Monday, December 16, 2013

Simple delicious chocolate sauce, sans chocolate!


I WAS BLOWN AWAY YESTERDAY WHEN AFTER DINNER, I TRIED SOME HOMEMADE salted caramel icecream, with a rich chocolate sauce topping. What was even more surprising was that it didn't have any chocolate!

It was a thick, rich chocolate sauce that reminded me of the sauce in a McDonalds chocolate sundae. After begging for the recipe, I was told it was a mix of lots of cocoa, butter, vanilla, sugar and water. Her grandma taught her that recipe, so I felt I was getting a secret family recipe, but she couldnt tell me the quantities, she just knew when to add more until the consistency was right. Googling this, I found this recipe, which appears similar. The beauty is you can keep mixing until you finally get the taste and consistency you want.

GIVE IT A TRY. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THERE WASN'T ANY MELTED chocolate or cream, which are the two main ingredients I use in my chocolate sauces.




Saturday, December 14, 2013

Can't get you out of my head - food musings...

Marseille, the home of the mighty bouillabaisse

"There is no love sincerer than the love of food" 
- George Bernard Shaw

YOU KNOW THE FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD DO 
something, you even write it on your to-do list. But for one reason or another, every other task manages to leap frog it and it just never seems to make it on the top. It becomes a permanent resident, wooden spoon sitting at the bottom forever...

WELL, BABY STEPS I SAY. AFTER ALMOST 3 YEARS, TWIN PALATES ATTEMPTS to get back on the map. While we have been dormant online, offline we have been living the foodies dream. We just need to hire a blogger to dictate our thoughts and experiences. To those with established blogs - well done, we know first hand how much work it takes!


I'm not going to say this a comeback just yet. It's going to take some work, but just a sneak peak into what we've been up to in the last few months below. A separate post will give a sneak peak into the michelin stars, four of the worlds top ten restaurants, and the best food we've EVER EATEN! Stay tuned...


San Sebastian, foodies paradise and world capital of pintxos

Barcelona, iberian ham city

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, some of the finest anchovies & bruschettas

Vernazza, Cinque Terre, limoncello & unforgettable views

Modena, Italy - home of Ferrari & balsamic vinegar

Bologna, Italy - home of pasta ragu (bolognese) & tortellini

Parma, Italy - home of Parma ham & Parmigiano