tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21603524841569422432011-04-21T22:16:06.080+02:00A idea of my foray into cooking food, one step at a timeFrancisnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160352484156942243.post-40946564986143620312008-12-01T14:32:00.001+01:002009-01-04T18:40:33.824+01:00A simple recipe today, something typically French.<br /><br><br /><img src="http://www.bfeedme.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/French%20Onion%20Soup%20Recipe.jpg"/><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /> * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil<br /> * 3/4 pound onion, halved and thinly sliced*<br /> * 1/4 teaspoon sugar<br /> * 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<br /> * 3 1/2 cups of beef broth<br /> * 1/4 cup dry white wine<br /> * 4 slices French bread<br /> * 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese<br /><br /><br /><strong>Preperation</strong><br />1. Heat oil in saucepot. Add onions. Cover and cook over low heat 15 minutes. Uncover.<br />2. Add sugar and cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until onions are golden.<br />3. Add flour and cook and stir 1 minute. Add broth and wine. Heat to a boil. Cook over low heat 10 minutes.<br />4. Serve soup and top each plate with bread and cheese.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2160352484156942243-4094656498614362031?l=cooking-diary-123.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Francisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160352484156942243.post-22611475166149701682008-11-15T21:25:00.002+01:002008-12-10T13:32:09.910+01:00Today's a simple fruit salad. Ok, I know this is fall but there were exotic fruits at the deli...<br /><img width="400" height="300" src="http://lawsonsgourmet.com/images/breakfast-fruit-salad-602.jpg"/><br><br /><img width="400" height="300" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/2064858589_d7b19bf6a9.jpg"/><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />Pineapple juice<br />Kiwi fruit<br />Strawberries<br />Grapes<br />Melon<br />Oranges or clementines<br /><br /><strong>Preparation</strong><br />1. Place all the fruit in a big bowl<br />2. Pour some pineapple juice on the fruit<br />3. Stir gently until evenly combined. Serve immediately for the freshest taste.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2160352484156942243-2261147516614970168?l=cooking-diary-123.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Francisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160352484156942243.post-16182332334036319762008-10-28T19:38:00.000+01:002008-12-10T03:41:21.853+01:00Today's recipe was chocolate cake.. I felt like I deserved it :)<br /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g-FtIhs00AE/Rx8tLR2dJ1I/AAAAAAAAB9c/d4VmQ7BHeyY/s320/moist+chocolate+cake4.jpg"/><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />225 g of sugar<br />200 g of flour<br />1 tsp of Baking soda<br />1/4 tsp baking powder<br />50 g of cocoa powder<br />1 cup of boiling water<br />110 g of margarine<br />2 eggs<br /><br /><strong>Preparation</strong><br />1. Preheat the oven to 180°C<br />2. Slowly pour boiling water on the cocoa powder in a bowl. Keep stirring until it is smooth<br />3. Leave to cool.<br />4. Beat together the margarine and sugar and gradually beat in the eggs.<br />5. Mix flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder together. Then mix 2. and 5. into 4.<br />6. Pour into a greased tin and bake for about 45 minutes<br />7. Add a toping of your choice !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2160352484156942243-1618233233403631976?l=cooking-diary-123.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Francisnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2160352484156942243.post-18409656340530077512008-10-20T21:15:00.000+02:002008-12-09T13:28:03.618+01:00Last week, my butcher had some epigram of lamb in his shop and it said "very tasty". Great... that's just what I need, so I bought a piece.<br /><br />It's a fairly fatty piece of lamb that's really thinly sliced. Preparing was very very simple and quick. It was delicious ! Try it out yourself. Here is an idea of what it looks like <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2719244846_fef6db8831.jpg" /><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients per person</strong><br />1 slice of epigram of lamb<br />Salt and freshly ground black pepperolive oil<br /> <br /><strong>For the marinade </strong><br />Olive Oil<br />Thyme<br />Coriander<br /><em>Anything else you like on lamb</em><br /><br /><strong>Prepartion</strong><br />Covered epigram with Olive Oil<br />Rub epigram with herbs<br />Cooked in oven using the grill : 5 minutes on each side<br /><br />Enjoy !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2160352484156942243-1840965634053007751?l=cooking-diary-123.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Francisnoreply@blogger.com0