Kitchen Chronicles: Ultimate Haute Chocolate

I don't know about you but I am a huge fan of comfort foods and indulgence during these cold winter months. I'm huge on indoor snuggling, movies under my sheets and hot cups of something pretty, which is where this sexy cup of chocolateness comes into play!

I decided to bail on the traditional powdered sachet of hot chocolate and went for something homemade and authentic, also known as a bar of Swiss milk chocolate, cinnamon bark steeped in milk, a touch of vanilla essence with cream on top, sprinkled with cinnamon dust!

Looks like you know the ingredients already! Honestly you have to try this, especially if you're a chocolate lover - the deliciousness is dangerous...

Enjoy!!!

INGREDIENTS

6 milk chocolate bar pieces [any type of milk chocolate is fine!]
Glass of Milk
1 Cinnamon bark stick
Cinnamon spice
1/2 capful of Vanilla Extract
Whipped Cream

Method: Heat milk in saucepan until hot, then remove from stove and add cinnamon bark and let steep in milk for 10-15 minutes. [The longer the more potent the cinnamon taste]

After 10-15 minutes remove cinnamon using small sieve. Then place milk back on stove and add chocolate cubes stirring the milk slowly until chocolatey. Then add 1/2 capful of Vanilla Extract.

Pour your saucepan of yumminess into a latte glass or mug and top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon spice... et voila! Heaven in a cup!!!

For my mint chocolate lovers, O yes I went there and yes it was delicious! All you need is to replace the cinnamon with mint leaves!!
Avec amour… Fiona

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5 Beauty Smoothies [Your Hair, Skin & Body Will Love You For !!!]

Hey loves, will keep this post short and sweet because you know I like to write! Can go on for ages for no reason! Here are 5 of my favourite Smoothies and their ingredients. The video shows how I make them using my Nutribullet blender!
Enjoy x

Antioxidant Bliss
[Blueberries, Strawberries, Pineapple, Flaxseeds, 2 Passionfruit, 1 Carrot, Pure Apple Juice]
The Green Smoothie
[Spinach, Kale, 1 Banana, 2 Apples, 1 Kiwi, Pure Apple Juice]
Mango Colada
[1 Banana, Pineapple, Coconut Milk, Avocado, Mango, Oats]
Kiba Twist
[Almond Butter, Strawberries, 1 Banana, Pineapple, Coconut Milk]
Vitamin C Blast
[1 Orange, 2 Apples, 1/3 of a Cucumber, Ginger, 1 Kiwi, Pure Apple Juice]

Avec amour... Fiona

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Kitchen Chronicles: Mango & Pineapple Blush Smoothie

I joke not when I say my cheeks shy up when I taste something really tangy or sweet, it goes either two ways:

woah that was sour or mmm... smile, now that was yummy!

Of course in this case reaction 2 was the one when it came to this tropical concoction! As you may know I embarked on a Smoothie/Juice a day challenge at the very start of the year [instagram knows this!], and despite the occasional missed day I can say this has been one of the most consistent things in my life! I honestly think I've consumed more fruit and veg year to date than any other year I have lived and my body, skin and life in general are thanking me for it!

Ingredients? Here we go...

Ingredients [serves 4]

• 1 Mango
• 1 Mango Yogurt
• 2 Oranges
• 1 can Pineapple in natural juice

Into the blender till smooth and Bob's your uncle!

Avec amour... Fiona
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New Series! Kitchen Chronicles : Garlic Prawn Linguine

A different kind of post today I just couldn't let this one go, I miss my cooking days! I've gotten so caught up with work and planning a few events that I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I had time to really indulge in some therapeutic kitchen time. Well this weekend just gone I wasn't about to let my hour of free time go to waste, I took a trip to my local supermarket and picked up some of the ingredients below. This was the most beautiful garlic prawn dish I have ever made! I often throw garlic into my pasta dishes because it flavours so beautiful and of course is healthy!

Plus I'm now a new Basil fan, I had no idea just how much of a difference it could make to the taste of the dish! Anyway enough drooling over my now empty plate... Here goes the recipe... Enjoy!!!

Ingredients:

[serves 4]

• 1 onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 5 vine ripened tomatoes
• 5 sprigs of fresh basil [chopped]
• 225g jumbo king prawns
• 100g baby mushrooms sliced
• Rapeseed oil
• salt
• 1 small chicken stock cube
• pepper to season

How to

Pasta:

• Boil Linguine in pre-boiled water with a few sprinkles of salt till al dente

Sauce: 

• Heat 2 tbpsns of Rapeseed oil in a wok
• Add sliced onion and diced garlic, fry till golden brown
• Add prawns, once mid way cooked add pinch of salt, pepper and chicken stock cube
• Immediately after seasoning add mushrooms and tomatoes, mix to spread flavour
• Finally add chopped basil
• Once cooked add drained pasta to the stiry fry and mix till pasta has been fully immersed with the sauce
• Allow to cook for 2 minutes
• Serve!!!

Avec amour...

Fi x