So if you’ve not guessed already, I’ve a garden full of beetroot which needs using. The varieties I grow stand well in the ground all season without going woody, which means I don’t tend to make lots of sowings but it does mean that by the end of the year I’ve got some massive beetroot….
Tag: Chocolate
Chocolate & Beetroot Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream
a.k.a. Mr Pink. If you’re not following the saga, this is one of 6 experimental cupcake recipes with a very tenuous Reservoir Dogs theme. This is a really rich chocolate and beetroot cupcake, almost fudgey in texture. I’ve topped this with a swiss meringue buttercream, which has been coloured with some of the beetroot juice…
Chewy Chocolate Cookies
So there I was, wallowing in my misery – yes, I was suffering from Man Flu. I couldn’t breath. I couldn’t sleep. Nobody had suffered such pain. I needed sugar. I needed Cookies! Great soft, chewy cookies with proper chocolate, which melts in chunks and resets on cooling. Why buy these in the supermarket?…
Chilli and Chocolate Sourdough Bread
Chilli and chocolate – a classic combination which still takes many by surprise. In this recipe I’ve used a whole, dried Pasilla chilli which I’ve deseeds and soaked in boiling water for 5 minutes to dehydrate. The Pasilla is a rich, fruity chilli with an earthy, almost tobacco-like smokiness. It adds some great depth and…
Raspberry Truffle
Make the most of that freshly brewed Chocolate Vodka and serve up a Raspberry Truffle – this really emphasises the heady aromas of true dark chocolate. Using a sweeter wine takes the bitter edge off. Ingredients 30ml Chocolate Vodka per glass 1 bottle Cava, or sweeter style sparkling wine, well chilled Method Pour the chocolate…
Chocolate Vodka
A wonderful chocolate liqueur which you can make yourself in just a few days! Perfect for a romantic cocktail or a festive celebration. Try it in a Raspberry Truffle! Cocoa Nibs are the crushed, shelled cocoa beans used in the making of chocolate. They are becoming easier to get hold of – I got my…
Christmas Pudding Chocolate Truffles
A great way to use up left over Christmas pudding, or as I did, a great way to do something different with a Christmas pudding in the first place! If you use a whole pudding, these will last for days (or longer if you have the will power), but you’ll actually want to eat them!…
Beetroot, Chocolate & Ginger Cake
Well, if Fruit and Nut Beetroot Cake doesn’t tickle your fancy, I’m certain that this will! With more of a fudgey consistency, and a colour which remains true to it’s beetroot roots (so to speak), this decadent cake would make a great desert. I like to know what’s in my dishes, so held back…
Mole Poblano
Mole (pronounced mo-lay, Mexican Spanish for ‘concoction’) is the name given to a range of traditional Mexican sauces, of which Mole Poblano is probably the most famous. This sauce has extremely complex and refined flavours, blending the superb combination of chocolate and chilli to produce a rich, dark, thick sauce which particularly complements chicken. Despite…
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