Ingredients 125g caster sugar 60g butter or margarine (softened) 75g desiccated coconut 25g chocolate chips 150g plain flour Method Preheat oven to 180C Gas 4 Grease or line a baking tray Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until smooth Add the egg Keeping 2 tbsp coconut aside, add the rest to the dough with the flour, until smooth Divide dough into around 16 and roll into a ball Roll into the remaining coconut and then flatten each ball to around 4cm circle Press in a few chocolate chips onto the top of each cookie Place on the baking…
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There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry Jones – The Portrait of a Lady You can taste and feel, but not describe the exquisite state of response produced by tea – that previous drink which drives away the five causes of sorrow. Emperor Chien Lung, Manche Dynasty
The Chocolate Museum is a new attraction with opens in London on 10th January. You can go to the all day chocolate workshops and see a gallery of photos from days gone by. You can also purchase artisan chocolate bars and see an exhibition area that is filled with chocolate based artefacts. The Chocolate Museum Shop and Safe are at 187 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8BA. It’s an independent establishment in the cosmopolitan, and historic conservation are of Ferndale Road. http://thechocolatemuseum.co.uk/
As is Scottish tradition, Edinburgh – based chocolate company ‘The Chocolate Tree’, will be honouring their national poet Robert Burns with a haggis, but this one will be made with chocolate, marzipan, hazelnuts, golden syrup and haggis spices, http://www.the-chocolate-tree.co.uk/ Now that’s what I called a haggis…. If your in Edinburgh then pop to their café at 123 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4EQ – 0131 228 3144 – The Chocolate Tree houses a world of organic chocolate delight, providing a shop and café where people can meet, take time out, indulge and enjoy life in its ornate, individual, comfortable and welcoming…
If you put a teaspoon of sugar mixed with your yeast and water, it will make it raise better. Remember to never mix salt directly with the yeast and water mixture as the salt kills the raising action.
If you are looking for a new hob then try the ‘induction’ hob from Beko as it saves time and energy by cooking at an amazing 36% faster than a gas hob and yet uses 56% less energy. This is because it only heats the surface that’s in contact with the pain. It has nine cooking levels per zone and its black ceramic suface is easy to clean. More details can be found at www.beko.co.uk
PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE BROWNIES… Ingredients 200g dark chocolate 200g of chopped chocolate peppermint (ie Elizabeth Shaw mints or Mint Chocolate Sticks) Vanilla Essence 300g caster sugar 125g plain flour 4 eggs Method Preheat over to 190C Gas 5 Line an oblong tin with baking parchment Melt the dark chocolate and butter in a bow over simmering water Lightly beat in the eggs and ½ teasp vanilla essence Add the sugar, flour and chopped chocolate mints Spoon mixture into the tin Bake for 45 mins until set to touch in the centre Leave for 10 mins to cool before taking out of…
One of the YOU and Clarins ‘Britain’s Most Dynamisante Woman of the Year award runner up Laura Young, set up a children’s charity The Teapot Trust, in memory of her daughter Verity, who died of cancer at just eight years of age, to help youngsters in hospital. When her daughter was ill in bed, with no hair and no energy, she said she realised that it can be a bit shocking for her young friends so she decided to hold a doll’s tea party or teddy bears picnic or princess tea party. She could see how it made it easier…
Do you like tea or coffee or a bit of both? Well there will soon be a drink which is a combination of both after researchers claim they have discovered a tea made from coffee leaves which is healthier than both tea and coffee. It’s also supposed to have immediate relief from hunger and fatigue. The coffee leat tea, which is said to have an ‘earth’ taste that is less bitter than tea and not as strong as coffee but which has high levels of compounds which lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease. It also carries far less…
Always inse raisins, dates and figs in very cold water before putting them through the food chopper, it will stop them from forming a gummy mass. Chilled evaporated milk, whipped until fluffy, can be used as the base for several frozen desserts by the addition of different flavours, lik fruits, nuts, instant coffee, cocoa,and other flavorings.
Instead of your usual cookery books full of recipes and ideas, this book is a history of our kitchens. In Consider the Fork, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson provides a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of everyday objects we often take for granted. Knives—perhaps our most important gastronomic tool—predate the discovery of fire, whereas the fork endured centuries of ridicule before gaining widespread acceptance; pots and pans have been around for millennia, while plates are a relatively recent invention. Many once-new technologies have become essential elements of any well-stocked…
New apps are popping up every day with some that are just perfect for the job – this is one of them. HUNGRY HOUSE FREE APP… Hungry House lets you browse takeaways near you and place your order online for hassle free food.
Moringa Tea is made from the leaves of the Moringa Oleifera tree. It’s caffeine free and is siad to have higher levels of antioxidants than any green tea on the market. They are saying the best bit is the ‘energy boost and mental clarity when you drink it’. It’s a great ealry morning tea or for those times when you are starting to flag (I must go and get some NOW). To buy and get more details go to www.revolution-foods.com
A Chinese study has shown that people who drank three or more cups of green tea daily were biologically five years younger than those who drank less than a cup a day. Another research showed that a cup of cocoa every day may help maintain brain health due to the naturally high levels of antioxidants it contains. Failing that, just drink three cups of ordinary tea a day can reduce the risk of heart disease by 11 per cent and lessen the build up of plaque in the arteries.
Richard Bertinet has a ‘Pastry Masterclass’ which is held at The Bertinet Kitchen Cookery School, Bath on the 17th January. You will learn how to make sweet, salted and choux pastry. More details are found at www.thebertinetkitchen.com Rick Stein’s Seafood School in Cornwall has an ‘Original Fish and Shellfish Cookery Course’, throughout January. You will learn how to cook and prepare fish with expert teachers in a beautiful setting. More details are found at www.rickstein.com The School of Artisan Food in Nottinghamshire has ‘An Introduction to Artisan Baking’ from the 5th – 20th January where you will learn bread-making with…