Girl In The Pretty Dress

  This is a super simple recipe for little chocolate pots that will rival anything you can buy on the desert aisle in the supermarket. It's no-bake, no-hassle and uses only 4 ingredients. Make 8 when using ordinary sized ramekins as pictured. 1 standard pack of Oreos (154g) Unsalted Butter (50g) 2 packs of Dark Chocolate (300g) 1 tub of double (heavy) cream (300ml) Step 1) Blitz the Oreos in a blender. Step 2) Melt/soften the Butter and add this to the Oreo-mix in the blender. Blitz again. Step 3) Using a teaspoon, line the bottom of your pots with the Oreo mixture (approx 4 teaspoons worth) and compress it. Step 4) Warm the cream in a saucepan until it just bubbles. Step 5) Break up the chocolate and put in a heat-proof jug. Pour the cream over the chocolate and allow to sit for 30 seconds. You'll need to work quickly for this next bit... Step 6) Stir the chocolate/cream mixture until all the pieces have disolved. Step 7) Once you have a smooth...

As I've mentioned before, we have a penchant in our family for handmade gifts (as demonstrated here ). So with Mother's Day coming up this Sunday in the UK I've been mulling over what to make. I thought this recipe I came up with for Dark Chocolate Chip Banana Bread would be perfect, after all my mum is forever telling me I need to eat more fruit and veg... Unfortunately my mum has decided to give up chocolate for lent so it's back to the drawing board for me but I hope you all get chance to try this delicious recipe for yourselves. If any one asks, it's one of your 5 a day! Recipe: 200g (1 cup) Golden Caster Sugar 120g (1/2 cup) Soft Margarine for baking 250g (2 cups) Self Raising Flour 2 Eggs 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Salt 3 Bananas 200g (1 cup) Chocolate Chips 1) Preheat the oven to 180 °C 2) Grease and line a loaf tin 3) First, cream together the sugar and margarine (can be done with an electric beater)....

It's Father's Day today in the UK and it's no secret to anyone who knows me that I think my Dad is pretty damn amazing.  In our family we do things a little differently when it comes to commercial holidays. Whenever they roll around the rule is that all cards and gifts have to be hand-made (because it's the thought that counts!) It's fair to say that, over the years, the 'no shop bought gifts' rule is something which has backfired on my parents once or twice... There was the time my sister made my mum a pair of "binoculars" by cellotaping two cardboard loo-roll tubes together, the year I got made redundant and each parent just got a hug, and let's not forget the Mother's Day when I broke my arm (long story) and we ended up in A&E for the rest of the day. But now that I'm older and wiser I've learned to stick to what I'm good at. So this morning I have been baking up some goodies for my Dad - who loves nothing more t...

  There is a whole website dedicated to Pinterest projects gone wrong, but I hope someone creates one for Pinterest successes -because this pin would be first on my list!   I made this double-crunch chicken with a honey garlic sauce a couple of weeks ago. I'd invited one of my best friends round to see my house and rather than stick to my usual recipe books I thought I'd try something new. (And prove that my shiney new kitchen was worth all the work that went into it!) It was so tasty and the chicken was perfect and tender. I've never been a fan of rice so I served it with home-made chips and a crunchy salad.   The full recipe can be found  here but I adapted the quantities a little to serve just 2 people.   I also found this site really helpful for adapting the quantities to grams. (I've never been able to figure out how much to add when it says '2 cups'.)   Bon appetit!