Ready for Yule
I guess it needs a sprig of holly ideally (Greenery will really counterbalance the 450g of chocolate, the 285ml of double cream and the five eggs. I think I’ve put on weight just by looking at this thing - I have never made anything quite so frivolously calorific before but my goodness it looks tasty!), but it’s not quite Yule yet and I can get some of that tomorrow:

Yuletide greetings, all
I have spent the day so far cleaning and cooking, which is all terribly domesticated. However, every trace of dust, painting equipment, and random screws (because no matter what you’re having done in the house it always seems to generate more screws than there seems to have been things from which the screws could have emanated) has been evicted from downstairs and the furniture is back where it belongs.
All that’s left are the finishing touches - moving the tv and unit back down there, moving the birds back down there, hanging pictures, and investing in lots more throws for the furniture.
Just in time for us to collapse onto it for the festive season. Wooyay!
December 21st, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Wow! Death by chocolate by another name. Looks delicious but dangerous
December 21st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Yum, looks worth the risk to me
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:35 am
Thank you, ladies! It’s much less sickly than I expected it to be. Which is dangerous…
This is the recipe, should you feel so inclined at any point: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3049/yule-chocolate-log
December 22nd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Hurrah for finishedness!
Enjoy it
FWIW we’re still finding stray screws and nails in the gravel around the outside of the house over two and a half year on from the departure of the Bui1ders.
December 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
I have tasted the Yule log and YUM, it is seriously gorgeous. Moist and just melts in the mouth……mmmmmmmmm