Valentine Special – Chocolate sponge pudding

Belated Valentine’s day wishes to you all….Hope you enjoyed this day with all your loved ones..We had quite a little celebration too..On Sunday, we went on a casual long drive and had brunch at ‘Maltby Cafe’. Voted one of the best breakfast spots in the area, it lies in a secluded wooded area. One of … [Read more…]

Double Chocolate Bread Pudding

I made this recipe with the leftover brioche bread that I had from making Pain Perdu. I found it in one of my freezer cleaning expeditions and decided to make a chocolate bread pudding. By the way, if you don’t already do it, stale bread freezes beautifully. I always have some frozen bread on hand, … [Read more…]

Chocolate Almond Coconut Bars

This third Christmas Cookie is a quick and easy variation, in that these are bars and resemble brownies more than cookies. But, I wanted to have something for the chocolate lovers and decided to make this. This is not a made from scratch bar but is made from a cake mix. I saw this recipe … [Read more…]

Christmas Cookie I – Chocolate Chip Chewies

Chocolate chip cookies are the most favorite cookie at my home, and whenever I bake up an array of cookies, this one has to feature as one of them. This year, I made a variation by baking these in muffin tins rather than on cookie sheets, so that you end up with thick chewy chocolate … [Read more…]

Chocolate Mousse

This is probably the easiest chocolate mousse that you could ever make. I’ve made it using gelatine, but feel free to substitute with agar agar if you have it on hand. I made this as a quick dessert for my friends, and we absolutely loved it. The added advantage is that it is fairly low … [Read more…]