Holiday macarons (perfect for gifting to family and friends) (Pictured here are crème brûlée, black sesame, lychee and piña colada flavoured macarons) Ingredients 120g almond flour120g icing sugar86 egg white86 granulated sugar Directions Whip egg whites until very foamy before starting to add granulated sugar. Stop beating meringue at FIRM peaks (not stiff) when the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Greek Mosaiko Log
Never a christmas without a delicious Mosaiko – chocolate «salami», kormos, this chocolate heaven has many names and I decorated with ferrero rocher and different chocolate sprinkles. Ingredients Mosaiko – chocolate «salami» – kormos 200 grams dark chocolate 300 ml heavy cream 150 grams icing sugar 250 petit beurre biscuits 160 grams butter 100 grams … Continue reading
Kimchi Recipe
Ingredients 1 large Chinese (Napa) cabbage, daikon, or cucumber (see Notes below) 2 Tablespoons salt (see directions) Nira (Japanese chives, optional) Sauce: (Measurements are PER POUND of cabbage, or other vegetable.) 3 Tablespoons chopped green onion 1 Tablespoon chopped/grated garlic 1 Tablespoon chopped/grated ginger 1-3 Tablespoons coarse ground Korean gochugaru red pepper flakes (preferred), or … Continue reading
Italian Sausage Bread
Today I made 8 loaves of sausage bread. frozen bread dough olive oil garlic powder Italian seasoning red pepper fine grated Parmesan spinach leaves roasted Pueblo chiles cooked crumbled sausage mozzarella Parmesan or Romano Preheat oven to 350 Defrost frozen bread dough and roll out season dough with olive oil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, red … Continue reading
Chicken Gyro Inspiration
I know these are not 100% traditional gyros but they are definitely gyro-inspired with some Middle Eastern influence. 666 🇬🇷 🇹🇷 🔥🔥🔥Chicken shawarma, hummus, tzatziki, tomatoes, kalamata olives and pan-fried halloumi 🔥🔥🔥 (and chillies, of course) I pickle my own onion and make my own tzatziki & hummus from scratch. Recipes below if you’re interested … Continue reading
Chocolate Hazelnut Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache
I will most likely be making it again for Christmas! I doubled the recipe for the chocolate hazelnut buttercream in order to frost the whole cake but for Christmas I think I’ll just make it as per the recipe and frost as a semi naked cake. Chocolate Hazelnut Semi Naked Cake with Chocolate Ganache Ingredients … Continue reading