The first test for my new Kenwood: a proper cake. It was to take round someone’s house too, so it couldn’t mess up. I was going to go with a cookstr recipe, but I ended up with a Marcus Wareing one. I let the mixer do it’s thing on butter, sugar, cocoa, flour and eggs, then baked in the oven. […]
Read moreWhat a terrible picture. Doesn’t do it the slightest bit of a justice. It’s a typical Nigella orgy of sugar: melted chocolate, golden syrup and cream, mixed with broken biscuits and mini marshmallows. Set it in the fridge and cut to size. Unfortunately one piece, no matter the size, is never enough.
Read moreThe glorious Nigella strikes with these utterly sublime treats. So much fun, and must’ve constituted at least three gifts! So easy too: cooked Christmas pudding (Sainsbury’s cheapest), mixed with booze and melted chocolate. Add melted white chocolate and top with cut glacé cherries (fiddlesome), and there you have it. Cute! Christmas pudini bonbons: 125g dark chocolate, chopped and melted 350g […]
Read moreHolsten’s, the diner where they filmed the last scene of The Sopranos. As part of a tour we stopped there for complimentary onion rings and sampled some of their home-made chocolates. My favourites were chocolate-covered pretzels, which seemed to get outlawed in the UK ten years ago. Petition for their return!
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