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Pure Cocoa – Can you handle it?

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Cocoa is often confused for being chocolate, but it only becomes chocolate when cocoa beans are roasted and conched with sugar. Eating pure cocoa is not the same as eating chocolate, and the bitterness can take some getting used to, but you can satisfy a cocoa craving with less, and it’s obviously healthier too. Eating cocoa nibs or adding them to your meals can be a great idea. You get a nice amount of warmth from the nib, while depending on the provenance of the bean, you may get some nutty and fruity tones coming through too. If you’re already a lover of dark chocolate, then you may well enjoy the taste of pure cocoa, so give it a try. There’s a time and a place for an indulging bar...
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3 Easy yet Impressive Desserts

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You don’t always have to buy expensive ingredients or spend hours in the kitchen to make a tasty dessert for your dinner guests. We’re going to talk you through three quick and easy puddings that never fail to impress. Sticky Toffee Pudding Most people know how to knock up a sponge mixture, and you only need to make some slight adjustments to make a sticky toffee pudding. Along with sifted flour, add dark brown sugar, vegetable suet, bicarbonate of soda, ginger, egg and golden syrup. Then you bake. Easy. Apple pie This another favourite, and you only need flour, cooking apples, flour butter, honey and egg to make this traditional dish. For extra flavour, we recommend you add a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of mixed spice. Quick Lemon...
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Haggis on a Highlands Holiday

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There’s a lot more to the Highlands than just mountains and lakes, and one dish many people try whilst they’re on a Scottish holiday is haggis. It’s a dish that divides opinion, mainly because it includes sheep’s pluck (heart, liver and lungs). Obviously there are oats, onions and spices too, and even though it doesn’t seem very natural to eat part of an animal’s heart, you’ll completely forget it when you have a taste. Many top restaurants have haggis on their dinner menu, and it’s a dish that goes back thousands of years and it’s been perfected over time. It has been incorporated into other dishes from around the globe too, such as nachos, pasties, pies, lasagna and burgers. And if you have a fear of haggis, we invite you...
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What Are School Catering Services?

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School catering is an interesting catering service which has a number of benefits which make it attractive for a lot of people. While you may think that this type of service is expensive, you would be mistaken for thinking that, as in reality it is a pretty inexpensive service which is affordable for a lot of families. The system of school catering is one where you pay to have a variety of meals prepared for your children, so that they have a ready made meal, all of them healthy and of high quality, prepared for them. The idea is that the service makes up for shortfalls in your time and the school’s own meal plan, providing the child with a greater variety of options for a meal, all with higher...
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Organising your Catering Event

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When you’re planning a catering event, perhaps a dinner party, a BBQ or a hog roast, it’s important you do your homework first. You need to know how many people are coming, dietary requirements, the amount of food you need to order, and the equipment you need to make the dishes. When you get each of these different aspects nailed, you’ll feel a lot more confident and you can start organising a plan. To make sure the courses come out on time, you need to know how long each course is going to take, and you can then create a schedule for each of the courses. People won’t want to be left waiting for meals, and they’re going to expect a nice portion size and good quality food. Drinks are...
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Catering for a Children’s Birthday Party

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Catering for children can be quite difficult, because many youngsters can be fussy eaters, and it’s important that there are some snacks that every child can enjoy. There’s a lot of pressure today on caterers providing healthy food for kids, but that doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be any sweet treats. Triangle sandwiches can be a nice option, and if you create different types such as ham, chicken, tuna and cheese, there’s likely to be something for every child. Having party snacks can also be a nice idea, but the most important food is going to be the cake. It should be fun and reflect the child’s personality, and you can’t go wrong with a chocolate cake with creative icing. The great thing with children’s parties is that they don’t have...
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Hot and Sour Noodle Soup – A Quality Starter

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Noodle soup may seem like an easy dish but it takes some skills to get the flavours right. To help you make a noodle soup that leaves a long lasting impression, we’re providing a quick and easy recipe: Ingredients A handful of dried wholewheat noodles A splash of groundnut oil 1 tablespoon of grated ginger 1 red chilli(deseeded) 4 boneless chicken thighs 700ml of vegetable stock 4 medium sized sliced mushrooms A splash of dark soy sauce 2 spring onions, sliced Cooking Boil some water in a pan and start cooking the noodles when the water reaches boiling point. Then when cooked, rinse and drain the noodles under cold running water and place them into two separate bowls. Next up, heat up a wok and add the rest of the...
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