Sweets for Music Festivals and Holidays At last the weather is definitely Summery! It's a good time to think about what sweets you should take with you when you are out and about. We all like to have some sweets on hand...
It is interesting to see how our perception of flavours change over time. Not that long ago chocolate was considered almost exclusively a sweet flavour, now increasingly one can find chocolate in savoury recipes. Maybe it is the Mexican influence on...
A friend has just got back from the states, as a treat they brought me a bag full of sugar free candy from the states. It struck me just what a great variety there is and how hard it...
There is currently much media mention of a number of diet theories particularly for carb or gluten free diets. For the majority of adults, following these regimes may be a matter of personal choice. However, increasingly parents are imposing the same...
It's short, sweet and sugar free this week We have a couple of new additions to our range. One is Thorne's Rum and Butter toffee. The other is a really nice dark orange chocolate - orange in flavour not in...
Looking at Google I found a recipe for home made sugar free mints. They were made with Xylitol which is easily found in the supermarkets. Recipe http://momsfrugal.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/xylitol-mints.html The recipe appeared very simple: double the amount of xylitol to water and heat...
Ever wondered why some sweets are called hard boiled. It's all to do with water content Most sweets are made from a syrup made with sugar and water, or in the case of sugar free sweets, an isomalt syrup or...
Onto the second part about chocolate even if it is not sweetened with Stevia. There are a number of processes that the raw beans have to go through before the familir product is made. Roasting First of all the cocoa beans need to...
I have been reading about the production of chocolate. I find it really fascinating and my mind boggles at who worked out how to produce it Where does Chocolate come from Chocolate is extracted from the seeds of a plant that...
