Archive for ‘Mood-lifters’ (35)

Hawaiian Croque-Monsieur
Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Recipe by: me, adapted from national French tradition
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 15 min 
Serves: 4 

Preheat oven to 200 degrees...
Lemon posset with rhubarb compote and crumble
Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Recipe by: Anthony Boyd, the Glasshouse Restaurant, Kew
Busy: 40 min Total prep time: 1h15 min (plus overnight setting / marinating time) 
Serves: about 8 

Start with the...
Carrot, coriander and orange soup with yogurt and butter croutons
Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Recipe by: Anne-Laure at Tasty Diaries
Busy: 15 min Total prep time: 45 min 
Serves: 8 (2 family meals) 

Make the...
Vanilla and raspberry vacherin
Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Recipe by: me (meringue recipe by Pierre HermĂ©)
Busy: 20 min Total prep time: 20 min (plus overnight chilling time) 
Serves: about 8 

If you are making the...
Simplest and most delightful truffles
Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Recipe by: Adapted from Pierre HermĂ©
Busy: 45 min Total prep time: 45 min (plus 2 hours chilling time) 
Serves: Makes about 40-50 truffles (depending on their size!) 

Prepare the truffle...
Sticky orange turkey fingers with puréed artichoke gourmandise
Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Recipe by: â€śGourmande et maman” by Corinne Clavel and Christine Craplet
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 30 min 
Serves: 6-8 (24 slices) 

Start with the Gourmandise...
Granny Smith apple with goat’s cheese, honey and walnuts
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Recipe by: French magazine Elle Ă  Table (probably a 2007 edition, couldn’t put my hand on it)
Busy: 10 min Total prep time: 10 min 
Serves: 6 

Wash, quarter and core the...
Mackerel papillotes with cox apples, whole grain mustard and almonds
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Recipe by: Adapted from French magazine Avantages
Busy: 15min Total prep time: 30min 
Serves: 4 

Preheat oven to 220...
Most exquisite mousse au chocolat
Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Recipe by: Pierre HermĂ©, Le Larousse du Chocolat
Busy: 15 min Total prep time: 15 min (plus at least 1 hour chilling time) 
Serves: 6-8 

Bring the milk to a...
Moules Marinières de Bretagne
Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Recipe by: my dad
Busy: 15 min Total prep time: 20 min 
Serves: 4 

Start by washing the mussels....