ChocoSpell at Farringtons Market

Lily making up our first ChocoSpell gift box for Leila at Farringtons School Market!

 A great market was enjoyed by all and I made some new twitter friends Jane and Regan from greatbritpantry  you can just see them on the stall next to us in this picture...

their tomato chilli relish was divine especially with my marmite sani's I took with me yummy and they equally enjoyed our organic fairtrade milk Chocolate tasters!

 Lily holding the fort while I took a few photos....

  Just for you Nanna... this was our last creation made up for a very special Nanna!

Just listed on 'New Wedding Directory'

We have just listed ourselves on a fabulous new wedding directory site...

With Bells On 

 

Please have a look at the site and if you know anyone getting married or any wedding related businesses who might like to be listed do pass on as their special offer is still only 

£4.99 for a lifetime listing - great value!

What an eventful week!

What a broken week it's been for me... 

 It started off with my 11 yo accidentally breaking the glass in my front door

Then our printer decided it wasn't going to talk to my Mac or Laptop so my husband had to give it a good talking too and now they are speaking to each other again :-) 

On Thursday my oven didn't like what I was cooking and set fire to itself... a very scary moment as flames shouted out but fortunately I remembered that flames need oxygen so I switch it off and closed the door! We had a few scary minutes while they died down luckily apart from a new element it all seems ok. 

My Mum was due to fly back from Lanzarote on Thursday the day of the awful winds 

but her airplane broke down, so my babysitter for Friday evening was not going to make it aaahhhh. 

On Friday morning my husband took our 11yo to the bus stop for school and got a blow out and so came home to borrow my car to get to work for the day.... 

 Lily holding the fort at the Christ church pamper and shopping evening in Chislehurst...

she saved the day and managed to organise her family and get to Christ Church for our fair and set up all on her own. Finally when I got my car back I was able to join her for the end of a very successful fair.

So my week really has been all broken!

These are our new ChocoSpell organic fairtrade Gift boxes which were loved by all...

Booked my ticket for CyberMummy 2011

So excited as I have just booked my ticket for the CyberMummy 2011 conference next June. I attended the first conference this year and what a blogging conference it was.

So if you enjoy blogging or just want to find out more take a peek here and maybe I will see you at The Brewery next June..

Another Chocolate recipe.... mmm

As it is Chocolate week this week I was asked by Diary of a (not so) single mum 

if I would like to send her a Chocolate recipe. I have so many favourites but as it is my husbands birthday this week I thought I would send in one of his favourites.

A trusted Delia Smith recipe  which I hope she doesn't mind me sharing that has been used over and over again! In fact my cookery book is looking a little worn and worse for wear.... so with no further ado here it is...

Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

You will need :

9 slice, each 1/4 inch (5mm) thick, good quality white bread, 1 day old, taken from a large loaf
5 oz (150g) dark continental chocolate with 75% cocoa solids
( of course I will be using our Chocolatier's delicious Organic Fairtrade chocolate when I make this later in the week!)
15 floz (425ml) whipping cream
4 tablespoons dark rum
4 oz (110g) caster sugar
3 oz (75g) butter
A good pinch cinnamon
3 x size 1 eggs

Shallow ovenproof dish 7 x 9 inches (18x23cm) x 2 inches (5cm) deep

Double cream, well chilled to serve

I am going to shorten the instructions as this is a really easy recipe, infact I'm sure you could work it out for yourself but just incase you need a little help...

• Cut off crusts and cut each slice into 4 triangles

• Place chocolate, whipping cream, rum , sugar, butter and cinnamon in bowl over saucepan of barely simmering water. Don't let the bowl touch the water, then wait for it all to melt and dissolve.

• Remove the bowl and stir well.

• In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and then blend with the chocolate mixture

• Spoon 1/2 inch (1cm) layer of the chocolate mixture into your dish then place 1/2 the bread triangles in overlapping rows.

• Pour 1/2 the remainder of the mixture over the and then add the second 1/2 of the bread triangles and finish off with the remainder of the chocolate mixture.

The hard part now is once you have smelt that chocolate it is very tempting to cook the pudding straight away but you know what the best things come to those who wait....

• Allow to cool then cover the pudding with cling film and place in the fridge for a minimum of 24 hours ideally 48 hours if you can wait that long!  

• Turn the oven on to gas mark 4, 350 degrees (180 degrees C)

• Remove clingfilm and bake in the oven on a high shelf for 30-35 minutes, the top should be crunchy and the inside soft and squidgey.

• Leave it to stand for 10 minutes before serving with well chilled double cream

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