chocolate

I have visions of salads… lovely green salads with maybe just a tiny bit of nuts and a little bit of salty blue cheese and a gorgeous dressing. Salads that make me feel light and most of all healthy. Salads that give me the feeling that I am on the right track, that I am [...]

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Isn’t it funny how certain foods can transport you right back into your childhood? When I was a little kid I already loved to bake, but we never really got much further then the standard (but tasty!) apple pie and this Arretje Nof.. Now as far as I have been able to tell, this is [...]

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Lavender brownies

If you live anywhere near our tiny little country, the chances are that you had the same amount of sudden sunshine as we did. Just when we all thought summer was over (after having never really arrived) it all of a sudden gets to be gorgeous weather. The kind of weather that makes you want [...]

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Blue chocolate cake

by Simone (junglefrog) on September 18, 2011 · 74 comments

in Desserts & other sweets, Food and Drink, Recipes

Chocolate cake with blueberries and blackberries

Technically this is of course not a blue chocolate cake but this was our blue version of the ‘Chocolate Jewels” photoshoot where you previously saw that amazing Strawberry chocolate cake. I am just very glad that Alex does not bake me cakes like this every week or I would be in a lot more trouble [...]

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Strawberry chocolate devils food cake

I consider myself to be a positive person… No matter how hard life can sometimes be, I always try and see the bright side of things… It’s been a trying year in that respect with first Tom’s grandma passing and then his mum, just a few months later. Slowly but surely however, we picked up [...]

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Watermelon madness

by Simone (junglefrog) on June 22, 2011 · 19 comments

in Desserts & other sweets, Food and Drink, Recipes

‘Have you made something with your melon yet?’ ‘No, not yet but maybe we should post it together… Wouldn’t that be fun?’ That was more or less the content of the tweets Meeta and I exchanged a mere two weeks ago. You see; after the fabulous Plate to Page weekend there were watermelons left over. [...]

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Delicious olive oil chocolate mousse with eggy bread

Rich and velvety; those are the words that describe this chocolate mousse the best. I got the idea for making this little dish from Masterchef Australia where they got some ingredients in the mystery box that could have made a chocolate mousse and eggy bread or french toast. This is also my entry for Paperchef [...]

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When you think about it; how many brownies did you eat in your life that were really really good and how many did you eat that were just less then perfect? If I think back on the countless brownies I’ve eaten (no wonder I have the hips I have!! ) there are only a few [...]

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I can’t believe the new year is already on it’s way for a week and I have failed to wish most of you a happy new year!! I know it is late and I think officially not allowed anymore, but good wishes are ok any time of year right? So to all of you out [...]

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When I read what the challenge for this month was going to be I got all excited. I totally love Mexican food!! The original challenge called for making Stacked Green Chili and grilled chicken enchiladas. Sounded like fun and while reading through the ingredients I figured I should be able to get them, if not [...]

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Chocolate Valentines!

by Simone (junglefrog) on February 15, 2010 · 30 comments

in Desserts & other sweets, Food and Drink, Recipes

There’s is something so utterly satisfying about good chocolate that I immediately said a wholeheartedly YES when Kate from Serendipity asked me if I would like to participate in a valentine chocolate cooking. Kate was kind enough to supply the chocolate for this and it was within days that I had a package of really [...]

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