puddings, slabs, biscuits and all things decadent

Christmas brings biscuits.  In every form and shape with fillings that are so comprehensive they would require a blog on their own.  I am a biscuit lover - but I have a very precise group of biscuits that I love.  Iced Zoo Biscuits?  Bakers this is top of the list.  And you don't simply shove the entire biscuit in your mouth, or bite off a piece.  There is a Zoo Biscuit protocol - you first lick the icing sugar animal on the top.  Then you scrape off the remainder of it with your teeth.  Then you eat the biscuit off all around the side and then, and only then do you eat the main part of the biscuit.  Go figure ... you got a good thing going.  

Then Enter Cadbury's Luxury Cookies.  An import yes, so the price is higher than normal biscuits, but got a good deal from a specials basket at Pick 'n Pay today.  Their claim to fame is real chocolate chips ... from Cadbury's obviously.  Do you taste the difference?  Is riding in a Porsche better than riding on a bicycle?  Yes - deeply decadent - creamy and very very chocolate-ish.  Have to pace myself. 

Whilst on chocolate let us move to an old childhood favourite of mine RUF Schokolade Mandel Feiner Pudding ...... simple to make - just like custard made on the stove - I use the microwave because my stove seems to be on some sort of go slow action.  This pudding has been a favourite of my dad and I since I was a little girl and yes, it has an eating protocol.  One does not simply hack away with a big spoon from anywhere.  You take a teaspoon and take a small mouthful from the side (note) and then the piece next to it, and so on and so on.  My hubby broke the circle of trust when he grabbed a soup spoon one day and scooped from the centre.  Available from German Butchers and deli's and selected Spar shops.  Also available from Dr Oetker ... but scarce to find. 

And finally .... Milka ..... seriously lekker chocolate from Germany.  It comes with all the normal fillings but Hazelnuts and the one with the Daim honeycomb pieces in it are top of my favourites list. You also get with Oreo filling, Bubbles and much more. Competitively priced and perfectly affordable it should definitely be on your shopping list - it melts well too in the microwave and when you have done that ... pour it into the ice tray ... freeze and drop into warm milk as needed.  Voila!!  Overseas they are available in at least 4 dozen more forms than here .... so importers, come on, get the good stuff over here. 

So it's chocolate all around this week.  Enjoy!

till soon
K xx