Gold foil patty pans
On August 18, 2014 (I scrolled back through Instagram) Celia posted a photo of the 5000 foil cups she’d just purchased. She’d found them for $1 a sleeve, and there were 500 per sleeve. Now any time she uses any she tags me in the Instagram photo and I have a good old laugh about it. So it seemed only fitting that some should make their way into my kitchen.
Useful bags
Jay, Elliot and I all got given a useful bag. Jay’s will be headed off with him later this week to Sri Lanka, mine will house my phone and Elliot’s will carry what ever his little heart desires.
Tempered Golden Ticket Chocolate Bars
I followed Celia’s tempering chocolate at home tutorial not too long ago and I’m 98% sure everything went well. The second time I had a go, things didn’t work so well. I’m a super visual learner, closely followed by kinaesthetic learner, so tempering chocolate under Celia’s watchful eye is the best way for me to learn. We spent time in her kitchen, drinking a glass of delicious port, tempering chocolate. And she sent these bars home with me.
A block of tempered chocolate
To temper chocolate you need a block of tempered chocolate. It’s really tricky to find such thing to purchase, so for my first attempt I used a lindt chocolate bar, but that’s super tricky to work with. Celia, being the exceptionally kind woman that she is, sent me home with a bar that she had made.
Chocolate molds
There’s no point tempering chocolate if you don’t have some cute molds to set your chocolate in.
Port
My Darling Lemon Thyme*
I love Emma’s books, I’ve talked a lot about A Year In My Real Food Kitchen, and so I jumped at the opportunity to buy this one.
Lola Berry’s Summer Food*
I’ve looked at Lola Berry’s cookbook’s previously and have really enjoyed them, but never felt the need to buy them. I saw this one though and I couldn’t put it down. It’s full of beautiful, light and fresh meals just in time for summer.
Ah, you crazy girl, thank you SO much for spending the day with us. I had the best time!! And you KNOW I couldn’t be happier to share gold foil cups and useful bags, right? Hahahaha!
I had so much fun Celia! It was so lovely to meet you.
Lucky friends of yours who will get choccy gifts this year. I love the My Darling Lemon Thyme book, got mine from Aldi too. Can’t wait to see what you make from it!
Such a great find!
Hello there, lovely one! I saw your photo on Instagram… what a hoot with you and Celia catching up. Love the vid. I can smell that cake from here. Yum. Thanks for the wonderful shout out and the peek into your December kitchen xx
It was such a lovely day with Celia, thanks so much for hosting!
I wasn’t going to make a cake this year either, but am already beginning to have second thoughts. I know there’s still time …
The hilarious this about this, is that I did make one, and we haven’t cut it yet, but now I’m having a month off gluten…
I enjoyed the IG photos from your visit with Celia. It looks like you both had a fantastic time! How lucky that you were able to visit her in real life. And the awesome chocolates you brought home, I’m quite jealous.
We had such fun!
how lovely to spend some time with celia. i always feel she is like the godmother of all the food bloggers. not sure what you mean about having to have tempered chocolate in order to make tempered chocolate? seems like the chicken and the egg.:) have a great xmas.
She really is! You need a block of tempered chocolate (you can use lindt) to teach the other chocolate how to be tempered. Funny I know.
My mother in law gave me My Darling Lemon Thyme for Christmas last year! I love it!
I really need to have a good look through it.