chocolate – Page 3 – Choc Affair

28 Feb

Dutch Pancake Recipe – Plant based

Posted by

Linda

16/02/2023

These cookies are light and summery in flavour, and are simple to make. The only issue is managing to keep my daughters off the cookie dough, as sometimes I think they eat more of it as dough than they do cooked.

01 Feb

Dark Chocolate, News, Recipes

Spiced Classic Dark Hot Chocolate

Posted by

Linda

15/12/2022

Believed to have originated in India over 5,000 years ago, and renowned for its culinary and medicinal purposes, turmeric is a staple in Middle Eastern Cookery. Pleasantly spicy and full of flavour, it blends well with a touch of cayenne...

03 Nov

News

How to set up a Hot Chocolate Station

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chocolate

29/06/2022

A hot chocolate station is a great addition to add to your kitchen in the run-up to the festive season, or if you are like me, all year round! A drinking chocolate station can be easily made up. Click "continue reading" to find out more.

01 Jun

News

The Life of a Colombian Cacao Farmer

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chocolate

19/04/2022

We take great pride in working closely alongside our chocolate supplier and cocoa farmers. Today, we'd like to give you a taster of what it is like to be a Colombian cocoa farmer. Click "continue reading" to find out more.

27 May

News, Recipes

White Chocolate Baba Ghanouj Recipe

Posted by

Linda

03/05/2022

A delicious and smooth middle eastern puree, our White Chocolate Baba Ghanouj is ideal to enjoy on a warm summers evening. Filled with herbs and spices, click "continue reading" to get a copy of the recipe to try at home.

Linda Barrie, Founder of Choc Affair based in York, North Yorkshire

04 Mar

News

International Women’s Day: Women in British Manufacturing

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chocolate

07/03/2022

To mark International Women's Day, we talk to our founder, Linda Barrie about life in the manufacturing industry and why more women should consider careers in the sector.

View of cocoa trees and agroforestry system,

03 Mar

News

Can Classical Music Change The Taste Of Cocoa?

Posted by

Linda

04/03/2021

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.

17 Sep

News

Reforestation of Cocoa Growing Regions

Posted by

Linda

18/09/2020

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 the strain...

23 Jul

News

Making a Difference through Ethical Chocolate

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chocolate

16/07/2023

With a focus on caring for our environment, and respecting people and community, as a British producer of delicious flavour infused and origin chocolates, we believe strongly in responding to consumer changes in a way that is respectful of the planet. In recent years, we’ve...

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