As part of a clear-out at work I needed to do something with a large jar of hazelnut paste (roast and ground hazelnuts with nothing added) After some trial and error I came up with the following recipe: Hazelnut paste 78% Icing sugar 18% Cocoa powder 4% Vanilla extract 0.2% Easy to make, just mix […]
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The World’s Coolest Ice Cream (Literally)
Following my experiences with Waves in Colombia in 2017 I was intrigued to see that another company is doing something similar closer to home. My visit to Chessington World Of Adventures yesterday was made more interesting by my first taste of Nitrogenie ice cream. As far as I could see liquid nitrogen (presumably at -196C) […]
Mixing With The Best
When Kate Hawkings was commissioned by Harper’s to write a piece on the new wave of non-alcoholic drinks she very sensibly responded by filling the upstairs room of The Drapers Arms with a wide variety of drinks and tasters – some professional and some (like me) distinctly amateur. I spent a very informative couple of […]
Vegan Versus Vegetables
The widely predicted January vegan NPD explosion left all the major supermarkets with extensive ranges of chilled vegan and vegetarian products. Which for a life-long vegetarian such as me (albeit one with a massive cheese habit) must be a good thing, yes? Well, not so far. Very few of these new products have hit the […]
The Best Restaurant In London Is In…Earlsfield!
Hoorah! At last a vegan restaurant that does not feel the need to imitate meat products – no fake chicken or fish here. Instead the aim is to demonstrate to all that vegan food can be tasty and filling. They achieve both aims, the latter perhaps too well. One of the most brilliant things about […]