Chinese New Year Celebrations Hong Kong Style and Wine Pairing

School of Wok Main part of Chinese New Year celebrations include food and the ceremonies surround it. I remember so well when my mother-in-law used to cook different dishes and each had a meaning focused…

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Apple Meringue

Apple is such a versatile fruit. It was 201 years ago that the first apple Bramley tree grew from pips in a garden in Southwell, UK,  resulting in a £50 million business. It captured the…

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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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