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    The chocolate collection plus #CookBlogShare 2020 wk 13

    Published: Mar 31, 2020 · Modified: Apr 7, 2020 by Jacqueline Bellefontaine ·

    composite shot of chocolate recipes.

    Find this weeks #CookBlogShare linky. Plus treat yourself to a little chocolaty goodness with my chocolate collection picked from the recipes linked up last week.

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    Welcome to #CookBlogShare the weekly linky for all things foodie hosted here on Recipes Made Easy the last Tuesday of the month, at Lost in Food on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and with our guests hosts on the remaining Tuesdays.

    Its the place where food bloggers can share their latest posts and for you to find new food blogs.

    March in a nutshell

    Whoah what a strange month. Firstly I want to say I hope that you and your loved ones are in good health, sadly something not one of us can take for granted just now.

    When I wrote my monthly update on #CookBlogShare just 5 weeks ago, like many I had no idea just how our daily lives regardless of where we lived in the world were going to change so dramatically and so rapidly.

    Just those few short weeks ago there were no food shortages in the UK and people were still going about their daily lives much as usual. Fast forward and now after a surprisingly rapid adjustment, life has changed n a away we would never have thought possible and things seem to be settling down a little to our new norms. Stressful time indeed!

    How have you found the adjustments and changes? I lost my blogging Mojo for a bit, I just couldn't get my head around writing recipes when there were empty shelves in the supermarket.

    I did manage to get a couple of recipes out over the last month including my Spicy chicken curry here on Recipes Made Easy and a lot later than planned Easter biscuits on Only Crumbs Remain.

    plate of spicy chicken curry served with rice with chapatis behind.
    Spicy Chicken Curry – Recipes Made Easy

    Away from the blogs, I also had my own family to worry about. My eldest son who has just moved away from home, works in hospitality which was one of the first trades that was closed down. And my youngest found his 6th year at uni suddenly curtailed. He was at home at the time and didn't return, so many of his worldly goods are still in a student rental accommodation in another part of the country and no vans available for hire to get his stuff home ( our small two-seater car is not much use for that).

    Meanwhile, there were things going on behind the scenes on the blogs. I have moved host from Siteground to Name Hero. Not the easiest of moves as I actually have two other smaller sites that needed moving as well. I went for a reseller hosting package so that each site had its own C panels. Many thanks to MaAnna at Blog Aid for her help I couldn't have done it without her.

    An added complication was at the same time as moving hosts I also had a change of domains for Only Crumbs Remain from .co.uk to .com. I had anticipated a bit of a fanfare on the change and to celebrate the fact that it was one year from posting my first recipe on Crumbs. Both past relatively unnoticed and I am wondering what else I have forgotten I need to do as a result of the change. My mind has been on other things there must be somethings I've forgotton.

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    Easter Biscuits – Only Crumbs Remain

    The chocolate collection

    Enough about my month, so now to my recipe round up from the recipes linked up to #CookBlogShare last week at Lost in Food. I've decided we could all do with a little treat in thes stressful times. With Easter just around the corner there were a few chocolate recipes linked up so here's my chocolate themed round up to put a smile on your face.

    Mini Egg Dessert Pots

    4 mini egg chocolate pots

    Easter may be a little different this year if you usually get together for a big family gathering, but there is no need to miss out on a treat. These Mini Egg Dessert Pots from The Baking Explorer are no bake, and you can make them earlier in the day and pop them in the fridge for later. You could get the kids involved in making them too as they are so simple to put together and layer up.

    Crunchy nobake peanut butter bars

    stack of chocolate peanut bars

    These No Bake Peanut Butter Bars from a Baking Journey have a delicious Chocolate Ganache and Peanut Butter Swirl on top. Not only super simple and easy to make, they are also Flourless Candy Bars made with No Eggs, No oven and 5 ingredients only! which you may just have already in your cupboard.

    Chocolate cherry pancakes

    stack of chocolate cherry pancakes.

    I love the combination of chocolate and cherries Sew white has used this flavour combination in her American style Chocolate cherry pancakes. The mix of cherries and chocolate chips in the fluffy pancakes is just so very tempting.

    Mini egg pancakes

    stack of mini egg pamcakes,

    and if cherry and chocolate is not your thing why not try Sew Whites Mini egg pancakes instead. An unusual Easter dessert or breakfast

    Chocolate Fudge Brownies

    pieces of chocolate fudge brownies.

    Nothing says chocolate more than Brownies and these Chocolate fudge brownies from Tin & Thyme look perfect. Just look at the shiny crust on the top and the deliciously gooey middle.

    Chocolate cornflake cakes with Easter eggs

    chocolate cornflake cakes with mini easter eggs.

    Chocolate Cornflake Cakes are one of the simplest treats to put together. Feast Glorious Feast has turned them into Easter nests by adding mini chocolate eggs for a cute Easter treat or top with your favourite chocolates for a year-round treat. Ideal to make with kids but entirely appropriate for adults too!

    Russian Slice

    3 Russian slices

    And to finish this chocolate collection we have another recipe from Feast Glorious Feast Russian Slice. Despite my dad being a baker, this is a cake that I have not come across before. Chloe informs that it is sometimes known as ‘Tipsy Cake’ in the US, and is an old school way that bakeries used to avoid food waste by utilising leftover and stale cakes. She also describes it as - boozy as heck! Thats sold it to me!

    #CookBlogShare 2019 week 13

    And Now to this week’s linky

    Non-bloggers – skip to the bottom of the page and click on the thumbnails that catch your eye to take you to the website where the recipe can be found. Remember they will be added to as the week goes on, so don’t forget to pop back and take a look again later.

     Bloggers Linking up this week?

    As I am away this week it may take me a little longer than usual to visit and comment on all the posts linked please bear with me and I will of course still be sharing them on social media.

    You can link up any foodie posts you have. Both old and new posts are welcome as long as they have not been linked to #CookBlogShare before. All you need to do is:

    • Link up a recipe or foodie post by clicking the blue ‘add your link’ button below and following the instructions. You can link up to 4 posts.
    • Add a link from your post back to this post (so everyone else can find it and link up too!) and / or add  the  NEW #CookBlogShare badge to your post (Code below – for WordPress copy and paste the code below into the text view of your post).
    • Comment on some of the other recipes linked up here (at least 2 for each link added but the more you can the better) and generally share the love with a bit of social media action!
    • Plus comment on either this post or one of the posts labelled HOST in the linky.
    Cook Blog Share

    Just to remind you, by joining in you are giving the #CookBlogShare hosts permission to use your pictures in a roundup and on social media if your recipe is selected as one of our favourites!

    Don’t forget to add  #CookBlogShare to your Instagram post and check out/comment on what others are posting on the  #CookBlogShare feed.

    You can also post your recipe on the Cook Blog Share Facebook Page.

    I will make sure I find the time to visit every post linked up this week, pin the recipes to our   #CookBlogShare group board and tweet the recipes.

    I will also comment on as many recipes as possible. Even if I do not have the time to comment on your post please rest assured, we really appreciate you taking the time to link your recipes and share others, we love having you as part of our fabulous #CookBlogShare community.

    SO, IT’S OVER TO YOU. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE ALL BEEN COOKING!

    You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

    Click here to enter

    Next week Linky will be on Curly's Cooking.

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    About Jacqueline Bellefontaine

    Jacqueline is a member of the Guild of Food Writers and has been a cookery writer and food stylist for over 25 years. She has written over 15 cookery books, in addition to writing for several major magazines. She likes to champion good basic home cooking and as the daughter of a master baker, she is passionate about home baking.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Kat (The Baking Explorer)

      April 05, 2020 at 9:24 pm

      So much chocolatey goodness! I'm drooling over here!

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    2. Rosemary

      April 03, 2020 at 9:30 am

      I think we all need some chocolate-based recipes at the moment (we are living in such strange times) and there are some fantastic ones here!

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 04, 2020 at 4:51 pm

        But which to try first?

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    3. Veronica

      April 02, 2020 at 2:02 pm

      What a lovely roundup - so many I'd like to try. There's going to have to be some serious dieting once this dreadful time is behind us!!! Hope your son manages to get his belongings back safely, but at least he's home with you. My family are scattered all over the world in South Africa and Australia, so a very worrying time right now.

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 04, 2020 at 4:52 pm

        My best friend is in Sydney and it seems strange that she is going through exactly the same thing. Strange times indeed. Hopeyou and your family stay safe.

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    4. Michelle Rolfe

      April 02, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      Such a difference a few weeks can make isn't it!? Its made us re-evaluate lots of things in life and whats important. Sharing my office with my husband and teenagers is proving interesting but we are lucky enough to live in a country setting, meaning we can have access to the woodland walks from our doorstep, this more than ever has made me realise that little luxury. Hope you guys are keeping okay given all the changes. And chocolate is just what I think I am eating every day without fail..! Stay safe x

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 04, 2020 at 4:55 pm

        Not much chnage to my working day as Mr B still goes into the office he walks and is the only one there so its strange for him. I quite like not sharing my river side walk with office workers and tourists. and grateful that I live in walking distance of the Thames Like the countryside there is something very calming about water.

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    5. Cat | Curly's Cooking

      April 01, 2020 at 7:49 pm

      It all escalated very quickly didn't it. I hope you and your family are all well. A great choice for a round up. I can't wait to try some of them soon!

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 04, 2020 at 4:56 pm

        Yes indeed the last few weeks seem to have pasts sooooo slowly on the one hand and so very quick on the other.

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    6. Sisley White

      March 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm

      Thank you so much for featuring my pancakes and for hosting this weeks round up. Love your blog.

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 01, 2020 at 9:55 am

        Thank you Sisley and you are welcome I love pancakes!

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    7. Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook

      March 31, 2020 at 6:50 pm

      Hi, Jacqui. I am glad you are safe. And thanks for hosting this week’s #CookBlogShare. Take care!

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 01, 2020 at 9:56 am

        Hope you are well too Jhuls worrying times for us all.

        Reply
    8. Jessica Cantoni

      March 31, 2020 at 6:09 pm

      I really hope you are all ok Jacqui - and your family too. Gosh, I feel like I’ve missed so much since taking a year out of blogging! I didn’t even realise that you now have two blogs?! Happy blog-versary too! Xx

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    9. Choclette

      March 31, 2020 at 2:40 pm

      Great idea. I'm all for chocolate, especially at the moment. It's all very disconcerting, but we bakers must go on - despite the lack of flour and eggs! Thanks for including my brownies.

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 01, 2020 at 9:58 am

        Those brownies look fabulous! I have been able to get eggs and as yet have not run out of flour though my supply of bread four is steadily dwindling:(

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    10. Janice Pattie

      March 31, 2020 at 1:40 pm

      I think chocolate is exactly what we all need right now! Some lovely recipes.

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    11. Lesley Garden

      March 31, 2020 at 11:57 am

      Great baking round up this week Jacqui and your Easter biscuits are top of my list for baking this week. I might also get my youngest to help out as she's enjoying time in the kitchen.

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 01, 2020 at 10:01 am

        Great to see lots of people cooking with their kids. I really hope this leads to more people cooing at home in the future so many people lacking the skills to cook at home which is such a shame.

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    12. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

      March 31, 2020 at 9:14 am

      Gosh, yes - it's been a strange old month and, as you say, such a contrast to last time you were hosting. My blogging life has remained largely unchanged... the big change for me has been having hubby and the kids home and having to juggle homeschooling between us. It's been tricky but we are trying to make it work for all of us. Big congratulations on your host move and 1st blogiversary for crumbs - can't believe it's been a year already. Delighted that it has turned out to be a very positive move for you! Eb x

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      • Jacqueline Bellefontaine

        April 01, 2020 at 10:03 am

        Thank you Eb. Yes in many ways my life ishas not changed as a blogger working for home. It is making me more organised I have in the past been know to go to my local sainsburys 3 times in a day! In fact I only half-jokingly refer to it as my large cupboard as it was so convenient.

        Reply

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