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An Adventure Right on Your Doorstep

September 27, 2016 By All That I'm Eating 10 Comments

I thought I knew my local area pretty well, thought I’d trodden all its paths and roads and could take you to all the best places. Turns out I was wrong as a spontaneous left turn took me to all sorts of corners of Hampshire that I didn’t even know were there. We were planning on doing a bit of local exploring but hadn’t set our expectations too high as we were so convinced we’d already seen it all; we were amazed at all the new places we went and what we saw. I thoroughly advise you should all undertake an adventure right on your doorstep. read more

Filed Under: Foraging, Occasions, Picnic, Travel Tagged With: foraging, Travel, Wayfarers Walk

Ultimate Hot Chocolate Gifts

December 18, 2015 By All That I'm Eating 11 Comments

Assembling the hot chocolate gifts in jars

I love a good hot chocolate; not too sweet, not too bitter but full of chocolate flavour and I have been working on perfecting my recipe for the ultimate hot chocolate. This recipe is too good not to share, and what nicer way to share it than making some (ever so pretty) make-your-own hot chocolate gifts. You need only four ingredients, a few empty jars, some string, paper and your very neatest handwriting. A word of warning: make sure you make enough to keep one for yourself.

Below are the amounts to make enough mixture for one person so double, triple, quadruple and all sorts depending on who you are making for. read more

Filed Under: Chocolate, Christmas, December, Drinks, Occasions, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Winter Tagged With: Chocolate, christmas, recipe

Christmas Food and Gift Guide

November 27, 2015 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

Berry Brothers and Rudd

If someone is kind enough to get me a gift for Christmas I love it when said gift is food or food related. I think it’s a very personal thing to give, whether it be something they have made themselves or taken time in choosing for you. This is my Christmas Food and Gift Guide; a range of different food and drink ideas from all sorts of places and companies.

Berry Brothers and Rudd had their Christmas preview all the way back in July when I ventured to the famous shop in London to learn more about their festive offerings. There were plenty of fabulous hampers, some just wine and some wine and food, to see and they all sounded great. A particular mention must go to the Cambrook caramelised peanuts that come in one of the hampers, they were absolutely delicious. Their signature gin (above) was very enjoyable too. Berry Brothers and Rudd don’t have a fantastic reputation and pedigree for nothing so you know if you’re getting wine from them it will be a fine example of that wine. They have launched their new book ‘Exploring and Tasting Wine’ which I am keeping my fingers crossed I get a copy of this year! Exploring and Tasting Wine is £30 and their hampers start at £31.50. read more

Filed Under: Books & Reviews, Occasions, Reviews Tagged With: christmas, review

White Chocolate Easter Egg Nests

April 3, 2015 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

I don’t think a bit of accuracy does anyone any harm and I find myself slightly troubled each Easter as I see many chocolate nests filled with standard size chocolate mini eggs. Not only does it look like an ostrich has laid several eggs in a blackbird’s nest you can only fit three maximum in each nest which doesn’t feel very generous. Now I know these aren’t used for educational purposes and are purely for chocolate enjoyment but I couldn’t bring myself to make something that was so proportionally incorrect. Thank heavens, then, that I found some micro chocolate eggs. read more

Filed Under: April, Chocolate, Coconut, Easter, Fruit, Occasions, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Spring, Sweet Treats Tagged With: easter, recipe, sweet treats

Duck Lettuce Wraps with Gressingham Duck

March 4, 2015 By All That I'm Eating 14 Comments

Gressingham Duck Lettuce Wraps - All That I'm Eating (1 of 4)
As it’s Mother’s Day soon there are many things to consider: will it be flowers, chocolates, something else or a simple card. My Mum isn’t picky or fussy and would be just as happy with a few daffodils as a full blown Mother’s Day themed weekend. So really, as our lives both revolve around feeding us and other people, I think the real decision is whether to eat out somewhere or eat in? Both have their merits. Having lunch at a restaurant means no washing up and someone else worries about what to cook but is much more costly than eating at home. Cooking at home is cheaper, you can make it your own and you can eat as much as you want. I think I’ve just answered my own question. However, I don’t want to be spending hours in the kitchen getting all of a fluster and make my Mum feel bad about the hours of work and mountains of washing up that have been created. Simplicity is key and so I give you my relaxed, Asian inspired Mother’s Day lunch: Duck Lettuce Wraps. You will need (this is for four but just keep adding more bits for more people): For the duck:
  • 2 Gressingham duck breasts
  • 1 pack of Gressingham Duck Mini Fillets
  • Oil for frying
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
To wrap:
  • Wraps
  • Whole lettuce leaves
Salad and crunch:
  • Cucumber
  • Carrot
  • Spring onions
  • Coriander
  • Chillies
  • Sesame seeds
Dips:
  • Chilli sauce(s)
  • Soy sauce
  • Hoisin sauce
  • Plum sauce
  • First of all, get the table laid and ready then as you get things prepped you can get them straight to the table.

  • Slice and chop the cucumber, carrot and spring onion however you like. I find sticks work well when you wrap up carrot or cucumber and slices of spring onion are more welcome than bigger pieces.
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    Filed Under: Carrot, Chilli, Coriander, Cucumber, Dinner, Duck, Fruit, Herbs, Lettuce, Lime, Lunch, March, Meat & Fish, Mother's Day, Nuts & Seeds, Occasions, Onion, Recipes By Month, Salad, Seasons, Spring, Store Cupboard, Vegetables Tagged With: dinner, duck, lunch, recipe

    Cranberry and Pistachio Chocolate Truffles

    December 16, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 5 Comments

    Cranberry and Pistachio Chocolate Truffles

    I can find it hard to know what to give people for gifts. When I’m not sure I normally cook or make something for them instead; it’s personal and I quite enjoy doing it. This is the other recipe that I developed for Kenwood (see crumble here) and I think they look a bit like Brussels sprouts if you stand far enough away (and squint). My recipe for Cranberry and Pistachio Chocolate Truffles is really simple and I find I usually have these ingredients in the cupboard at this time of year.

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    Filed Under: Chocolate, Christmas, Cranberry, Cream, Dairy & Eggs, December, Fruit, Nuts & Seeds, Occasions, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Store Cupboard, Sweet Treats, Winter Tagged With: Chocolate, christmas, recipe, sweet treats

    Cranberry and Clementine Crumble

    December 12, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 9 Comments

    I love cranberries and really try to make the most of them when they are around; they are almost fool proof when it comes to making jams and jellies as they are so full of pectin. This Cranberry and Clementine Crumble is a great way to use cranberries in a different way over the festive period and the addition of Cointreau adds a little something extra. I was asked to come up with a couple of wintry recipes as part of a project with Kenwood. I used one of the new Kenwood Chef Sense machines to test the recipe out at home and then I spent a day filming the recipes! I hope you enjoy it! read more

    Filed Under: Baking, Butter, Christmas, Cranberry, Crumble, Dairy & Eggs, December, Fruit, Occasions, Orange, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Winter Tagged With: Baking, pudding, recipe

    Christmas Food Gift Ideas

    December 6, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 7 Comments

    Every year I have at least one person say something like, “Oi, you like food, what do I get >insert friend/relative/colleague’s name here< for Christmas? They like food too”. Firstly I am never likely to respond to an, “Oi”, but talk about the impossible question. How do I know that they do or don’t like blue cheese, a selection of miniature spirits, dark chocolate or that special coffee that comes out of a kopi luwak? So for all of you who have someone even mildly interested in food to buy for, here are some Christmas food gift ideas. The list may get a little longer if I try anything from now on that I think is worthy of including. read more

    Filed Under: Books & Reviews, Occasions, Reviews Tagged With: christmas, review

    Review: Make your own Easter Egg

    April 18, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 6 Comments

    Make your own chocolate Easter Egg
    I’ve always fancied having a go at making an Easter egg but have never got round to it. When the guys from Stay in Devon asked if I would like to try one of theirs it seemed like the perfect chance to attempt it. The kit consisted of: chocolate drops from Choconchoc, sweets, mould, chef’s hat and instructions. You can see the kit (I unfortunately ate it before I took a photo!) on their website. I have to admit that it took me a few weeks to get up the courage to make the eggs, hence why the post is so close to Easter!

    I was surprised how easy it was, I didn’t get chocolate everywhere and layering up the chocolate was quite enjoyable. The instructions said to use a microwave to melt the chocolate, and I don’t have a microwave, so I was picturing having to reheat the bowl of chocolate on the hob all the time but the chocolate stayed liquid long enough to do three coats no problem. The chocolate itself was really nice; I’m not one for eating a whole chocolate egg in one go but this one I did! If you’re looking for Easter weekend ideas, rainy day inspiration or want to know what exactly goes into your Easter egg then I can thoroughly recommend making your own.
    Thank you to Stay in Devon for the Easter egg kit. All opinions and words expressed are my own. read more

    Filed Under: Books & Reviews, Easter, Occasions, Reviews Tagged With: Chocolate, easter, review

    Review: Maple Pecan Cupcake Recipe from Baking Mad

    March 28, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 16 Comments

    Goose Egg
    I learnt something about myself the other day: I am not a domestic goddess. Let me explain. I was sent some baking goodies from Baking Mad and I had chosen to attempt their recipe for Maple Pecan cupcakes. I planned to give them to my Mum for an early Mother’s Day treat. I went for a walk to the pub last week and was offered a goose egg to take home; excellent for my cupcakes. All was going well and I was ready for baking. In my head I’m swishing around the kitchen; mixing a bit there, sprinkling a bit here, birds are singing and the radio is playing non-stop jolly tunes. This is not quite how it happened.

    Ingredients

    You will need (original recipe here, mine is slightly different):

    • 2 eggs (I used half a goose egg)
    • 125g butter
    • 125g caster sugar
    • 225g self-raising flour
    • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
    • 2 tbsp maple syrup

      For the icing:
    • 2 tbsp maple syrup
    • 65g butter
    • 125g icing sugar (I used the Silver Spoon Chocolate icing sugar I was sent)
    • Chocolate chips to decorate (I used the Silver Spoon ones I was sent)

    Method

    Preheat an oven to 180C and line a cupcake tin with 12 cases. I don’t have a cupcake tin so I use silicone cupcake cases.

    Place the eggs, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla and maple syrup in a bowl and mix together until smooth. I used an electric hand whisk for this.

    Divide the batter between the cases then place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until baked.

    Remove the cupcakes from the oven and leave to cool.

    Make the icing by beating together the butter and icing sugar then add the maple syrup and beat until light and fluffy. read more

    Filed Under: Baking, Books & Reviews, Butter, Cake, Chocolate, Dairy & Eggs, Eggs, Maple Syrup, March, Mother's Day, Occasions, Pudding, Recipes By Month, Reviews, Seasons, Spring, Store Cupboard, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, cake, Chocolate, recipe, review

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