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Baking| Whole Wheat & Oat Chocolate Chip Cookies … better late than never!
Chocolate chip cookies for a healthier 2011! I have always included some whole wheat by default, but was taken aback to see that using whole grains alone, whole wheat and rolled oats, still gave them a fabulous texture, and handsome bite.
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Baking | Chocolate Orange Almond Gateau … Sweet beginning to our New Year!
The Chocolate Orange Almond Gateau is wonderful and moist, with a beautiful balance of flavours. Orange, almond and chocolate hang in delicate harmony, each complimenting the other, no overpowering flavours here. Even the basic sponge is a nice one to keep in your recipe folder as a base for layer cakes.
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Chocolate Creme Brulee … The Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible
Le Cordon Bleu Chocolate Bible is here. This one book is a chocolate lovers dream, a book with recipes you can recreate, and easily so. The instructions are clear and simple. It's not an overwhelmingly overdose of chocolate in any way. It is a sweet reaffirmation of the quote "9 out of 10 people like chocolate. The 10th person always lies". From tarts to truffles, cakes to creams, this step by step guide is a must-have for chocolate lovers. I'm sharing a quick & easy recipe for Chocolate Creme Brulees from the book... indulgent little pots!
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Strawberry and Vanilla Macaron Trifle … Joyeux Noel!
Joyeux Noel!! A Strawberry & Vanilla Macaron trifle which was the perfect way to end our Christmas Eve dinner. The colours, the flavours, the textures...all in perfect harmony. The cranberry jelly and suspended strawberries beautifully balancing the macaron and the lightly sweetened vanilla cream. Light yet ever-so-satisfying dessert!
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Garam Masala Fruit Cake … a twist to the traditional, my recipe from scratch!
A Christmas Fruit Cake with a twist. Have you ever added garam masala to your fruit cake? You really should try it. It doesn't add curry flavours to your cake, I promise. It adds deep warm winter flavours that mingle with the fruit ever so deliciously, you'll wonder what kept you away so long.
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Baking | Toasted Walnut Linzer Cookies with Strawberry Filling … Holiday Baking Fun!
You must try these cookies! December is whirring by, now unstoppable. Twitter is 'atweet' with who’s baking what, food blogs are bursting with fabulous holiday baking ideas. I wish I had most of December left as there are so many delicious ideas, but I’m GLAD I made these cookies! They were l♥ved by the kids, prized apart, jam duly licked off, sugar too, and then the cookies enjoyed … gobbled up in seconds. I think the basic cookie is a great one too sans the jam filling, quite like a nutty crisp shortbread on its own.
