Gifts

Originally posted to our Facebook page 24th October 2013. Well here it is!!! My cheats roasted almond chocolate fudge. It is so simple and uses only three ingredients. I've been making this since I was in primary school. This is delicious BUT it's not healthy and it's very rich so a small piece is plenty. Using milk chocolate would make it less rich if desired. I have added roasted almonds to the mix but you can use anything - nuts, peppermint crisp bars crushed, choc chips, essence etc. This recipe is so versatile and makes for a great base recipe. This makes a great gift boxed up for Christmas, birthdays [...]

Originally posted to our Facebook Page 15th October 2013. This is my go to recipe along with shortbread at Christmas time. They are extremely quick and easy to make and are great for afternoon tea when friends pop over for a coffee. They make great gifts too packaged up. The great thing about these is you can vary the flavours with the Tim Tams you use. You can use any chocolate biscuit you like however. Mint slices and Turkish Delight biscuits work really well too. These will last up to 7 days in your fridge. They can be frozen up to 4 weeks.  

Stirring one of these into a little cup of hot milk makes for one yummy and easy hot chocolate. Perfect for these cooler nights.    These are such a cute little gift that are great to whip up last minute. Place a few different flavours in some cellophane or bags with some twine and a little gift card or if you have time wrap them with a gorgeous cup and milk jug.    The key to these is using good quality chocolate. Chocolate and confectionery shops sell great chocolate for cooking. I have used Cadbury and Lindt cooking chocolates from the supermarket and they are still nice but the higher [...]

Well Easter is almost here which means one thing.... CHOCOLATE! I have been busy experimenting this week with some new chocolates. Homemade chocolates don't have to be expensive. Whilst these are fairly easy chocolates to make they make great gifts. A box of homemade chocolate sis not only cheaper then store bought but also taste nicer and such a nice thought.  Some of my popular chocolate recipes:       Coconut Roughs Chocolate Coconut Body Scrub Choc Peppermint Fudge (fb link) Easter Egg Nests  Fudge Centered Truffles (fb link) Mars Bar Balls Thermomade Toblerone Turkish Delight Rocky Road (fb link)    And some new ones!    Orange Chocolates  By: The [...]

Since starting this page 5 months ago, I have made some lovely new friends who I will continue to chat with. laugh with and share recipes with long after this page is gone. Linda is one of them. Linda has shared this recipe with me so I can share it with you all. How amazing do these look!!! I hear they taste even better!!!  These are the oils Linda uses for the recipe:                 

A friend shared this recipe with me and I just adapted it to the Thermomix. She makes these for her Diwali and Holi Day celebrations.   This is a great recipe to use up the leftover condensed milk we often half when a recipe only calls for half a batch or tin.  Ive rolled mine in sugar free "sprinkles"