Ale´s cupcakes

Ale´s cupcakes
my sweet cupcakes

viernes, 24 de junio de 2011

Rainy days ... Soup

Today was a rainy day. I love rainy days, they always make me smile! I like to stay home and listen to classical music or himns, and cook while hearing to the rain hit the glass of the windows. I always want to eat something that makes me feel warm and happy, but today i wasnt sure about what to eat. After thinking alot, i decided to make a soup with my favorite vegetables! I heated it to a good temperature and it made me feel so cozy and comfortable!

I felt i needed to have something else, so i decided to make a quesadilla with cottage cheese. I cooked some of the cheese and added some salt and pepper. Which i love to do because I feel it gives it a different and better flavor to the cheese.
On a relaxed day like today, it was a simple and light food to make and enjoy




Let me share with u my soup, this is what u will need to make it:

2 cups chopped italian pumpking
1/2 cup corn kernel
1/2 peas
1/2 chopped carrots
pinch of salt and pepper
olive oil
epazote
--- for sauce ---
2 tomatoes
1 garlic clove (big)
1/4 of an onion (yellow or white)
*i used yellow
Mix all this in the blender and set aside (we will use it later)

1. in a tall pan fill it with water to the half , add one tsp of salt put in the stove and let it get warm .
(about the salt , you can check if you need more or less salt that is my advice but every tongue is different so well you decide how much to use, just try to dont use so much or the flavor of the vegetables will be lost and will taste all to salt)
2. now add the rest of the ingredients , pumpking , carrots, etc...
3. when everything is in the pan add the tomatoe sauce we made earlier .
4. cover the pan and let it boil .
now... just sit down and enjoy the soup :)

No hay comentarios:

Publicar un comentario

Ale´s cake

I want to share with everyone my recipe of these delicious little cakes!!
They are really soft, creamy and simply amazing!

It is a good option for the family, to share with friends or nice to share with that special person in life.

Ingredients

TO MAKE THE CAKE
- one box of chocolate cake
- 2 tsp of vanilla

TO MAKE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
1. 8 ounces chocolate
You can use bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, depending on how sweet you want your mousse to be. If you want to use bittersweet chocolate, you can always add sugar.

2. 4 eggs, separated
3. 2 tablespoons sugar (optional)
Pinch of salt (optional)

TO DECORATE
mascarpone cheese
- one bar of dark chocolate
- a few branches of peppermint
- a few dry cranberries

Instructions

TO MAKE CAKE

follow the instruccions like in the box.
add one tsp of vanilla
get it out the oven and leave it at room temperature.


TO MAKE MOUSSE
1.Use an electric mixer to whip the heavy cream until it forms soft peaks.
2.Melt the chocolate and butter together in a double boiler.
3.Beat the egg yolks well with a fork. Slowly add them to the chocolate mixture.

4.Add the vanilla and remove the mixture from the heat.
5.Add a scoop of the whipped cream to the chocolate mixture and stir it in.
6.Whip the egg whites and salt until they form stiff, white peaks.
7.The chocolate mixture should now be slightly warm, not hot. Fold the chocolate into the rest of the whipped cream.
8.Fold in the egg whites. Stop folding as soon as there are no longer any white lumps.
9. cut strips of aluminum and put it around the cake leaving 6cm, this will help to shape the chocolate mousse.add some of the mixture over the little cakes.
10.Refrigerate overnight, or until the mousse sets.


TO DECORATE
beat the mascarpone cheese till this looks like cream , put it on the top of the mousse and decorate with some zest of dark chocolate ,one cranberry and one leave of peppermint .

DONE.







Enjoy !!!!