Happy New Year : Flourless Chocolate Chestnut Sour Cherry Truffle Cake

Happy New Year!  Flourless Chocolate Chestnut Sour Cherry Truffle Cake Flourless Chocolate Chestnut and Sour Cherry Truffle Cake  Ingredients 200 g good quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa) 200 g butter 300 g vacuum packed cooked…

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Quince compote for Christmas

Nowadays street markets are everywhere in London. In one of my many trips to the ever popular East Dulwich street market, North Cross Road,  on a Saturday morning I found quinces. They were on sale …

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Two years on…celebrating with coffee and chocolate ice cream tart

Today Hot & Chilli is 2 years old and to celebrate I made a desert using one of Brazil most important commodities, coffee and one of my favourite food, ice cream.  Coffee has great commercial…

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Hibiscus flower in syrup and tea

It’s quite hard to find fresh hibiscus flower in London so I was delighted to find some at Brixton Village last weekend. They are also known as sorrel and according to the market sellers, the…

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Donald Russell at Christmas

Donald Russell, the Scottish butchers, was set up about forty years ago when it only supplied the trading industry. As a butcher they don’t just supply beef, but any meat you can think of including…

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