Dubai chocolate has been all the rage over here this year. The story of its origin is told here on Wikipedia – Dubai Chocolate. It’s really expensive to buy in the UK. Chocolate prices are high anyway but a 145g bar of this retails for £9.99 in our supermarkets. Around $14. I wouldn’t be sharing a bar that size with anyone!
Continue readingI haven’t posted a recent pics blog for a while so, I thought I’d blog a few recent stock uploads which are food related.
I’ve needed to write a short blog to catch up on some of my recent bakes and food images. So here goes. First up is a Lemonopita, a Greek Lemon Pie. The idea for making this came about after we discovered lemon pie in a new Greek bakery in Bristol. It’s the same as a Greek Orange Pie, made with crushed filo pastry, but uses a lemon syrup, rather than orange syrup, to soak the cake.
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It’s been a while since I posted a baking blog so here are some images of a cake I bought and had delivered last week. It’s called a Bertha and it’s a huge slice of layered chocolate sponge and dark chocolate ganache. Berthas are made by a bakery in Leeds, UK, called Get Baked and they have become a huge social media hit. I’ve debated over ordering a slice for some time and all I can say now, having sampled one, is that Bertha is fantastic and didn’t disappoint.
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My obsession with all things Greek (as far as baking goes) continued today when I tried a recipe for Greek Saragli which are Baklava Rolls.
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On a recent trip to Cyprus I tried a proper Sokolatopita or Greek Chocolate Pie in a supermarket cafe. It was early in the morning and most of the pie had already been sold. I soon realised why as I tucked in to my portion, it’s an indulgent, delicious treat. Before we left I went back to the cafe counter to get another portion, to take away with us, and it had all gone!
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I’ve decided to start blogging some of my bakes as baking is something I really enjoy. If I can share a few recipes that’s good as well. It’s how I get a lot of my ideas.
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This week our Lens Artists Challenge host is Anne. The challenge is Life Changes. A chance to highlight something that has enriched or changed your life. My choice would be ‘Baking’, which ties in nicely with my photography because, for me, the two are closely linked.
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