I had guests last night, Brazilian newcomers Claudia and Fernando that I met months ago and I wanted to make the ricotta pie for them. My husband the previous night decided we should prepare an agnolotti pasta ( Agnolotti is a type of pasta typical of the Piedmont...
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Kosher Ricotta and Goat cheese pie with Wild berries ( Vegetarian)
This is a pie that most of my friends like it, specially one friend called Dan. When I cook this pie I remember of his face eating it at my kid's One year old party. It is simple to make and and it is fresh and light for summer time. I wanted to prepare a cake for my...
Kosher Bread Pudding (Brazilian Style)
My husband has been asking me for couple of days to get all that bread in the fridge that was already 1 week old and do something with it. So I decided to cook a Brazilian Style Bread pudding using the Challah and bagels. I haven't cook one in more than a decade. But...
Portuguese Banana Pineapple Coconut Squares
I 'm going to do few updates on this recipe. Back in 2016 that is what I wrote : " I was thinking what to bake to my First Baking Sale Fundraising for Brock Corydon School on Manitoba Elections Day 2016. My husband and I are doing different recipes, he wanted to bake...
Tarte Tatin – Apple pie (upside down)
Ingredients 10 small apples 125 g sugar ½ cup maple syrurp ground cinnamon lemon zest 1 tsp salt 125 g unsalted butter 1 vanilla beans 1 lime juice 1 pk puff pastry Directions 1. Peel the apples and cut in half. Let it rest in water with lime juice. To do not...
Chocolate Mousse
A chocolate mouse is a very easy recipe to do and everybody likes it. Ingredients: 200g Dark Chocolate 400ml Whipped Cream 3 Tbsp Icing Sugar 20 ml rum 3 Eggs Directions Place chocolate in a large bowl set over a bain marie or in a double boiler at a low simmer. Stir...
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients: for the cupcakes 250 grams plain flour 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (sifted) 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 100 grams soft unsalted butter 200 grams caster sugar 1 heaped tablespoon christmas-red paste food colouring 2 teaspoons...
Petit Gateau (Lava Cake)
Petit Gateau is also know as Lava Cake in North America. Ingredients: 150g dark chocolate 125g Butter 100g Flour 250g Sugar 5 Eggs Instructions: Melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Beat eggs and sugar until smooth. Gently fold flour and melted...
Crème Caramel
For the caramel: 1/2 cup caster sugar 4 tbsp. hot water For the rest of the recipe: 2 cups whole milk 1/4 cup regular sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract ¼ tsp. salt 4 eggs Instructions Pre-heat oven to 300F/150° celsius. To make the caramel: On low heat, melt the caster...
Key Lime Pie
[twocol_one] Ingredients Pie: 4 large egg yolks 2 teaspoons grated Key lime zest 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 8 whole graham crackers, broken into pieces 1/4 cup sweetened...