Sunday, March 22, 2015

Freezer Follies

 @Mascha: Something that comes from or goes into the freezer...

DorteL Scallop wrapped in katenspek, seasoned with pul biber on a bed of garlicky peas with a sage lemon butter oil
Kelly: Pea soup and basil mint oil

Colleen: Honeyed prawns on polenta cake (sorry I did not take a picture- but it was good good (creamy polenta cake with crisp corn, zingy lemony honey sauce...)
Mascha: Pork belly in five spice, honey, Winnie: Herby cream cheese stuffed peppers, yellow pepper gorgonzola wrapped ham, potato gratin
Dorte: Black bean brownies and vanilla sauce
Mascha: Salted caramel ice cream 
Black bean brownies  - voor +/- 16 cupcakes

Oven voorverwarmen op 160 graden, kleine vormpjes of cupcake vormpjes.

Ingrediƫnten:
·         Blikje zwarte bonen, uitgelekt 240 gram
·         100 gram amandelmeel
·         45 gram gesmolten kokosolie
·         3 theelepels (7 ml) vanille extract
·         2 vlaseieren*
·         1 echt ei
·         65 gram cacaopoeder
·         170 gram ruwe rietsuiker of kokosbloesemsuiker
·         100 ml (amandel)melk
·         1 theelepel soda-bicarbonaat + 1 theelepel wijnsteenzuur bakpoeder
·         100 gram grof gehakte (wal-, hazel-, pecan) noten, of pistache, amandel…
·         1 theelepel appelazijn of citroensap

*1 vlasei: 1 eetlepel gebroken lijnzaad op 2,5 eetlepel water. 5 minuten laten staan en gebruiken.

Maak de 2 vlaseieren klaar.
Doe de uitgelekte en goed afgespoelde bonen samen met de vlaseieren, vanille extract en kokosolie in de blender. Mix tot de bonen helemaal gepureerd zijn. Doe in een kom. Voeg de rest van de ingrediƫnten behalve de grof gehakte noten toe en mix tot een mooi beslag. Roer er tenslotte de gehakte noten doorheen.

Doe het beslag in de vormpjes en bak  15 tot 20 minuten, afhankelijk hoeveel je in de vormpjes hebt gedaan.

Comfort Food

Winnie's comfort food...with lashings of hot tea!
Winnie: Spiced carrot soup
Colleen: Oven baked butternut and feta risotto
Kelly: Caramelized pork belly & steamed buns with pickles
Mascha: Spinach feta scrolls with homemade puff pastry
Kelly: Salmon aburi
Winnie: Leek and cheese bites
Mita: Sticky toffee pudding and butterscotch
Spiced carrot soup
Veg oil
Onion
Garlic
Ginger
Red chilli
Curry powder
Garam masala
1 kg carrots
2 strips orange zest
400ml coconut milk
700ml stock
Lemon grass
1. Heat the oil in a large pan with a lid. Tip in the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli, then cook for 3-5 mins until soft. Stir in the curry powder, followed by the carrots, lemongrass and zest.
2. Give the coconut milk can a shake, then pour most of it into the pan along with the vegetable stock. Bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 10 mins until the carrots are really soft. Add some garam masala (optional) at this point and simmer for a further 5 mins. Remove the lemongrass and orange zest, then blend  until smooth. Ladle into bowls and top with a swirl of reserved coconut milk (preferably the thick cream!!!). Garnish with coriander if you wish!


Wow us and woo our stomachs

**Cooking for your ladies**
Explanation:I often see recipes or eat something and think, I'd love to make this for you all..I am so looking forward to seeing everyone again, I picture the evening and see happy satisfied faces, busy hands eating, noisy sounds of belly happiness...my food motivation for choosing a recipe: to please/excite/interest miladies :-) it may be a mish mash, but let's go for a traditional pot luck AND BRING IT ON.\
(dess code: stage clothes Vegas)
Kelly: Xiao long bao (soup dumlings)


Winnie: Salmon and Prawn Delight (renamed Seafood Fantasy ;)

Colleen: Herby potato cakes (Yotam Ottolenghi yum)

Mascha: Parnsip soup with stilton and bacon crumb



Mita: Beef stifado and rice

Dorte: Booty in sequins

...and the inaugural 'ETC's Got Talent'
FABULOUS ;))