I love a good Porter and it's even better when accompanied by a Chocolate Brownie, but I'm not the first to realise that beer and...

Blossoms appearing, daffodils in bloom, vaccination numbers building, all these bring hope of rebirth and brighter things to come. There...

That's exactly what Lindt have created at their new museum in Zurich, with a 9metre chocolate fountain (unfortunately no fingers or...

We are slowly emerging from full on lock-down but it will be a while before things go back to how they were, if they ever do. Some...

I can't be the only one who starts humming the Kaiser Chiefs everytime I hear the word ruby, but it does put a smile on my face and so...

Today is Stir up Sunday; the traditional Sunday before Christmas for getting all the family together to make a Christmas pudding....

October is a great month, the last of the summer sun gives way to blustery winds and we dig out the winter coats to keep warm and cosy...

Last weekend The 3 Brewers of St Albans opened up their brewery for the day, with live music, beer tours, BBQ by The Plough at Sleapshyde...

We had lots of unusual visitors at St Albans' Farmer's Market yesterday. American police car sirens shattered the calm as they escorted...

Yesterday, July 7th, was World Chocolate Day, apparently the day chocolate was introduced to Europe way back in 1550. If, like me, any...

January and February Farmer's Markets have been pretty cold and very wet. Thanks to everyone who still ventured out, it can be a hard...

Happy Valentines Day - with January out of the way, it's the perfect time to get back to enjoying chocolate and I've just discovered a...

December is upon us and it's feeling cold and wintry this week, with the first proper ice- scraping of car windows this morning,...

So much fun creating a castle fit for a Knight for a 6th birthday party. 4 layers of yummy Dark Chocolate cake, sandwiched with creamy...

After a break in August, so nice to be back at the Farmer's Market in September, Great Taste Award flags on the stall and sunshine too. ...

Great Taste, the world’s most coveted food awards, celebrating the very best in food and drink, has announced the Great Taste stars of...

If you've got a special occasion coming up and fancy something chocolatey there's now something new on my menu........ A semi-naked...

Hot Chocolate does not have to be kept for cold, chilly days, although it's great for warming hands and hearts in cold weather it can...

The sun shone for the June Farmer's Market, my first without rain and no need for a coat -yippee! Some of the chocolate wasn't too happy...

A new world record has just been achieved with the largest structure made of chocolate - a house and everything in it. A chocolate...