This past weekend I got it into my head to make some chocolate fondue, I'm a big fan of dipping dishes but I'd never attempted to make one myself. This time however I decided to try what I call "blind cooking", making something I'd never made before without a recipe, depending solely on the way it tasted to be able to guess what went into it.
I famously made a disastrous risotto using my blind cooking method, stupidly using regular rice I bought from Ogba Sunday Market instead of Arborio or Carnaroli rice (where on earth would I have found those in Lagos sef, even if I had known).
With this fondue however, I was like its just melting chocolate, not too big a deal. It wasn't an all out failure like my risotto but it wasn't a roaring success either. Experience is the best teacher anyway, now I have a recipe. Decided to have my friends Amerie and Craig over to try it with me.
Wasn't sure if I could use regular chocolate or I had to buy cooking chocolate, so I just went with my Old Faithful, Dairy Milk and my favourite dipping fruit, strawberries. Pineapples and marshmallows are pretty good too, only fondue I can't stand is the cheese one, weird how I detest cheese but I love pizza.
After gorging ourselves on stawberry dipped chocolates and a sweet Portugese Madeira, Amerie and I got ready for our friend Hazel's birthday. Started messing about with my camera while we were getting ready
Amerie
Metallic gold loose blazer - River Island
Ribbed tank - H&M
Leather skirt - H&M
Fringed box purse - Topshop
Spiked sandals - River Island
The birthday girl
Hazel
And a fun night was had by all.
Love and light xx
p.s. Had to add that I recently got my copy of London Life, Lagos Living by Bobo Omotayo, ordered it off Amazon.
Awesome book, go get yours xx
I famously made a disastrous risotto using my blind cooking method, stupidly using regular rice I bought from Ogba Sunday Market instead of Arborio or Carnaroli rice (where on earth would I have found those in Lagos sef, even if I had known).
With this fondue however, I was like its just melting chocolate, not too big a deal. It wasn't an all out failure like my risotto but it wasn't a roaring success either. Experience is the best teacher anyway, now I have a recipe. Decided to have my friends Amerie and Craig over to try it with me.
Wasn't sure if I could use regular chocolate or I had to buy cooking chocolate, so I just went with my Old Faithful, Dairy Milk and my favourite dipping fruit, strawberries. Pineapples and marshmallows are pretty good too, only fondue I can't stand is the cheese one, weird how I detest cheese but I love pizza.
After gorging ourselves on stawberry dipped chocolates and a sweet Portugese Madeira, Amerie and I got ready for our friend Hazel's birthday. Started messing about with my camera while we were getting ready
Amerie
Metallic gold loose blazer - River Island
Ribbed tank - H&M
Leather skirt - H&M
Fringed box purse - Topshop
Spiked sandals - River Island
The birthday girl
Hazel
And a fun night was had by all.
Love and light xx
p.s. Had to add that I recently got my copy of London Life, Lagos Living by Bobo Omotayo, ordered it off Amazon.
Awesome book, go get yours xx
Nice. where did you get your bedsheet?
ReplyDelete@Anon 8.11, thanks. I got it at Primark
ReplyDeleteLMAO @ blindly cooked risotto! I can only imagine...
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You are such a beautiful lady.Reading your blog makes me want to start one too. hmm. What Camera do you use? Nice pictures
ReplyDelete@TheWhiteList Love your blog btw. No lol'ing, I shamed myself before family and friends
ReplyDelete@Adaku, aaawww we're namesakes! I can already tell you're gorgeous, "Adaku's" are beautiful people, lol. Thank you babe. You should totally start one, its a very liberating experience I tell you. I use a Nikon.
you look so like Nicki M in the first pic. Love your hairstyle. Pls what's the name of the weave?
ReplyDeleteHey could you do a review on 'London Life Lagos Living'
ReplyDeleteWhat does it contain?