7 days agoViral XComments Off on Holly Willoughby breaks her silence on Dancing On Ice as show is axed
HOLLY Willoughby has broken her silence on Dancing On Ice after the ITV show was shelved.
The presenter took to Instagram to thank the crew and celebrities who joined her on the show over the years.
Holly broke her silence today
She said: “A huge thank you to @itv, The brilliant team, Crew, Celebrities and Everyone who has been part of our Dancing on Ice family over the last 19 years.
“Every year, just when January felt at its greyest, Dancing on Ice arrived like a burst of glittering, dazzling light, warm, joyful, and full of heart… It has been an absolute privilege to work alongside true national treasures Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, and to have a front-row seat to their breathtaking skating.
“Watching them glide across the ice was nothing less than pure magic… A special thanks must also go to Arnica, Deep Heat, Spanx and fake tan, unsung heroes of the rink! …
“I will miss it hugely, but I count myself so lucky to have had it for as long as we did. Finally and most importantly, thank you to you for watching, you’re the BEST! …”
7 days agoViral XComments Off on We’re obsessed with these indulgent recipes – and they use our favourite chocolates in them!
How could you resist this incredi-ball tiramisu?Andrew Burton
WITH the Easter hols fast approaching, we’ve been on the lookout for some chocolatey treats to wow family and friends – and now we’ve found them!
In fact, we may have done a little scream when the new Lindt Cookbook (Ebury Press) landed at Fabulous HQ.
It’s packed with incredible-looking recipes that fans of the melt-in-your-mouth bestselling Lindt chocolate will adore.
They range from super-easy to showstopper tricky, so there’s something for everyone, plus they make use of all the different Lindt chocs, from the darkest of squares to the milky white type, plus gold-wrapped bunnies and, of course, those irresistible balls!
This new cookbook is a must for chocoholics
We know exactly what we’ll be serving up at our next dinner party – Lindor tiramisu for the win!
And if you’re looking for Easter-themed baking inspo, you won’t be disappointed.
How could you resist this incredi-ball tiramisu?Andrew Burton
To decorate: *18 Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles, unwrapped and halved *Cocoa powder, for dusting
Method: 1. Mix together the coffee and rum in a shallow bowl and set aside. 2. In a large bowl, whisk the double cream until you have soft peaks. Set aside. 3. In a separate bowl, beat the mascarpone with the sugar, vanilla extract and Amaretto liqueur for about 2 minutes or until smooth. Fold in the whipped cream until you have a smooth and creamy mix. 4. Dip half of the ladyfingers, one at a time, into the coffee mixture. Ensure that both sides are soaked but do not stay in long enough to disintegrate (you want them to absorb the flavour but still stay intact – the colour should change slightly and they should soften a little). 5. Layer the soaked ladyfingers into the base of a 1.25L deep dish (ours was around 18 x 18 x 5cm) – you may need to break a couple of the biscuits to fit snugly or dip extra to cover the base. 6. Top with half of the mascarpone mix, smoothing over with the back of a spoon in an even layer to completely cover the biscuits. 7. Using a fine grater, grate over the Lindt Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate square to cover the surface (you may need 2 depending on the shape of your dish). Scatter over the quartered Lindor 60% Dark Chocolate Truffles in an even layer. 8. Soak the remaining ladyfingers and add on top (dipping extra if required). Top with the remaining mascarpone mixture, smoothing the top as before. Decorate with the halved Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles, cut side facing down, and dust with cocoa powder. Cover and chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight. 9. Serve chilled or, if you prefer, remove from the fridge 30 minutes beforehand.
Muffin compares to these matcha marvelsAndrew Burton
Matcha & White Chocolate Muffins
Makes: 8-10 Prep time: 15 mins Cooking time: 25 mins
Ingredients: *200g self-raising flour *125g caster sugar *Pinch of salt *1½tbsp matcha powder, plus extra for dusting *1 large egg *65ml vegetable oil *125ml whole milk *75g Lindt White Chocolate With A Touch Of Vanilla, roughly chopped, plus 50g melted, for drizzling
Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/gas mark 3. Line a muffin tin with 8 larger muffin cases or 10 small paper cases and set aside. 2. Whisk the flour, sugar, salt and matcha powder together in a large bowl. 3. Add in the egg, oil and milk and mix until you have a smooth batter. 4. Fold in 50g of the chopped chocolate — taking care not to overmix— ensuring the chocolate is evenly distributed throughout. 5. Fill the muffin cases so they’re three-quarters full and sprinkle the remaining 25g of chopped chocolate on top. Bake for 20–25 minutes until a skewer inserted into the middle of the muffins comes out clean. 6. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling completely. Finish with a drizzle of melted white chocolate and a sprinkling of matcha powder.
Shortbread with a Lindt twist makes it even betterAndrew Burton
Dark Chocolate Shortbread
Makes: 24 Prep time: 35 mins, plus chilling Cooking time: 15 mins
Ingredients: *200g unsalted butter, at room temperature *100g soft light brown sugar *½tsp vanilla extract *315g plain flour, plus extra for dusting *24 squares Lindt Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate *Sea salt flakes, for sprinkling
Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas mark 3. Line 2 large, flat baking sheets with greaseproof paper. 2. Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until pale and fluffy. Mix in the flour in 4 batches until all has been incorporated and you have a smooth dough. 3. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes. 4. Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out the dough to 1cm thick. 5. Cut into 24 rectangles that are 4 x 5cm – big enough to fit a square of the Lindt chocolate. Using a spatula or palette knife, carefully transfer the shortbread rectangles to the prepared baking sheets, well spaced apart. Top each with a square of Excellence 70% Dark Chocolate and press into the dough slightly. 6. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the shortbreads are golden. You may need to make them in batches. 7. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheets, before sprinkling lightly with sea salt flakes. Leave to cool completely on the baking sheets before transferring to airtight storage containers. These will keep for up to 4 days at room temperature.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
GettyGood Morning Britain star Laura Tobin has broken her silence after she snapped at Richard Madeley in a painfully awkward on-air moment[/caption]
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ITVLaura’s mum text her saying ‘what’s that all about’[/caption]
After Laura delivered an update on the weather for Donald Trump‘s inauguration followed by a look at the UK’s forecast this week, Richard asked: “So is that freezing weather in Washington headed this way?”
She responded: “The freezing weather makes the jet stream stronger and then it will bring us storm weather by the end of the week.”
Richard replied: “Oh really, so we could have snow by next weekend?”
Laura snapped: “Yes, I literally just said that Richard. That’s literally what just happened.”
He then acted out the snow with his hand, which Susanna poked fun at him for.
“Come on,” laughed Richard. “Talk with the hand.”
Laura added: “My next weather forecast will just be in mime.”
But she’s now spoken about the moment for the first time, as she appeared at the Spring Ball on Wednesday evening, insisting there is no bad blood between herself and Richard.
Laura told The Sun: “Well my mum text me and said ‘what was it that he did,’ and I think it was that straight after I’d done the weather he said something like ‘so is it going to be a nice day,’ and I was like ‘I literally just been speaking for a minute, have you not listened to a word I said.’”
The weather presenter added: “But actually I do love him because he is a big science geek because he always texts me about something science-y all the time.”
Laura looked stunning as she attended the ball at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on Wednesday – a charity event supporting the Style For Stroke Foundation and Melissa Bell Foundation.
She’s previously spoken about the presenter, before their awkward on-air moment, in an interview with The Sun.
Laura said: “Richard is funny, I don’t think he realises he has no filter.
“He just says what he thinks but from the heart and sometimes he goes ‘you know what I was thinking’ and you think ‘no, I don’t know what you were thinking’.
“But then he just says it and I think it’s because he’s been doing it for long enough.”
Laura told us: “He [Richard] doesn’t care if he offends somebody – he kind of politely offends in the way that he does it and he gets the answers you need to have.”
RexLaura insisted there is no bad blood between herself and Richard[/caption]
ITVLaura previously said Richard ‘has no filter’[/caption]
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