2012 February | Chocolate Chilli Mango

Almond Milk & Loaf … waste not, want not

Posted on Feb 26, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Breads & Quickbreads, Breakfast, Cakes, Nuts, Protein, Special Diet | 36 comments

Almondfest 2012 is still going strong here in the Land of CCM Remember I mentioned making my own almond milk? Oh mamma, how good is homemade almond milk, chilled, on a hot summer’s day? There are no words sufficient to describe its fabulousness. Even better than having a fresh bottle of delicious almond milk is knowing you can bake...

Posted on Feb 24, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Fruit, Special Diet | 9 comments

I wish I had a funky story to write about. I don’t. I don’t even have fabulous photos to share. Life now is all about work … renovations … cleaning … work … I wish I could just spend more time in the kitchen and sharing my fabtastic kitchen adventures with you. Not too many of those happening over the past few...

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Nuts, Protein, Protein Bread, Savouries, Special Diet | 29 comments

Welcome to Almondfest 2012 … or maybe Protein Bread Fest? Anyone following the CCM Facebook page will notice I’ve gone totally nuts with the almonds lately. I’ve recently started making my own fresh almond milk again, after a long period of laziness. I just got sick of buying almond milk that wasn’t 100% almond milk. I like to...

Posted on Feb 12, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Chocolate, Confectionery, Fruit, Special Diet | 5 comments

I cannot totally express my joy at spending an evening in my kitchen surrounded by the sight and aromas of sifted cacao and … oh my sweet criollo … melting couverture. Since my week of chocolate abstinence, I’ve hardly eaten much chocolate. Well, aside from those scrummy protein truffles, but I won’t count the raw cacao...

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 in All Recipe Posts, Protein, Protein Bread, Special Diet | 20 comments

We’re clearly on a fitness bender over at my place now. Well … *looks around in vain* … at least I am. No fear. Desserts, cakes, pastry, whatever coming up again soon what with a few birthdays and an anniversary looming at the end of February. I promised badass proper truffles too, didn’t I? Just a little more protein to end...