One of our favourite chocolatiers is Charbonnel et Walker and we’ve reviewed several of their truffles and chocolates over the past few years. They recently very kindly sent me more of their lovely chocolates to try and I was lucky as I was sent a box I’ve been wanting to try for a while, English Rose […]
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This week’s sweet treats : 31/10/2014
What better way to start your Friday than with our weekly round-up of some of the many sweet treats we’ve eaten this week. Here’s five of our favourites! Clockwise from L-R 1. I found another Portugese tart, they seem to be quite popular now. Also known as Pastéis de Nata, they are made from a […]
Philippe Bouvier – Chocolatier
A while back I wrote about my cycling trip to Brittany, France. All week I hadn’t had a chance to find any chocolates along the pretty country lanes or small villages we cycled through, but on the last day on our way back to the ferry port in St.Malo I found some, not only in the […]
Mother’s Day – gift ideas
Mother’s Day. The only day of the year that I wish I’d had more children – apart from my birthday I suppose. Plus one of the very many days where I wish I still had my lovely mother with us. Anyway, it’s the day to celebrate your mother and show her just how much you […]