Archive for December, 2010
Simply Waffles
Dec 17th
This recipe is easy and quick to perform, and an easy level. I hope it will delight your tastebuds …
Ingredients for 12 waffles :- 250 g flavour
- salt
- 50 g sugar
- 25 cl milk
- 2 eggs
- 50 g melted butter
- 25 cl beer
In a bowl mix all the ingredients in order. Let the dough rest for 1 hour.
Pour into a waffle iron or waffle maker and cook 3-5 min.
Decorate them with the ingredients of your choice : More >
A la soupe !
Dec 16th
In French they are called “soupe”,”potage”, “velouté” (cream soups) or “consommé”. They can be served hot or cold.
They are conventional, more creative or with an exotic touch. They are simple and pleasantly sophisticated.
They are salty or sweet. In short there is something for every tastes, for all desires and all occasions.
Soup, More >
All about Agar Agar
Dec 16th
From a mixture of red algae (see photo, a gracilaria algae), its gel strength is seven to eight times more than that of animal gelatin and its calorific value is almost zero. the algae once purified, stripped of all its minerals can be used as agar agar powder in various More >
Thin round Chocolates
Dec 16th
You have a simple cake and you want to level it up ? Take it easy… Top it with some thin round chocolates !
Ingredients :
- various chocolate bars
- a few sheets of aluminum foil
- a piece of cardboard (to put aluminum foil over)
Simply melt chocolate and spread it on aluminum foil using a spatula. Once the thickness of chocolate is about 4mm, put the plate in the fridge and wait until the chocolate is almost hard.
Cut out More >
The Basil
Dec 16th
When we think of Mediterranean cuisine, the first three products that come to mind are the basil, tomatoes and olives. We will present next week the tomato, for now we look on the basil.
A Little History :
There are over 4000 years, the basil has gone to India to spread in More >
How to do Home-made Vanilla Sugar ?
Dec 15th
Recently we brought back vanilla from the Caribbean. A good thing to do if you have a few vanilla beans is to turn your sugar in home-made vanilla sugar ! And I gonna tell you how right now.
Ingredients :
- 300g sugar – 3 vanilla beans
Fill a container of half the sugar. More >
Chocolate’s good old days
Dec 14th
preparation : 10 min cooking : 10 min
Ingredients for 6 people :- 150 g cooking chocolate
- 75 cl whole milk
- 10 cl single cream
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
Break the chocolate into squares and melt it, with the cream, in a bowl set over a pan of hot water. Stir constantly until More >
