Category Archives: chocolate

With Gentle Music in my Mind…

Words escape me today. No, allow me correct myself; the words are present, lyrically bouncing along in my mind to the tunes of the songs I listened to yesterday afternoon and last night. It’s the written word which escapes me, … Continue reading

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The Icing on MacArthur Park (and My Christmas Cake!)

On Christmas Eve I iced my Christmas cake, as I am known to do every year, during one of the preceding days leading up to the big day itself. As a general rule, the icing stays put. But not this … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake ~ Vegan Style

These days, more and more people are changing their eating habits, as part of their search for a healthier lifestyle. My own personal preference is to grow as many fruit vegetables as I can in my own back garden. So … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake, For Any Occasion.

This Easter just passed, rather than let the family eat Easter eggs all weekend, but still staying with the chocolate theme, I made my favourite version of good old fashioned chocolate cake. During all of my years of hosting children’s … Continue reading

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There’s Nothin’ Like a Muffin!

School’s out for the year and what better way for a 12 year old to celebrate the Grand Finale of his primary school years than with a freshly baked batch of Chocolate & Banana Muffins. A firm favourite in our … Continue reading

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