I thought of this on a lazy Saturday morning watching Nigella. The ingredients are easy and it is tasty with chocolate added! The dulce de leche is an influence from Buenos Aires where I live currently, but it is optional and makes this pudding rather sweet.
Ingredients:
500ml milk
3 eggs
100 grams of butter
1/2 bar of dark chocolate
250 ml single cream
Chocolate chips (optional)
6-8 croissant
3 tablespoons toffee spread or dulce de leche (optional)
Method:
1. Break up the croissants and butter them generously. You can add a layer of toffee or dulce de leche too.
2. Melt the chocolate, either in the microwave or over some boiling water.
3. Mix the eggs into the chocolate. Then add the cream and milk, making sure the mixture does not cool down enough to harden. Add the sugar and dissolve.
4. Fill a ceramic or glass tray of 20 by 20 cm with the croissant. Scatter over the chocolate chips. Pour over the liquid mixture and allow to soak in for 5-10 minutes.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 centigrade for 20-30 minutes until the tops of the croissant are slightly browned.
mmmmmm
Monday, May 31, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Chicken, lemon and olive tagine
This is so easy and really tasty. The ingredients are easy to find as well. Serves 4
Ingredients:
2 medium onions, sliced
4-5 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2-3 medium carrots, chopped roughly
2 lemons, cut into quarters
4 chicken legs
1 small packet of green olives with seeds
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 tablespoon mixed spice
1 tablespoon of cumin powder
1 tin of tomatoes or half a box of passata
1 litre of chicken stock
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a large heavy based pan and fry the garlic and onions lightly.
2. Add the carrots and spices until the flavours are released
3. Add the chicken with plenty of seasoning and fry for 1-2 minutes
4. Add all of the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour or until the flavours have infused and the chicken is soft and falling off the bone.
5. Serve with rice, couscous or potatoes
It is so easy and you can leave everything in one big pot without any fuss!
Ingredients:
2 medium onions, sliced
4-5 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2-3 medium carrots, chopped roughly
2 lemons, cut into quarters
4 chicken legs
1 small packet of green olives with seeds
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 tablespoon mixed spice
1 tablespoon of cumin powder
1 tin of tomatoes or half a box of passata
1 litre of chicken stock
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. Heat the oil in a large heavy based pan and fry the garlic and onions lightly.
2. Add the carrots and spices until the flavours are released
3. Add the chicken with plenty of seasoning and fry for 1-2 minutes
4. Add all of the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour or until the flavours have infused and the chicken is soft and falling off the bone.
5. Serve with rice, couscous or potatoes
It is so easy and you can leave everything in one big pot without any fuss!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Salmon with cream cheese and chive mashed potato
This is dedicated to my friend Katie who loves salmon! I made this in Newcastle where salmon is relatively cheap, just before exams for some brain food. serves 2
Ingredients:
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
Handful of chives, finely chopped
250 g cream cheese
2 tablespoons of milk
2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 fillets of pink salmon
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. Boil the potato with salt
2. In a bowl mix half the chives, half the cream cheese and all the garlic
3. Spread this over the top of the salmon fillets and place in a preheated oven, at medium temperature (about 200 degrees centigrade. Roast in oven for 10-15 minutes or until you can see the salmon has turned a lighter pink colour
4. When the potato has boiled, drain the water and mashed well. Add the milk and seasoning.
5. To tie in the flavours add the rest of the chives and cream cheese to the mashed potato
6. Serve the salmon and mash together for some wonderfully comforting brain food!
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Clams with sweet potato mash
This is one of Fede's creations! It is so simple and unbelievably tasty if you can splash out for the clams. For 2 people.
Ingredients:
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
Butter
4 tablespoons milk
12-16 clams, washed
Half a lemon's juice
Handful of parsely, finely chopped
1 large sweet potato, chopped and peeled
1 large potato, chopped and peeled
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. To start, boil the sweet potato and potato with seasoning
2. When the potatoes are very soft, drain them and add butter, milk and more seasoning.
3. Keeping the mashed potato mixture hot, fry the garlic gently. Then add the clams and lemon juice. Cook until the clams have opened, about 2-5 minutes. Add a bit of butter and stir in to make a rish velvety and fishy sauce.
4. Serve the clams around the mashed potato including all the sauce and shells!
Delicious!
Ingredients:
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
Handful of chives, finely chopped
250 g cream cheese
2 tablespoons of milk
2 large potatoes, peeled and chopped
2 fillets of pink salmon
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. Boil the potato with salt
2. In a bowl mix half the chives, half the cream cheese and all the garlic
3. Spread this over the top of the salmon fillets and place in a preheated oven, at medium temperature (about 200 degrees centigrade. Roast in oven for 10-15 minutes or until you can see the salmon has turned a lighter pink colour
4. When the potato has boiled, drain the water and mashed well. Add the milk and seasoning.
5. To tie in the flavours add the rest of the chives and cream cheese to the mashed potato
6. Serve the salmon and mash together for some wonderfully comforting brain food!
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Clams with sweet potato mash
This is one of Fede's creations! It is so simple and unbelievably tasty if you can splash out for the clams. For 2 people.Ingredients:
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
Butter
4 tablespoons milk
12-16 clams, washed
Half a lemon's juice
Handful of parsely, finely chopped
1 large sweet potato, chopped and peeled
1 large potato, chopped and peeled
Salt and pepper
Method:
1. To start, boil the sweet potato and potato with seasoning
2. When the potatoes are very soft, drain them and add butter, milk and more seasoning.
3. Keeping the mashed potato mixture hot, fry the garlic gently. Then add the clams and lemon juice. Cook until the clams have opened, about 2-5 minutes. Add a bit of butter and stir in to make a rish velvety and fishy sauce.
4. Serve the clams around the mashed potato including all the sauce and shells!
Delicious!
The idea
Welcome to my quick and easy recipe blog. My idea is to share my recipe ideas and my love of cooking fast, cheap and tasty meals! Originally from London I am now based in Argentina, and this had made cooking my normal variety a bit more difficult. I will attempt to show how interesting recipes from all over the world can be cooked using uncomplicated ingredients on a budget.
My family are Indian, so a lot of my recipes are spicy or have an Indian theme. I learnt to cook from my grandmother, a wonderful housewife and the best cook (in my opinion)! However, a lot of recipes I use are based on the variety we ate at home in London. I will publish pictures of the different recipes, which I test on my Argentine boyfriend. He is a great guinea pig!
If anyone has any particular requests or comments, they would be most welcome!
My family are Indian, so a lot of my recipes are spicy or have an Indian theme. I learnt to cook from my grandmother, a wonderful housewife and the best cook (in my opinion)! However, a lot of recipes I use are based on the variety we ate at home in London. I will publish pictures of the different recipes, which I test on my Argentine boyfriend. He is a great guinea pig!
If anyone has any particular requests or comments, they would be most welcome!
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