I don't need an excuse to indulge in chocolate, dark chocolate is my favourite. I was delighted to be sent this book which details 25 gorgeous projects that will wow everyone before they indulge in your chocolate creations.
This book is a brilliant introduction to working with chocolate and livening up your home baking and help to make it look stunning. It is more of a cake decorating book than a baking book. There are recipes for a chocolate sponge cake with options for various sizes, chocolate cupcakes and chocolate brownies.
However, the book mostly contains instructions for decorating your baking with chocolate creations including intricate orchids, delicate blossoms, easy and impressive Christmas tree decorations and chocolate jewels, just to name a few. To make some of the creations in the book you will need some moulds and tools but these can be bought online relatively cheaply and there is a list of suppliers in the back of the book...
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Mission: Explore Food is the fourth in the series of Mission: Explore books. Written Collaboratively by a team of geography teachers, artists, therapists, and explorers. This book helps children explore their relationship with food. It includes chapters on growing, harvesting, cooking, eating, waste and soil. So the child looks at the whole process
from growth to plate and then what happens to the waste.
When I was offered this book to review for Louie my first thought was
that it couldn't be more ideal. He is massively enthusiastic about
science and reading at the moment, on top of that he has a difficult
relationship with food. I am keen to encourage exploration to help him
develop a better relationship… Continue reading →
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On my travels there are certain items that I found indispensible, especially when heading to far flung destinations. Aside from having Ray Mears or Bear Grylls constantly at my side throughout my trip, my handy box of traveller tricks has seen me through upset stomachs, cultural misunderstandings and saved me from looking like a blow fish after one too many mosquito bites.
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There are times when, as a mother, I just want to bash my head in exasperation. I'm pretty traditional in the way I raise my children and I think it shows in their behaviour and the kind of people they're growing up to be. With five of them, one thing I've never succumbed to is modern society's insistence that 'they're all winners' and 'no-one is better than anyone else'. Rewarding 'mediocre' irritates me to no end and, it seems, costs adults a small fortune as these rewards are getting bigger and more expensive.
However, what really has my goat is that, while everyone is busy
rewarding the so-sos, the 'average' kids are being left to just get on
with it while those who are particularly talented or gifted are being
missed entirely. Is it really any wonder Brits no longer excel at
anything?
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Family Life
In case you hadn't heard, Waterstone's is changing its logo and getting rid of the apostrophe, apparently because that little bit of punctuation is no longer practical in the age of the internet and email addresses. The move has sparked outrage amongst customers and, to be honest, I have to agree. I mean, of all the shops in the world, you would hope that the one selling literature would manage to be grammatically correct.
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a year ago
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Amazon have recently released their best-selling book list for 2011 and, knowing how much you all like a good read, I thought I would share some of their results with you. Books are considered one of the best gift ideas for any occasion due to their versatility but what titles made Amazon's list and why were they so popular?
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