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The Wednesday Tipple – Hazelnut Chocolate Martinis and Deconstructed Nutella Cookies
There are a few foods that inspire absolute devotion from my friends. Bacon is one, Nutella is the other. Since neither of these are difficult to provide, I suppose I ought to opt for an easy life and serve nothing … Continue reading
The Monday Treat – Chocolate Sorbet
87 degrees and humid out in the city, it seemed like the moment to give the ice cream machine a whirl.
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Tagged 70's, chocolate, ice cream, ice cream machine, sobet, Vogue
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Dinner at the drive in movie
Ingyin and Yosi have a car. That’s not the only reason why they’re our friends, but it’s pretty nice. And on Wednesday night they made one of my dreams, nurtured on a heady mixture of Sweet Valley High and watching … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, date food, Drive in, hot dog, milkshake, Movie, onion balsamic relish, popcorn, truffle
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The Monday Treat – Post Bridal Shower Chocolate Banana Muffins
I just came home from Kim’s lovely Bridal shower hosted by Hilary with panache, Niscoise salad, ice-cream bomb, chocolate brittle and homemade charcuterie. It confirmed what I had been gradually piecing together; here in America, a Bridal Shower is emphatically … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, banana holder, breakfast, bridal shower, brunch, chocolate, cocco, eggs, flour, muffin, Nigella Lawson, sugar
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Thoroughbred Pie
When I was a child we spent family holidays at the Headlands in Cornwall, a proper old-fashioned seaside hotel with a sprung-floor ballroom, a bar serving cocktails with plastic monkeys hanging from the glasses, and a dress-for-dinner dinner in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Betting, chocolate, date food, date night, Gambling, Headlands Hotel, Kentucky Derby, Las Vegas, Methodism, pastry, pie, Racing, Thoroughbred Pie
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Chocolate brownies with Nutella swirls
Lent is almost over, and chocolate will be back on the menu. I plan to break my fast with molé at El Centro and a chocolate brownie at home in bed.
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Tagged brownie, brownies, chocolate, chocolate brownie, chocolate chips, Lent, nutella, white chocolate
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The Monday Treat – Easter Egg Nests
I have given up chocolate for Lent, and so it is in great anticipation of Easter that I suggest this Monday treat. These nests also happen to be perfect if you find yourself needing to entertain children while, to pick … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Easter, Easter Eggs, egg, holiday, treat
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The Monday Treat – Green Velvet Cakes in anticipation of St Patrick’s Day.
Probably as a response to valentine heart-shaped cookie cutter withdrawal, the green food coloring ended up in my basket, and by the time I’d unpacked the shopping my mind was racing with ways to use it in celebration of St … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, cake, chocolate, cupcake, green cupcake, st patrick's day, vegetarian
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – A Full On Cocktail Party
There can be few occasions sexier than a cocktail party; little black dresses, sparkly earrings, high heels safe in the knowledge that not a lot of walking will be required, too much champagne …