Thursday, January 26, 2023
Anytime Orange Muffins
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Omelet Wraps
Pastéis de Nata
I did it – I made pastéis de nata! I’ve never been to Portugal, but what can I say, I really wanted Portuguese egg tarts! I got this recipe in Bon Appétit; the dough was a bit finicky, but it was worth it (and it yields enough for two batches, so I’ve got some in the freezer, and the next batch of pastries should be that much easier). There are also a lot of steps, but I didn’t find it overwhelming as I was making it, though I did make the dough one day ahead. And the pastries were delicious! The dough ended up crisp and flaky, and it is not quite like pâte feuilletée or pie dough. The egg filling had a golden-brown top that also made it unlike custard or Hong-Kong-style egg tarts. I really liked these!
Monday, January 23, 2023
Grilled cheese au bacon et aux pommes
Qu’est-ce qu’on fait quand il nous reste deux tranches de bacon à passer? Un grilled cheese au bacon et aux pommes! On s’entend que je ne mange pas comme ça tous les jours, mais une fois de temps en temps, c’est vraiment bon!
Muffins au cœur coulant
Il n’y a pas longtemps, je vous disais que même si j’aimerais bien essayer de la vanille en poudre, je ne me voyais pas vraiment en acheter dans un avenir rapproché, n’est-ce pas? Bon ben, j’en ai, maintenant. Vite de même. Et je ne regrette rien! J’en ai acheté pour faire ces muffins au cœur coulant. Non seulement ils ne contiennent pas trop de glucides, mais avec ce cœur coulant au chocolat, les enfants avaient aussi hâte d’en manger que moi!
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Lidia Tee
Last spring, I bought a strappy chambray dress (with pockets!) and I wanted to knit a short-sleeved cardigan to wear with it. I chose two skeins of Malabrigo Sock Yarn in Lotus and, after hours looking over patterns on Pinterest and Ravelry, I set out to knit Fleurette, a bottom-up cardigan described as having a lace pattern. I wasn’t too far in when I realized that I really didn’t like the look of it! I think you’d need a solid color for proper stitch definition, but the variegated purple I had just wasn’t working.
So I set it aside and made a few small items, one of which I’ll discuss later, and the others were two baby gifts: an Yngrid cardigan for a colleague’s baby boy and a hat with a wave pattern for the baby boy of someone I follow online. (Both were knit with yarn from my stash, and the first with buttons from my stash but originally from Etsy.) And then I made more ornaments for my shop because why not.
Monday, December 19, 2022
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Several years ago, I found a recipe for Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite cake: chocolate biscuit cake. The recipe is by her former personal chef, Darren McGrady, who says that this was the one cake that she would eat until it was all gone – he even used to travel with her on the train from London to Windsor castle with the leftovers in a tin. I knew I’d have to make it someday, but it calls for Rich tea biscuits, which are not readily available in South Texas. After the Queen died, though, I decided to order them online and make this cake. I had two packages of biscuits, and you need slightly less than one package to make the cake. I’m glad I had two, because the first time, I broke them into pieces that were a bit too big, so I rectified that the second time around, and that’s why I’m only posting about it now. This is an unusual cake, richer and sweeter than I expected, but I’m really glad I made it, and I think I’ll adapt the recipe to use local biscuits at some point.
Poulet pané, nouilles de légumes et vinaigrette tao
Ce poulet pané avec nouilles de légumes et vinaigrette tao de Ricardo était vraiment à mon goût! J’ai changé les quantités un peu pour en faire deux repas (les quantités ci-dessous donnent 4 portions) : j’ai doublé la quantité de poulet et j’ai ajouté une carotte. J’ai aussi râpé les deux dernières carottes au robot plutôt que de les spiraliser à la main, parce que bon, chacun gère son temps comme il veut, hein? La sauce est délicieuse, mais j’aurais mis un peu moins de sriracha; par contre, le Petit Prince dit que c’était parfait comme ça! L’Ingénieur n’a pas aimé, je ne sais pas pourquoi.
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Spero Sunflower Cream Cheese
I was recently sent some sunflower cream cheese by Spero Foods, which is “on a mission to change the way people think about cheese and dairy alternatives.” They make several different flavors of the cream cheese, and since it’s made with sunflower seeds as the first ingredient, it’s quite nutritious in addition to being environmentally friendly! It's also vegan as well as free of major allergens.
Mouhalabieh
J’ai tiré cette recette du livre Déjeuners protéinés d’Hubert Cormier. Le mouhalabieh, qui est un dessert libanais, ça ressemble à du blanc-manger, donc une sorte de pouding qui serait un peu plus solide qu’un flan ou une crème caramel. Ici, le plat est parfumé à l’eau de fleur d’oranger, mais je verrai bien ça aussi avec de l’eau de rose! Les quantités ci-dessous donnent 2 portions. (Et ne faites pas attention à mon reflet dans la cuillère de la dernière photo – je voulais juste vous montrer la texture!)