Brioche Tressee for our tomorrow breakfast. Serves 12 Ingredients: 500g of plain flour/ all purpose flour Pinch of salt 20g of fresh yeast 100g of caster sugar 5 medium eggs 200g of soft butter Sesame seeds 1 egg yolk Procedure: In the bowl of the stand mixer, add the flour and crumble the yeast on…
Month: November 2013
The Versatile Blogger Award
I was nominated for this award by Superfoodista, a Miami based food blogger, with healthy, fun recipes, with beautiful pictures that make you want to reach into your computer screen (or maybe that’s just me). I recommend that you visit her blog (the link posted below). I was also nominated for this award from The…
Lentil Soup
Gloomy and rainy day in Dubai, I opted for a spicy lentil soup. Serves 6 Ingredients: 200g of brown lentil 1 small potato 1 carrot Salt Black pepper 4 cloves of garlic 1 red chili pepper 1 teaspoon of caraway powder coriander leaves 1/2 teaspoon of harissa 1 1/2 of liter of water Procedure: Wash…
Far aux Pruneaux or Far Breton
Far Aux Pruneaux or Far Breton is a traditional sweet pastry with dried plum prunes from Brittany, (north-west of France) and a custard. The batter looks similar to the Clafoutis and its delicious. Serves 8 Ingredients: 200g of all-purpose flour/plain flour 80g of butter 180g of caster sugar 5 eggs 1 liter of milk 350g…
Fresh Orzo Salad
The weather is so nice outside and we decided to have our lunch in the garden. The flowers are blooming and the smell of the Frangipani tree is sublime. Serves 8 Ingredients: 250g of Orzo (small pasta, look like rice seeds) 1 red pepper 1 green pepper 1 yellow pepper 2 tomatoes Mint leaves Black…
Carrot and Potato Soup
Serves 4 Ingredients: 4 medium carrots 4 medium potatoes 4 garlic cloves A pinch of salt A pinch of black pepper 1 teaspoon of cumin powder 1 liter 1/2 of water Cream (if you want) Procedure: Start peeling the carrots, the potatoes, and the garlic. Wash and cut the carrots and the potatoes into small…
French Meringues.
There are 3 different types of Meringue: the French, the Italian and the Swiss. I opted for the French, it’s the easy one. Perfect for tarte (pie). Serves 20 Ingredients: 4 egg whites 200g of granulated white sugar 50g of ice sugar 2 drops of food coloring (green for me) Pinch of salt Procedure: Grease…
Petite Panière 