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Raw Chocolate workshop London I am very excited to announce that I will be hosting a Raw Chocolate Workshop on the 8th February. It will be hosted in Richmond, London and will last around two hours. In this workshop you will learn: - The process of bean to bar – How to taste chocolate – The health benefits of raw cacao – How to make raw chocolate (a big money saver) – How to make cacao energy

Vegan sugar free rum balls I really hope you know what rum balls are. If you are from Scandinavia or indeed Germany then the chances are that you do. For those of you that haven’t a clue, let me explain. Rum balls are the greatest thing in the world. When I was a kid, a rum ball was a huge huge treat. My mum would get me one from the bakery and I would gobble it up. I was convinced it was a grown up treat and t

Chocolate date balls I make these all the time. I think most of my friends have tried them, my clients all make them now with ease and there is always a stash of them in our fridge. They taste amazing, they are ready in 5 minutes and you can customize them in so many ways. The basic recipe needs only dates, raw cocoa and walnuts. By grinding down the walnuts and cocoa into a powder you can use the dates to bind them

Vegan spiced hot chocolate Today is a hot chocolate day. I called it. There is nothing in the world more comforting that hot chocolate to me. Served in a mug big enough to do the double hand wrap around. Legs tucked up underneath me, cosy jumper on. You get the picture. You can’t hold this pleasure against me. I grew up in Norway. This means I survived 15 years of arctic winters. I have little need for sunlight

Vegan chocolate truffles I had to stay at home today. As most of you know, we just moved back to London and with a house move comes deliveries. Deliveries with a 12 hour delivery slot. Seriously, how is this still happening? The London part of me really wants to grumble, gripe and moan. To stomp my feet and kick up some sort of customer complaint fuss. The other side of me, well that side simply relishes the enforced

Chocolate avocado mousse I feel like with this one, I need to let the photos do the talking. I hope that they will convince you to go to your fruit bowl and select a ripe avocado. To measure out a good spoonful of rich, raw cocoa into a mixing bowl. To pour in a splash of maple syrup and tumble in some fresh berries. That you will then stand and blend these simple ingredients until a rich, thick mousse forms. Then sp

  Natural Nutella When I cook I often have the food network on in the back ground. There is something comforting about cooking to monologue of recipes and food broken down item by item. The other day whilst I was trying to perfect polenta pizza an advert for Nutella came on. It stuck in my head and so in the midst of pizza base testing I found myself roasted hazelnuts and sifting raw cocoa. It turns out that mak

Raw Bounty Bites Last week was consumed by a certain number , 70.3 We flew out to Mallorca as Alex was preparing to race the half Ironman. The week leading up seemed stuffed with food. Large bowls of quinoa, vast quantities of baked granola, fruit and vegetables by the bucket loads and vats of almond milk. There was also risottos, spelt lasagnas, raw pizza, cocoa energy balls, and a new addition – Raw Bounty bi

Sweet potato brownies These are lick the bowl clean, wait impatiently by the oven, eat them whilst they are still warm brownies.They are made for sharing with friends with a cup of tea and a good belly laugh. They are also vegan, refined sugar free, grain free and contain a vegetables. I mean seriously, could it get any better? Eating gluten free can sometimes be a challenge but these brownies are a real crowd please

Spring Chocolate nests I grew up a foreigner. I was too English to be Norwegian and too Nordic to be English. No matter where I was, I was misplaced. All my family traditions are a mishmash of old English and new Norwegian. Each year I buy pussy willows to decorate with feathers and I carefully paint blown eggs. I download the nicest murder book that I can handle and arrange a Easter egg hunt. I relish the first rays