Sunday, 25 March 2012

Exciting times!

In the back of Pear Shaped I bemoaned the lack of great brownie brands in the UK.  And then a lovely  lady called Lauren informed me, via the medium of Twitter, that Bluebasil do a pretty amazing brownie.  I have to admit I hadn't even heard of Bluebasil - even though they've won a Great Taste Gold award for their brownies last year.  Shameful on my part.

I wrote to Bluebasil and they very kindly sent me a package of treats.  Which really was amazing, as I had a shockingly hard week last week, but when I walked through my front door on Friday night, I was greeted by this:

inside of which was this:
and then THIS!
and THIS!
Truth be told, I would have loved them just on the basis of the beautiful packaging and the note alone -  I'm a sucker for nice touches.

But seriously, the brownies were outstanding.  Super squidgy, fudgy, mega-chocolatey.  I ate the white chocolate chunk brownie at room temperature and it was absolute perfection.  I let my mate Dave have a share in the classic chunky one and he agreed that they were amazing.  I almost saw a flicker of a look on his face that seemed to suggest they might be better than the ones I make but Dave is a smart lad, aren't you Dave?
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown3 April 2012 at 09:10

    I have just finished reading your book "Pear Shaped" on my kindle.....amazing, had me laughing, crying & shouting at you "Sophie".
    Please please write another.
    Great recipes too.
    Gill :)

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  2. Stella Newman5 April 2012 at 06:15

    Ah, thank you! I aim to make people laugh, cry and get wound up, so I'm glad you did all three! xx

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  3. philippa_moore2 October 2012 at 09:56

    Hi Stella!

    I read Pear Shaped a few months ago and loved it! I'm a health and fitness blogger (and novelist) and I would love to interview you for my new series of podcasts on writers and writing, if you would be up for it. Could you please email me: philippa [at] skinnylattestrikesback [dot] com if you're interested? Sorry to do this over a comment but I couldn't see an email address for you anywhere. Hope you'll get in touch and I'll give you more details then!

    Cheers,
    Philippa

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  4. Unknown12 April 2013 at 10:45

    Just finished Pear Shaped in 2 days. Absolutely loved it, it was one of those books you don't want to end. I googled as you suggested and found this!! I found a recipe for weightwatchers brownies that are amazing for low fat ones, secret ingredient is apple sauce, it says to add chopped walnuts but I added chunks of Green & Blacks instead(not so WW Friendly but I agree with you-no nuts). You should try the recipe, google it!!!!!!
    Stacey x

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    1. Stella Newman14 April 2013 at 03:22

      Really? That is intriguing! I don't think I've ever had a low fat brownie though I could definitely benefit from a recipe...ate 4 peanut butter brownies last night when drunk :-( I shall look it up, thanks for the tip off!

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  5. Unknown20 May 2013 at 13:06

    Hi there, it's so exciting to see your latest book in progress. Tried to find your email address but couldn't so a comment will have to do.

    I recently finished reading Pear Shaped and just wrote a review about it which I'd love you to take a look at.
    http://sarahamyruth.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/pear-shaped.html

    My fellow bloggers have reacted in a really positive way to the review, so I'm hoping a few of them would like to read your book. I will be hosting a giveaway on my blog and wondered if there's anything you'd like to contribute to it - whether that be a copy of the book or a brownie! haha
    It'd be great if you could email me with anything, even a business card would be great.
    sarahamyruth@gmail.com

    Looking forward to hearing from you, and congratulations on your newest book! I'll definitely be buying it! Sarah x
    sarahamyruth.blogspot.com/

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  6. Fat Sam1 October 2013 at 10:06

    Hiya,
    I make some choc brownies at home, I have sold them once at a car boot sale and managed to get £2 a bag for them (I think they're brilliant but I'm probably biased lol)
    If you want some, just message me and I'll sort out sending you some x x x

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  7. Unknown6 March 2015 at 16:15

    I like the brownies from Bread Ahead at Borough Market and also the ones from Cinnamon Tree Bakery, also at Borough and other markets, and they have a shop/cafe in Peckham. I have so many different brownie recipes I couldn't pick a favourite one! i like to sift icing sugar over mine to festive them up.

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  8. Carly29 April 2019 at 14:55

    Hi Stella

    I just finished your book pear shaped. I loved it from start to finish. What an up lifting read... you truly are amazing.

    Kindest regards

    Carly Hopkins

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