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Chocolate, Orange and Coconut health bars

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I've finally concocted a recipe that tastes pretty similar to one of my favourite chocolates, which is Terry's Chocolate Orange. However, the good thing about these bars is that they are healthy. They have a crunchy texture combined with a gooey flavoursome taste. These are raw, so you don't need to cook them, just pop them in the fridge to solidify slightly and then you're good to go. Below is the recipe for this edible goodness, so what are you waiting for look below and get baking! Ingredients: 250g medjool dates or sweet and jammy dried pitted deglet nour dates 150g walnuts 40g oats 20g desiccated coconut 20g coconut flakes 20g cacao powder Zest and juice of a big orange 2tbsp olive oil Equipment: Food processor weighing scales Juicer Table spoon Grater Grease-proof paper Grease-proof tin, width: 18cm, depth: 3cm Instructions: Step 1: First of all get your scales and weigh the dates. Make sure that you get rid of the stone in your ...

Fresh Air Sculpture Show

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Full of unique artistic sculptures, you won't want to miss the Fresh Air Sculpture Show. Set in the beautiful English countryside of Quenington, is a huge garden full of beautiful, vibrant flowers, a river, greenhouses, trees, an outside pool and sculptures scattered around the grounds intertwining themselves within nature.    Many materials are used to create these exquisite masterpieces, such as ceramics, glass, metal, mosaics, clay, wire and more. You can visit the Fresh Air Sculpture website to find out more about the artists and their work:  http://www.freshairsculpture.com/meet-the-artists/ .  I viewed this and found some sculptures I had missed walking around. In a way you could call this show a treasure hunt, as some are so immersed in the grounds it's a nice surprise when walking around. In saying that this is a great place to take children, as it is fun, whilst also showing them a cultural, colourful experience and there are so many nooks and cran...

Italy: A Coastal Food Guide

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I think we can all agree that Italian food is just like heaven on a plate. The burst of rich flavours combined with the vibrant colours and smooth and crunchy textures will get your taste buds excited on all the feasts that Italian food has to offer. This will be a guide to lead you through all of the delicious food, such as pasta, pizza, gelato and more down by Rapallo, Santa Margherita, Portofino, Genoa and the Cinque Terre.  I'll start off with Rapallo, my favourite food place was at this hotel called Hotel Europa or as I liked to call it the pink palace, as it stood out from it's surroundings by its' vibrant colour. This hotel has a very wide restaurant space and a quiet calming atmosphere. The people who work there also seem to be Ed Sheeran fans, as there was a lot of his music playing quietly in the background, no complaints from me!😂I think it was my favourite place to eat, because the food was so creamy to the point where it melts in your mouth and it was so...