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Vegan chocolate mousse (using aquafaba)

Have you heard of aquafaba? It is the water from a can of chickpeas or other white bean. Not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of making a dessert! However, it really does work well as an egg replacer in a mousse, making a light and aerated pudding. Here is my first […]

#Project365 week 6

Day 34: we really loved our snowy walk to the river. Love this pic of Zach trailing after the others Day 35: I know I am incredibly biased but my child is a genius! Two years old, knows letters and phonics, can count to over 100 and write his numbers (yes, I know the 9 […]

Tomato and mushroom risotto (vegan!)

Sometimes I majorly impress myself! Cooking with wine always makes me feel very grown up and randomly I have gone off drinking red wine and needed to use it up! I decided to experiment with a risotto which I usually avoid making as Chris doesn’t eat rice and I often think it is too difficult. […]

Chocolates for Chocoholics Ultimate Chocolate Workshop

One of the highlights of blogging has been the broadening of my horizons and the challenge to try new things. As I showed yesterday for My Sunday Photo, this weekend I have attended a chocolate workshop, something I never would have tried due a lack of confidence in myself and my ability! I was invited […]

Wheat and gluten free bread in a pan!

Chris got all experimental on me! During our February Food Challenge, he tried out recipes for making bread in a frying pan. They were all delicious! Now I have seized the reins and been trying different ratios. It’s become a daily adventure! The nonsensical bowl used in the recipe in the video is one third […]