Archive for January, 2010

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January

2010

Chocolate Crepe

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Preparation time: clock 10min.

This chocolate crepe recipe is really easy to prepare. The only trick is in cooking the crepes, but it takes just one or two trials to master the technique. No matter how many times I tried, the first crepe is always useless (my mom always told me to throw the first out so it’s not just me…). Anyway the recipe described here is not only for sweet dessert crepes but also for salty “galettes“, as we call them in Brittany. You can fill them with whatever you like really, from ham and cheese, to strawberries and chocolate. If you prefer plain crepes, you can add sugar to the batter, and even a bit of Grand Marnier for the taste!

Chocolate Crepes

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25

January

2010

Thin Dark & White Chocolate Sheets

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Preparation time: clock 2h15min.

If you are tired of the same old dark chocolate, this recipe is ideal. It’s also really easy to prepare and you don’t need many ingredients. You just need a few spices… It’s actually not very elaborated either, it basically consists of making several chocolate sheets, with different forms, sizes and tastes. I especially like to add red hot chili pepper, but you can add anything you like. The anise one was really great too!

Thin Dark & White Chocolate Sheets

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23

January

2010

Breton Shortbread Chocolate Cookies

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Preparation time: clock 2h.

Those cookies were really awesome. I love the shortbread texture and they tasted good too. I guess if you are not used to it, they might seem a bit dry, but they are ideal to be served with tea or coffee. You can try to add more or less chocolate on the cookies too. I usually like to prepare a really intense chocolate icing, but it’s up to your taste. Let me know how you liked them!!

Breton Shortbread Chocolate Cookies

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21

January

2010

Kiwi Soup & White Chocolate Cream

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Preparation time: clock 15min.

Recently I have been trying to make more desserts because I realized that I only added a few up to now and since we love chocolate, it’s been my first choice. But then since they all seem a bit the same, I thought to try today a recipe with white chocolate for a change! It was pretty awesome, but you have to like kiwis!

Kiwi Soup & White Chocolate Cream

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20

January

2010

Artichoke & Blue Cheese Quiche

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Preparation time: clock 50min.

And another quiche! I thought it would be fun to try all the quiche recipes I could find. This one was supposed to be with gorgonzola cheese, but I didn’t have any so I thought let’s try with blue cheese instead. It was pretty good, a bit weird but definitely a keeper. I guess I’m gonna have to try it with gorgonzola another day anyway!!

Artichoke & Blue Cheese Quiche

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18

January

2010

Oven Baked Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary

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Preparation time: clock 2h15min.

This was my first time preparing roast chicken and it wasn’t hard at all, unlike what I expected. It’s quite plain and a bit dry but that’s the thing with grilled chicken, unless you really dip it in oil and we don’t really want that now do we!!

Oven Baked Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary

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18

January

2010

Hot Chocolate Fondant

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Preparation time: clock 45min.

This recipe of chocolate fondant is for 2 persons. You have to make them individuals and you’ll need muffins tins for that. Chocolate fondants are usually served hot, either on their own, either with custard or whipped cream. You can dust them with icing sugar or icing cocoa. What I like the most is to serve with them with ice cream because I love the hot/cold sensation!

Hot Chocolate Fondant

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15

January

2010

Five Minutes Chocolate Mug Cake

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Preparation time: clock 5min.

This chocolate cake recipe is awesome! You can prepare it in a few minutes and it doesn’t taste awful (don’t mind the picture)!! If you need to fix a last minute dessert, try it!! I love it! Here is the recipe for 2 cups.

Five Minutes Chocolate Mug Cake

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15

January

2010

French Honey, Gorgonzola and Rosemary Cake

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Preparation time: clock 1h.

Today I wanted to try a new cake recipe, and I have to admit that I didn’t like that one so much. It sucks because I really loved the idea of mixing cheese, rosemary and honey, 3 ingredients that I LOVE. Plus the rosemary has this power of making feel good, like on vacation in the South of France… So anyway I don’t know what happened. Maybe I forgot an ingredient?

French Honey, Gorgonzola and Rosemary Cake

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14

January

2010

Crunchy Chocolate Truffles with Rum and Orange

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Preparation time: clock 2h.

I like truffles a lot but I can only eat 2 or 3 max every 6 months… I mean it’s too much chocolate at once isn’t it?! I checked on Wikipedia and it says they were invented both by John Labarge in 1625, and Antoine Dufour in 1895. I don’t know which is true, so well congrats to you both I guess!!

Crunchy Chocolate Truffles with Rum and Orange

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