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For the seventh time, Versoix, Switzerland plays host to the annual Festival du Chocolat when some of the most renowned chocolate makers from the region surrounding this town of 13,000 residents set up shop in a huge tent for a day of presentations, demonstrations, tastings and, it goes without saying, sales.

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Perhaps the blitz wasn’t the best time to set up an imprint for children’s books but Puffin has gone from strength to strength. To celebrate 70 years of publishing quality children’s books, it has produced a list of the best books for children from its backlist. Rather than trying to weigh one type of book against another, it has divided the list into sections. Here is a selection of their choices.
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There’s nothing quite like homemade desserts and this scrumptious cake is worth indulging in, so don’t feel guilty about having that second slice. The buttermilk in this recipe makes for a moist texture, and the white chocolate icing gives it a creamy, rich taste. Not overly fussy, it's a simple no-frills cake and relatively easy to make. Top it off with garnishes listed below, and it becomes the perfect compliment to holiday get-togethers and dinners. This cake can easily be made one day ahead of time.
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An ambitious ghost story with a difference, Marchlands is a new five-part drama due to start on ITV on Thursday 3 February 2011. The play is set in a house called Marchlands and covers three time-zones, with the action flipping between 1968, 1987 and 2010, the link been a little girl Alice (played by Millie Archer), who died in mysterious circumstances in 1968 and has returned to haunt the families in the later periods.
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Ah, Cheesecake. Making Cheesecake can be an ominous task, and though we think it’s always worth the effort, there are shortcuts to making cheesecake. Ever heard of microwave cheesecake? How about slow-cooker cheesecake? If you haven’t, you’re about to learn some great ways (including the traditional cheesecake method) for baking a cheesecake.