Cheese Cup Cakes (Chef Ela- Poland)

 Cheese Cup Cakes (Chef Ela- Poland)

3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
pepper cayenne
1 cup cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 natural yogurt
1 egg
3 spoon oil
herbs (optional)

salad dressing - Chef Marjolaine (France)

Salad Dressing - Chef Marjolaine (France)

Mostard
cibulet
balsamic vinegar
olive oil

French Cooking Class - Chef Marjolaine - Croissant au Saumon (France)

Croissant au Saumon (France)

Ingredients
2 puff pastry circles
Cream cheese
Chives
Smoked salmon
Egg yolk 

Preparation
Preheat the oven (200c)

Procedure

On one base spread cream cheese and sprinkle with little pieces of chives. Divide the dough in around 16 slices.

 Add smoked salmon and roll the slices from the larger part to the smaller one - shape of a mini croissant.


 At the end brush the croissants with egg yolk. Take them to the oven (preheated 200c) until they get gold.

Bom Apetite!!

French Cooking Class - Chef Marjolaine - Blanquette de Veau (France)

Blanquette de Veau (France)

Ingredients


For 4 peoples


800g veal meet (shoulders)

1 oignon with a clove

2 Carrots (sliced)

1 leek (sliced)

Thyme

Rosemary

4 spoon of fresh cream

30g butter

Juice from 1/2 lemon

50g flour

Sel, pepper


Preparation
Slice the carrots and the leek. Put the cloves on the onion.

Procedure
Put the meat in cold water (cover the meat with water), let it boil and then take out the fat from the water.

Add the onions, carrots, leeks, herbs and salt to the meat.
let it cook for 20 minutes in the cooking pressure.





 After cooked take the meat and vegetables from the pan. Keep them aside.

In a small bowl, mix flour with some water from the meat to get a homogenize cream, then put it in the pan and let the water get thicker.  In low temperature, always mixing to not stick on the pan.

At the end add the cream, turn off the heat and add the lemon juice. It's ready to eat.

This dish is better when cooked the day before.

Bom apetite!!

French Cooking Class - Chef Marjolaine - Galette de roi

Galette de Roi (Chef Marjolaine - France)

To know about Galette de Roi click here

Ingredients
125g flour almond
125g sugar
125g butter (melted)
2 eggs

Procedure
Mix all  ingredients and spread the batter in the puff pastry.

Brush around the dough with water. Hide the little gift inside, cover with a second circle of puff pastry, press both circles to each other and fold the dough all around.


                Brush the top with milk or yolk. With a knife make a design as is in the picture.
 Bake on oven around 30 minute (oven 200c).

Bom Apetite!

Tomato Soup (Suggested by Jody USA)

Tomato Soup

Moqueca de Peixe com arroz e pirao de peixe (fish dish) - Chef Angela (Brazil)

Moqueca de Peixe (Brazil)

Ingredients

 Fish for 4 people (dos de cabillaud);
 1 red bell pepper;
 1 green bell pepper;
 2 medium sized onions;
 2 tomatoes without seeds;
 2 table spoons of palm oil (azeite de dendê);
 200 ml of coconut milk;
 Salt and pepper as much as you wish;
 Parsley or coriander.

 In a frying pan put in this order the following ingredients:
 1. palm oil (azeite de dendê)

 2. a layer of onions
 3. Fish seasoned with salt and pepper

 4. Onions
 5. Red bell pepper
 6. Green bell pepper
 7. Tomatoes

 8. Coconut milk

 Cook for 15/20 min or until the fish is tender.

 Sprinkle parsley or coriander and serve it with white rice and Pirão de Peixe (fish and vegetables porridge).

 Pirao de Peixe  (fish and vegetables porridge)

 1. In a small pan, fry in olive oil minced onion, add the minced red and green bell pepper and tomatoes;
 2. Add a small amount of water and let it cook until soft;
 3. Add a piece of fish (part the same fish you used for Moqueca) and a very little piece of a chicken or Fish broth (bouillon cube) and cook for a few minutes;
 4. Add water until the volume you wish, and slowly add the manioc flour (farinha de mandioca) until it gets the texture you wish.
 5. Correct the salt if needed, sprinkle parsley and serve it immediately.

 

 Bon appétit!

 Angela

Bolo de Mandioca e Coco - Cassava and coconut Cake (Anita Brazil)

 Bolo de Mandioca e coco 

Cassava and Coconut Cake - Anita (Brazil)

Ingredients:
500g of cassava (frozen or fresh) (cut it in half - horizontal cut - and, if necessary, take the middle hard string)

1 can of condensed milk

3 eggs
3 Tbsp. of butter or margarine
3 Tbsp. of flour
3 Tbsp. of powder Parmesan cheese
1 Tea spoon of baking powder
200g of coconut milk
200g of grated coconut

preparation
Preheat the oven 180c = 350F
Grease the pan with margarine and sprinkle it with sugar.

Procedure
Mix all the ingredients.
Put the batter into the oven pan.
Bake it for around 40 minutes.
It will be a humid cake.

Bom apetite!!

Bolo (cake) de Fuba - Chef Angela (Brazil)

Bolo (cake) de Fuba (Brazil)

Ingredients:
2  eggs
1 cup of milk
Half cup of oil
1 cup o flour
1 cup of fuba
1 cup of sugar
1tbsp of baking powder

1 tbsp of butter
sugar mixed with cinnamon
parchment paper

Preparation:
Pre-heat the oven 180c.
Mix sugar and cinnamon.
Cover the try with parchment paper.

Procedure:
Mix all the ingredients with the mixer.
Put the dough into the tray.
Bake it around 40 minutes.
Take it from the tray and spread a little bit of butter and then sprinkle it with the sugar and cinnamon mix.

Bom apetite!!

Orange Roll (Portugal)

Orange Roll (Portugal)

ingredients:
- 8 Eggs
- Zest of 1 orange
- Juice of 1 orange
- 270g white sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour


Step 1:
  Switch the oven previously the maximum temperature;)

  Step 2:
  Add the eggs, zest, juice and sugar and stir well, after it's all well connected, add the flour.

  Step 3:
  Grease the tray with butter or oil, put wax paper on the tray and grease the paper with butter or oil.

  Step 4:
  Place the batter in pan and put it on the oven, bake it until gets a light gold / brown color (approx. 20 minutes).

  Step 5:
  After taking the tray, carefully lift the paper to the bench and with the help of a damp cloth roll the cake.
  * Note: Not very cool because later you can not take the desired shape.
  * Note: Do not pour the prepared on the bench

  Step 6:
  After rolled, if you desire you can sprinkle with sugar on top.

Bom Apetite!!

Yogurt Cake (Portugal) (special for my Dear Dana)

Yogurt Cake (Portugal)

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 plain yogurt = natural yogurt This cup will be your unit of measurement

1 cup (not completely full) of oil
2 cups of sugar (not completely full)
3 cups of flour
1 tea spoon of baking powder

Orange zest from 1 or 1\2 of orange (optional)
Orange juice from 1 or 1\2 of orange (optional)

Preparation
Separate the egg whites from yolks and put them aside.
With the blender mix the 3 egg whites until firm.

Prepare the oven tray (can be any shape) greasing it with  margarine and sprinkling  flour.
Pre-heat the oven to 180C = 360F.

Procedure
With a blender mix well 3 yolks with 2 cups of sugar. After, add oil and the plain yogurt and mix again. Add 3 cups of flour with the baking powder, the orange zest and the orange juice.
Without beating, mix the firm egg whites with the batter.
Put the batter in the tray and bake it for around 40 minutes in the pre-heated oven 180C = 360F.
Let it cool down for few minutes and then remove it from the tray.
Different fillings can be used. Cut,  horizontally, the cake in half and spread your favorite filling on it. Cover the top with a thin layer of "Nutela" (or a different topping) and decorate it with white sugar powder.

Bom apetite!!