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Desserts

French Chocolate Truffles

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French Chocolate Truffles: rich, buttery and oh so chocolatey, these easy chocolate truffles are an authentic French recipe and perfect for a romantic Valentine’s Day treat!

 

If you really want to impress your loved one this Valentine’s Day, remember to avoid all the usual clichés : you don’t need to buy the gigantic bunch of roses, the enormous box of mass-produced chocolates, or the 3-feet high teddy bear. You don’t even need to book a table at that over-priced and over-stuffed restaurant. Just make these elegant French Chocolate Truffles with your own two hands, present them to your love and watch their face light up!…

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Chocolate And Golden Syrup Loaf Cake

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Chocolate and Golden Syrup Loaf Cake – a rich, indulgent dessert guaranteed to solve ALL your chocolate cravings! Perfect for a Valentine’s Day treat for your loved one!

Sometimes, only a chocolate cake will do.

And not just any old chocolate cake either, mind you; sometimes nothing short of the richest, most gooey cake stuffed with melty chocolate pieces will satisfy our need for the dark stuff. And this, my friends, is just such a cake….

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Greek Yoghurt with Roast Figs, Honey and Pistachios

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A healthy dessert recipe from the Eastern Mediterranean. Greek yoghurt with roast figs, honey and pistachios create a sweet and silky guilt-free sweet treat!

Greek Yoghurt with Roast Figs, Honey and Pistachios

Thick, plain, full-fat ‘Greek’ yoghurt is a staple not only in Greece, but around the Mediterranean and the Middle East. It is often eaten for breakfast with a simple drizzle of honey. When I spent time studying in Greece, I was surprised to find that it was served every single morning. At the time, I was not really a big fan of yoghurt in any form, so to have to suddenly start forcing it down was a bit…erm…challenging. However, it wasn’t long before I began to get used to its unique sour taste. I can’t pretend we became the best of friends, but I also can’t deny it seemed to agree with me and I felt good on it….

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