy-free diet. Buttermilk is a curiously named company with a mission to spoil everybody equally. The whole family can share Buttermilk have created…
This is a wonderful find. Sous Chef is an online portal selling high-end kitchen goods. They will be the one-stop shop for all my gifts for food lovers for the foreseeable future. The Sous Chef web page is filled with everything a home cook would ever want and great quality products too. They have tortilla…
OK, I confess, I wasn’t expecting a lot from Wizards Magic Chocolate. The name and indeed the packaging hinted at an expected audience of Harry Potter fans. How good was this going to be? Wizards Magic Chocolate is full of free-froms. The market is overflowing with innovative foods that are often lacking in far more…
Tropical Cinnamon Leaf Log is perhaps the ultimate sophisticated adult Rocky Road. The recipe replaces the cookie bits and marshmallows with dried exotic fruits. One could vary the proportions of these that I have suggested and even change a few. Dried cherries would work well, as would candied orange peel. Ingredients for Tropical Cinnamon Leaf…
Shops have been awash with Easter chocolate since Boxing Day. Eggs have filled shelves for a couple of months. There is confectionery to thrill every sweet-loving kid. But eggs to impress a discerning adult are as rare as hen’s teeth! Davenport’s Creative Artisan Chocolates come to the rescue! Davenport’s artisan chocolatier, Jane Williams (neé Davenport),…
Antwerp is the capital of the Belgian province of Flanders. It is one of the most populous cities in Belgium, although the old city centre gives the impression of a much smaller and more intimate town. It is about 40 kilometres north of Brussels, and only 15 kilometres from the border with The Netherlands. The…
These White Chocolate Coconut Truffles are delicious and a bit different from the usual dark chocolate truffles to follow a fine dinner. A tray of both would be rather smart, though. For Christmas a garnish of dried cranberries would be beautiful. For Easter perhaps top with an edible violet. The coconut element makes these a…