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Fun stuff – customise your ice cream toppings

August 16, 2012

I saw this and couldn’t resist telling you about it. Now you can make ice cream toppings (or cake decorations) from any of your favourite chocolate or sweets – within reason – the only limitation being your imagination and how highly you value your teeth.

Seriously though, it’s a great idea for occasional use or kids’ birthday parties. Pop your ingredients in the Topper Chopper, turn the handle to mash them up, then just sprinkle them out of the base or use it for dipping ice creams in.

At £19.99 I think the price is a little steep and could put people off – especially when compared to ready-made toppings –  but for kitchen gadget gurus, it’s a must.

It’s by Prepara Chef’s Performance Tools and is available at www.steamer.co.uk

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Ice cream anyone?

July 19, 2012

So many toppings to choose from – and who is that in the crowd?

So tonight I attended the launch of the Magnum pop-up shop in Westfield shopping centre, Stratford. When I was invited I thought why not, it’s on my way home, it sounds like fun. To explain – as you know Magnums are yummy ice creams, and this event was to mark the inauguration of the build-your-own magnum shop, which is open from tomorrow until September. So far, so good.

You choose your base – either traditional vanilla or a chocolate one, then you choose your covering – milk, dark or white chocolate – then you choose your topping. There were (from what I can remember) rose petals, chilli flakes, chocolate curls, white chocolate sprinkles, flaked almonds, chopped hazelnuts, marshmallows, meringue, coconut flakes, caramel twirls – and probably more that I’ve forgotten.

For some reason I thought it would be all multi colour sprinkles, lots of balloons and children. What in fact it was Champagne, Kelly Brook and a crowd outside the door waiting as if at a premiere! I arrived and I couldn’t see a way in. I had to push through loads of people (I did say excuse me, I am polite) to get to the lady with the clipboard and get in.

I was dressed normally. Lots of people were dressed in what I can only describe as black tie party wear. I felt very under dressed. And very fat.

The place was full of beautiful people! And Kelly Brook looked stunning.

Choosing her flavours

Helping behind the bar – is she after extra toppings?

They had a pod that measures your emotional response to eating your Magnum – Kelly tried it, I didn’t. I have no idea what response she got.

This is the pod

This is what the pod is about/ does

Art on the walls included a picture made from those little wooden ice cream spoons and a silhouette of a woman eating a Magnum made up of the word Magnum – or it might have been Walls – I wasn’t close enough to check.

But what a good night! Totally not what I was expecting, which is probably why it was so good. Too much Champagne drank and too much ice cream eaten – but I bet it’s popular this summer.

I did mean to take a photo of the work of art – goji berries, rose petals and chopped hazelnuts – but I forgot.
And I ate it, or at least half of it, then I remembered and took this photo, which gives you no idea of how lovely
it was as the pic is over exposed and looks a bit messy. You just have to trust me, it was delicious!
And she liked it too

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I live in the countryside with my dogs and cat, and I love horses, yoga and running (sometimes). Writing is what I do - I've tried other things, but keep coming back to it. And I'm learning to meditate.
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