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Comment on Magic in the Microwave: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:39:59 +0000

Hi Nicky, it is possible it cooked a bit too long. If you've got a faster microwave than mine it may dry it out faster. Maybe try cooking a little less next time and let me know how you go

Comment on Orange and poppy seed cupcakes with passion fruit butter cream by Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:35:07 +0000

Hi Kelly, with a fan forced oven I'd drop the temp by about 10C and keep an eye on them - they may be done quicker. My oven is pretty slow!

Comment on Orange and poppy seed cupcakes with passion fruit butter cream by Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:16:01 +0000

Hi Rachel, I have a fan forced oven and want to make the mini ones. Can you recommend a revised temperature as well as cooking time? Thanks in advance!

Comment on White chocolate and raspberry muffins by Miss Terry

Miss Terry — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:50:19 +0000

These are special! Just made a batch that went in seconds and am onto the second batch. GIrl after my own heart ))))))))))

Comment on Foodie travel: Vanuatu by John Nicholls

John Nicholls — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:24:21 +0000

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Comment on Magic in the Microwave: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding by Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:18:01 +0000

Hi, Rachel! So nice to meet you. I was drawn to your site after reading a comment you left at SmittenKitchen.com. Your use of language, including made-up words, was what drew me in, lol -- so charming --and I'm not disappointed! Just love the look of your blog, and enjoying your writing as well. So thank you so much for all your sharing!
On the subject of this recipe, would you agree that the 180ml of milk is equal to about 3/4 cup?
Again, so nice to find your blog and I look forward to exploring it thoroughly (especially the recipes)!

Comment on Foodie Weight Loss: 5 Keys to Losing Weight Without Sacrifice by Arnold

Arnold — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:55:06 +0000

I agree with the idea to eat food with many calories - if this is what we like. It does fill us up for a very long time. But - some of us have a real problem that we do not have the "I'm full now" sensation. So - if such a person would eat the wonderful fish-risotto, they would probably keep going way longer than what they could lose by being full a longer time. I don't know if all obese people are just like I was - All or nothing! The problem, I think, is that most of us who have had a life of overweight cannot abstain from the pleasure of eating "right now" in order to have a beautiful body and great health later. This is the constant struggle in our lives. We truly desire the beauty that comes with self mastery - but we obviously want even more the freedom of enjoying the pleasure of food. And my guess is that such a personality type will see the same kind of dilemma in other areas of our lives. For example; don't you think there are many of us who would have loved a college degree - but we wanted to have fun with our friends NOW, or we wanted to make money NOW instead of living the life of a student pauper. Reasearch has shown that simple tests with children will show a pattern in the that is very hard to break any time of their lives. The child who could not wait for 10 minutes in order to get twice as many m n m's, would later in life be without education, be overweight and perhaps have an adiction problem. Kids that could wait for 10 minutes would have better jobs and educations, they would be fitter, etc. It suggests to me that we must train our children from a young age to defer hedonistic pleasures in order to attain greater benefits in the future. Could this be the reason why making a log is such a threat to us? It threatens to take away our "freedom" to react on the spur of the moment. What do you think?

Comment on Magic in the Microwave: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding by Nicky

Nicky — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:57:40 +0000

One last thing, having relooked at your recipe it seems you had more sauce than I had, mine turned out to be more sponge, could I have over cooked it or not put enough water on top, any ideas welcomed!

Comment on Magic in the Microwave: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding by Nicky

Nicky — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:54:33 +0000

Sorry - forgot to say thank you Rachel for the recipe !!!

Comment on Magic in the Microwave: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding by Nicky

Nicky — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:53:34 +0000

I tried this today as a quick pudding for my daughters, I didn't know what to expect with it being made in a microwave and I am used to baking properly but I was really surprised by how good it tasted. My girls loved it and had two big helpings and I heated some up later for my hubby, I don't know if it would keep well til the next day as it had started to go quite hard a few hours later but as a quick tasty pudding it was perfect.