I was busy making sausages this afternoon so I roped in the Big Lad to start preparing dinner. We have a surfeit of meat at the moment as I’ve been overly careful in rationing it for the past few months, plus we’ve just added another half pig to the freezer. So what better treat for [...]
Read moreDrooling over banana cake
I’m sitting at my desk, sipping black coffee, making phone calls to find buyers for our pigs and pork, and drooling as I do. I realise that almost certainly sounds like a strange thing to be doing, even allowing for the fact that I am both somewhat toothless and ageing. There is a more prosaic [...]
Read moreItalian flavours no-bake cake
Among my sheaf of recipes for chocolate cakes and puddings was this one for a no-bake chocolate cake with an Italian flavour.
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Chocolate hazelnut cream pie
Finally, as I head towards the bottom of my sheaf of chocolate pudding and cake recipes, I’ve alighted on my personal favourite: chocolate hazelnut cream pie.
Read morePot au chocolat
Lurking amidst my collection of recipes for chocolate puddings and cakes was one for pot au chocolat. The recipe came from the then cookery editor of Woman’s Weekly, in response to my request for an indulgent but simple dessert for a dinner party.
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2 September, 2011


