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Category: Crazy Cooking Challenges

Chocolate Beetroot Cake

February 7, 2012January 24, 2023 ~ Tandy ~ 73 Comments

This month, the Crazy Cooking Challenge is to bake a chocolate cake. I decided to make Betty Bakes' Chocolate Beetroot Cake as I was wondering whether Dave, who does not like beetroot, would notice it in the cake. No-one who had a taste of this cake knew it had beetroot in other than Dave - and he thinks … Continue reading Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Chicken Noodle Soup | Crazy Cooking Challenge

January 7, 2012January 5, 2022 ~ Tandy ~ 58 Comments

Chicken noodle soup is known as Jewish penicillin for the natural antibiotics found in it. The health giving properties are meant to come from the bones. This is why I make my own chicken stock from scratch. I make a bone broth to ensure the best for the stock. And use the stock for my … Continue reading Chicken Noodle Soup | Crazy Cooking Challenge

Fudge | Made With Condensed Milk

December 7, 2011December 7, 2020 ~ Tandy ~ 52 Comments

The 7th of every month sees the Crazy Cooking Challenge reveal. This month we were challenged to make fudge. I was so pleased when my google search revealed my friend Sam's blog - Drizzle and Dip. However, two attempts at making her recipe were not successful. I am not sure why, as I have never made … Continue reading Fudge | Made With Condensed Milk

Chocolate Chip Cookies

October 7, 2011August 26, 2022 ~ Tandy ~ 25 Comments

This month, the Crazy Cooking Challenge is to make chocolate chip cookies. Being sucrose intolerant, this is one recipe I have not tried before, as it necessitates chopping up whole sugar free chocolate, and I have never really been bothered to go to all that work for a simple cookie. However, being challenged I set about … Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookies

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