Tag: brandy

December 12, 2011

Chocolate Truffles

These truffles are easy peasy to make and make wonderful home made Christmas presents. Just buy a cute presentation box, tie with a ribbon and voila! :) 6 oz good quality plain chocolate 2 oz butter, chopped into small chunks 4 oz madeira cake crumbs 2 tablespoons double cream 1 egg yolk 2-3 tablespoons brandy or rum 150g white chocolate,...

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September 1, 2011

Wine Baked Peaches with Caramelised Ginger

These are absolutely scrum-diddly-umptious and are definitely pretty damn healthy considering they are so yummy. I made these while on holiday in France, mostly because I needed a break from binge-eating cheese and croissants, and party because the peaches in France are totally enormous. They are brilliant served with creme fraiche or fromage frais (the proper stuff, non of this...

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