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Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles… perfect for the dessert platter, for gifting this season!
Dark Chocolate Prune Orange Truffles... dried prunes soaked in fresh orange juice with a dash of zest, finely chopped toasted walnuts {optional}, a dash of crystallised ginger powder, then a sprinkle of Grand Marnier ... & we have these little beauties. Perfect for the dessert platter, also gifting this season. better still, they are vegetarian & gluten free & EASY to make.
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Apple, Cranberry & Praline Cake… and Ten in 10!!
“One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” Thomas Fuller Here’s a fruity filled beginning to 2010, a year that’s already beginning to look good. The year that we just wrapped up was filled with goodness too, ever so satisfying. The high points being blogging with friends, Food Blogger Connect, Twitter and macarons! Who would have dreamt that life would change monumentally with a microapplication called Twitter?? I’ve made breakfast club pals, macaron pals, laundry club pals, dragon pals and even snail pals! Food blogging led to fabulous new friends, and some I was actually able to meet at the Food Blogger Connect! We exchanged gifts there, BIG…
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MARCHing on to SUGAR HIGH FRIDAYS…SWEET GIFT BROWNIES!
“A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.” Seneca A gift of love…Brownies in a box! This is a box of brownies that I baked for a dear old lady who lives nearby. She is about 78 years old & makes sure she stops by to say ‘Good Morning’ to me at the childrens‘ bus stop every single morning! Two days without a meeting, & she comes by our place to catch up with me! She is a warm, wonderful person, so positive & so full of life, that one wonders why we crib about silly little things! Always…
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HEARTY ALMOND SHORTBREAD…How deep is your love?
“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.”James Beard Almond Shortbread Hearts…delicious to the last crumb! These are one of those cookies that disappear before you can say Jack Robinson! Very easy to make, non-demanding or challenging, & above all, full of taste! Great cut-out cookies! Perfect hearts for Valentines! Nutty, Buttery & Crisp…goodness in every bite! I made hearts & flowers since I love the flowers too, but you can make an assortment of graduated hears if you like…or heart cut-outs in larger cookies! These are cookies I make just at the whim of it. Not involved…
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SEVILLE/BITTER ORANGE MARMALADE…Bittersweet pleasure!
“And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised.” Francois de Malherbe SEVILLE/BITTER ORANGE MARMALADE…locally called ‘TANGERINE MARMALADE’ I sent my daughter & her friend off to my neighbours house to get a bagful of these tart little oranges; also referred to as ‘narangis‘ here. My neighbours’ tree was laden with them & she was more than happy to see them put to good use. I sent her a jar too, & distributed all but one, as I have a long list of bitter marmalade lovers waiting for their anual share! Most people here grow these plants for ornamental value. I got this British-style recipe from a friend of…
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CHOCOLATE SPONGE CAKE with a GANACHE ICING
“Chocolate is ground from the beans of happiness. ” Alexis F. Hope Chocolate Sponge Cake with a Ganache Icing And now finally, the recipe, as I had promised, for the Chocolate Cake I made for my household helps’ son . Sorry this is late, but life is busy, busy, busy!! The kids are home for the holidays; they are ALWAYS hungry; the daughter’s birthday is around the corner… & everything is happening all at once!! Chocolate is special, it’s addictive & it’s a universal favourite. Am posting this for JFI – January, a blog event which I committed to, & very nearly missed. It’s hosted this time by Deepz at…
