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Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches

  They are a motley crew, these chocolate chip cookie sandwiches. So irregular and bumpy, with chunks of chocolate and walnuts popping out all over the place. There was not one that looked like it matched the other, nor one … Continue reading

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Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes with a Caramel & Chocolate Ganache

Today we are celebrating! we have finally signed a lease for an apartment in New York. And I am pretty certain this one will not fall over like the last one (a long and horrible story that I still get … Continue reading

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White Chocolate Cupcakes with Cointreau Cream Cheese Frosting

I have been longing to make these for ages and couldn’t wait any longer. With Ms Kitchenaide still in storage (sob) I purchased a wee hand held machine that is filling some very big shoes. This particular recipe is one I … Continue reading

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Chocolate Truffles ala Robert Linxe

  Who needs a reason to make truffles? Not I. Especially when I have just stumbled upon the truffle recipe from Robert Linxe, the famed Parisian chocolatier who founded La Maison du Chocolat. And apparently this recipe is everywhere – … Continue reading

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Brownies

Here I am in New York City and it feels quite surreal. The flight over was brutal but we made it and are happy to be settled and not travelling from state to state in Australia like gypsies. This morning, … Continue reading

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Dulce De Leche Cheesecake Squares

Time in our beloved Australia is almost up and we are happily busy with a few farewell dinners. Tonight is no exception, it is our final night in Canberra and we have both of my brothers here so a big … Continue reading

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

  I had been sitting at my computer for quite a while before I attempted this post. My conundrum – should I reveal the secret ingredient of this fantastic cake in the title? As you can see I did and … Continue reading

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World Peace Cookies

  I have just stumbled upon a cookie (biscuit) recipe that will blow your chocolate loving minds and I am not exaggerating. I found it in a cookbook written by Dorie Greenspan, a woman who is enamoured with Paris and its sweets. She shall now … Continue reading

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Chocolate Truffle Brownies

I have no doubt in my mind that every couple of weeks, if not every week, at least one of my recipes will include chocolate. Chocolate is possibly the most favoured ingredient in our household and whilst I try not … Continue reading

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A Cookie Recipe

I have been pondering this cookie recipe for some time. Not whether or not I should make it but what I should call it – the Retribution Cookie, the Cookie of Consequence, help me here…  The story is as follows, … Continue reading

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