Archive for October, 2007

Daring Bakers – second time lucky ?

Yep, come right on in. Sit down, pick up a spoon and tuck in. What? You’ve already eaten Bostini Cream Pie at 100’s of other blogs. Well what am I supposed to do with a whole kitchen full? I know I’m running a bit late but I’m still 1 hour and 1 minute within the [...]

Double Espresso Dark Chocolate Mousse

Put 60 ml of freshly brewed espresso into a small pot and reduce by half to 2 Tablespoons (you can also use organic espresso granules and make up 30 ml of strong espresso.
Melt 200g dark chocolate in a double boiler. Use minimu 70% but an even higher % with little or no sugar would be [...]

Double Espresso Please!

There are not many things my morning coffee won’t fix. The fact that I make it strong enough to sink the Spanish Armada may have something to do with it. The fact that I’m really fussy about beans and roast and fairtrade and all those coffee snob things also plays a part. But one thing [...]

…cook porridge

Pour a litre of organic semi-skimmed milk into a pot and add around two cups or 500 ml of organic rolled oats
Bring to the boil then reduce heat to medium high
Stir constantly for 4-6 minutes to prevent sticking, adding a little more milk if you need to
Once the oats are cooked through and the porridge [...]