Eastern Stars

This was a recipe my Little Pet invented over 15 years ago at secondary school for a Year 8 cookbook.  It was really easy to make then, and we were happy to discover, it is still really easy to make and very delummy. Ingredients 10g cooking chocolate 85g cocoa (or drinking chocolate if you don’t want it sooooo cocoa-ie) 85g …

Bruges

  Walking around Bruges, or Brugge as it is known in Flanders, is like walking around a fairy tale.  The town is simply enchanting, with beautiful houses with delightfully stepped roofs (no boring triangles here), picturesque cobbled lanes, charming bridges spanning leafy, tree-lined canals and, more importantly still, chocolate shops occupying every fourth shop in sight.  Shop numbers one, two and …