Chocolate

Lucy is a friend of mine and her mum used to make this truly fab no-bake chocolate slice. That’s not even the best thing about her, either. Although it’s gotta be up there, a decent chocolate slice recipe being one of life’s quiet pleasures. Years ago, Lucy used to write on her now-gone blog about …

Zucchini biscuits? To be honest, I’m a little bit meh when it comes to making sweet treats ‘healthy’. Part of me thinks, “just have the darn sweet and move on” and part of me thinks, “how clever to pack some goodness into a biscuit.”  I mean, what the hell is a zucchini doing in a biscuit? …

The chocolate and rosemary biscuits are just a little bit different. The rosemary adds a subtle tang that brings out the flavour of the chocolate. Just up the road there is a front hedge grown from rosemary bushes. It smells just as delicious as you’d imagine, especially when our neighbour is trimming the hedge back. The sharp …

I absolutely LOVE these chocolate crackle bliss balls. They are one of my favourite little treats. They are really rich and satisfying, so one is often enough (although an extra one for luck is nice). The recipe is originally from this one at Wholefood Simply, although I’ve probably made it slightly less healthy by using Rice …

You would never in a million believe that these coconut, raspberry and white chocolate muffins were healthy. Well, apart from the white chocolate… I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone mention that white choc was a health choice. But there rest of these muffins are perfection. Full of wholegrain goodness with the most moreish flavour. …

For a family that generally goes large for celebrations, we’ve always had a rather small Easter. Easter bunny makes his faithful appearance – we put hats out the night before for him to leave his chocolate eggs (how does he visit your place?). I always make a lavish scavenger hunt for the kids to find …