Monthly Archive for febbraio, 2014

Mousse de thon à la Pomme Verte

Published by Lucina, on 23 febbraio 2014 in Antipasti, sfizi, finger food..., English Recipes, fish and starters. 4 Comments Tags: .

tuna and green apple mousse

Come on admit it!!!  Aren’t your taste buds tickled by the name of this recipe alone? The English translation would be: tuna and green apple mousse but I think the French version is MUCH more va va voom, don’t you think?  Plus it is the original name as it comes from the Parisienne food writer Clotilde Dusoulier. She runs this excellent blog called Chocolate and Zucchini, which has become a book. And this is where I have found this recipe. The name of her blog alone sounds very outlandish: chocolate and zucchini….. Not exactly an obvious combination, I trust you agree, albeit, ironically, the very first recipe I blogged was a courgette tea bread.  Anyway, I was duly intrigued by her blog and proceeded to buy the book second hand on Amazon paying the princely sum of 1 p! Yes! 1 p. (ok,plus P&P. But still: a bargain)! How good is that, eh? I was dead chuffed considering it looked brand new.  Good, old Amazon market place! Anyway, the book  is full of very interesting and unusual recipes with a French twist.  The author clearly belongs to the no nonsense school of cooking, which I also subscribe to. All her recipes  seem appealing without being complicated or particularly difficult to follow. A major plus here!  Continue reading ‘Mousse de thon à la Pomme Verte’

Lime curd cake

Published by Lucina, on 18 febbraio 2014 in cakes and English Recipes. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

lime curd cake

This is a simple but really lovely cake. How the idea came about is as follows: during the Christmas period I had treated myself to a jar of homemade lime curd from a local deli, which I had planned to use during my guests invasion (message to the relatives that came to stay: this comment is not meant in a derogatory way, incidentally. I LOVE having people round. Honestly!). Surprisingly (NOT!) I forgot I had bought it and when the other day I found it in my cupboard and discovered with horror it was about to expire (ok, it HAD expired, but only just), I decided to use it double quick in order to spare myself the guilt feelings associated with buying something expensive and outlandish only to chuck it in the bin later on. Continue reading ‘Lime curd cake’

Italian savoiardi sponge fingers

Published by Lucina, on 13 febbraio 2014 in biscuits and English Recipes. 2 Comments Tags: .

savoiardi biscuits

I have used the Italian name for these extremely light and delicate sponge biscuits, which over here are known as lady fingers, for the simple reason I don’t like the English name. It reminds me of body parts from a CSI investigates episode. Savoiardi is much nicer! And apart from anything else it’s a royal name as it means: from the house of Savoy ( which was our Royal family…:-))How posh is that?  Generally speaking these biscuits are used to make other desserts, like tiramisus,  trifles or  Charlottes (which incidentally I have never made). I can see no reason why they can’t be dunked in a nice cup of coffee, though. They are ideal if you are on a fat free diet as their only ingredients are eggs, flour and sugar. What could be simpler? I had never made them before and was intrigued to discover you have to air them , after baking, for at least 24 hours in order to dry them out. So make sure you bake them in advance! Continue reading ‘Italian savoiardi sponge fingers’

Una delle mille possibili torte di porri

Published by Candida, on 4 febbraio 2014 in Torte salate, pizze. 2 Comments Tags: , .

Tutti avranno nel loro cassetto una ricetta della torta di porri, suppongo. Al momento attuale questa è la mia preferita. C’è un po’ di panna d’accordo, c’è l’uovo e il formaggio, insomma, è un pasto completo e non proprio dietetico, prima la facevo solo con le verdure ma così è davvero più buona. Intanto mi consolo pensando che questa versione di pasta brisée è senza burro e con solo 30 gr di olio di semi. Continue reading ‘Una delle mille possibili torte di porri’