Linda Barrie – Choc Affair

03 Mar

Can Classical Music Change The Taste Of Cocoa?

04/03/2021
By Linda Barrie

Can classical music have an effect on the flavour profile of cocoa beans? It’s an interesting question which Luker Chocolate (our chocolate supplier) is currently researching in Columbia.

27 Nov

News

Great News About Drinking Chocolate!

27/11/2020
By Linda Barrie

We've got to share with you the good news! It's that time of year now where the nights are dark earlier, it's cold and a little damp - making it the perfect time to snuggle up with a luxurious...

20 Oct

Family and kids, News

Halloween Traditions

27/11/2020
By Linda Barrie

Traditions generally creep up on us and we often don't think about how or why we are doing the things the way we do. Halloween is a time of several of these traditions, and we've included just 4 for...

20 Oct

News

The Folklore of Jack of the Lantern

27/11/2020
By Linda Barrie

Pumpkin Lantern With Halloween creeping up on us, we wanted to explore how the pumpkin became significant for this season, and here in lies the tale of Jack O' Lantern.

07 Oct

News

The Tradition Of Halloween

27/11/2020
By Linda Barrie

Halloween Festivals With Halloween fast approaching, the shops full of costumes, scary masks, and plenty of Halloween chocolate and treats, we've been doing some reading to trace the roots of Halloween and the...

17 Sep

News

Reforestation of Cocoa Growing Regions

18/09/2020
By Linda Barrie

I don't know whether you caught Sir David Attenborough’s Extinction: The Facts on Sunday evening, but as the title suggests it was quite a harrowing look at the state of the world's environmental situation, with many species facing extinction, due to...

24 Jun

Dark Chocolate, Family and kids, Recipes, Vegan

Frozen Hot Chocolate

23/07/2020
By Linda Barrie

If you have any chocolate in the house (classic milk or dark chocolate works the best), you can use it to make a lovely frozen hot chocolate. The amount of milk will depend on how...

22 Jun

Dark Chocolate, Gluten Free, Recipes

Chocolate & Strawberry Roulade

24/06/2020
By Linda Barrie

Chocolate and Strawberry Roulade Sponge Roll75g Dark Chocolate175g Caster Sugar6 Large Eggs, Separated2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, Sifted Filling: 450ml/15fl oz Double CreamIcing Sugar, SiftedPunnet of fresh strawberriesCocoa powder to...

18 Jun

Family and kids, News

Venturing out of lockdown

18/09/2020
By Linda Barrie

Here we all are slowly easing out of the most crazy time of a generation, and waiting with baited breath to see if the economy starts to recover. I don't know about you, but this feels like a...

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