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ITALIAN CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES…food-as-a-gift for Christmas!
‘There’s nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate.’ Linda Grayson, “The Pickwick Papers“ Up, Close & Chocolicious! Italian Almond Chocolate Truffles… I had an old truffle recipe, which I played around with a bit, and made these for the first time a few weeks ago. These Italian Chocolate Truffles tasted divine, and make a lovely gift, especially after the dressing up. They are very easy to make & have an lovely almond flavour. I’ve made the little boxes with handmade paper & the magical glue gun. Once the boxes are filled, I wrap them in cellophane, add some ribbon & a little card, & they’re…
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NATURE NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE…a pallette of colours!
‘Take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but footprints. Kill nothing but time.’ Motto of the Baltimore Grotto, a caving society The ‘Peacock‘ butterfly I think…this lovely creature visited us a couple of days ago. The colours were simply amazing, & so I had to chase DH to chase the butterfly to take a picture as it was far too high for me. Just couldn’t believe the beauty and balance of such a perfect,little creature. “Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” Hans Christian Anderson And then came along this little yellow one, like a burst of sunshine! And how could…
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I’VE BEEN TAGGED…Kiwi Cake & ‘Meme’ in My 100th POST!!
‘Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!’ Seuss KIWI FRUIT in a Sponge with Fresh Cream, Almonds & Marmalade I can’t believe that its time for my 100th post. Phew…it’s been a long journey by my meagre standards when I entered the world of bloggers a few months ago, with thoughts if I would last it out. Can say I’m having a great time & am still in awe of bloggers who’ve been around for years. It’s a wonderful world out here in the blogosphere which goes by the mantra “THE MORE, THE MERRIER”!! My…
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Passionate About Baking found mention here …
PAB on Sunday Dinner on Ziet Online Sparkah Top 100 Food Bloggers You Should Cater To And Treat to Expensive Pu Ehr Tea PAB on Inspiration from the Blogging Community @ Turmeric n Spice Top 500 Food Blogs … http://www.cellarer.com/best-cooking-blogs {at #64} The 100 Top Culinary Blogs … http://www.guidetoculinaryschools.com/tips-and-tools/best-culinary-blogs iPhone Strawberry App (Free download here) – Refrigerator Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Strawberry Mascarpone Cake, Strawberry Curd Cheese Tartlets PAB on Femina Online – FEMINA Foodbytes MRI Technitian Training – 80 Great sites for those who love to bake Refrigerator Soup – http://www.refrigeratorsoup.com/twenty-questions-with-passionate-about-baking/ Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2morrowknight/10-world-class-chefs-on-t_b_307161.html Foodista Food Blog of the Day for Thursday, October 22nd ’09 (http://www.foodista.com/) Foodie Views of the Day (http://www.foodieview.com/views/)…
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BISCOTTI…The Great Italian Cookie!
“You’ll always make good food from great ingredients,but you will never make great food from bad ingredients.” Michael Chiarrello BISCOTTI in 2 TONES!! Here’s what I baked yesterday…BISCOTTI. It’s been on my mind for really long ever since I’ve been haunted by a picture posted on Group Recipes.This particular biscotti recipe is from Rogers page on Group Recipes which I have adapted to suit the ingredients I had available. The fact that the recipe uses olive oil & not butter won me over!! The recipe is a wee bit fiddly as it uses no butter which makes the dough quite sticky and squishy; but don’t let this put you off.…
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GINGER IN MANY AVATARS…Diversity is the ‘Spice of Life’!
“Had I but a penny in the world, thou shouldst have it for gingerbread.” William Shakespeare (1564-1616) GINGER GINGER EVERYWHERE…& a pile of it here!Time again for the monthly ‘Think Spice’ at Sunita’s World & it’s GINGER this time. Known for its great digestive properties & medicinal value, ginger is widely used in cooking in this part of the world. I love the warm, earthy flavour it imparts to dishes it’s added to. I use ginger quite extensively, and thanks to Sunita’s spicy thoughts, have been given an opportunity to post a few recipes. With diversity being the spice of life…here goes! GINGER LEMONGRASS COOLER…I found the idea while browsing…
