Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Cho-biscuits cremé

Category: Desert
Wine Selection: --
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Decoration: c.f. picture below


Ingredients:
> 1 LU biscuit
> Half a pint of heavy whipped cream
> 2 tea spoons of white sugar powder
> 4 ounces of blueberries

Preparation:
> Put the heavy whipped cream in a bowl

> Start whipping the cream with hand mixer until it solidifies

> Put the solidified whipped cream in the fridge
> Add several LU into a plate

> Put them into the microwave for a minute (until the chocolate melts)
> Get the solidified whipped cream from the fridge, and add it on top of the melted chocolate
> Put some blueberries on the LU biscuits
> Add some sugar powder on top the LU biscuits

Here you go!

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Canapé au saumon fumé et caviar (Smoked salmon with caviar)

Category: Appetizers
Wine Selection: White Wine - Chardonnay
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Decoration: c.f. picture below


Ingredients:
> 1 bread baguette
> 2 ounces of unsalted butter (preferably Lurpak or President)
> Half a pint of heavy whipped cream
> Fresh dill leaves
> 3 ounces of black caviar (preferably white sturgeon caviar)
> 16 ounces of wild smoked salmon
> 2 lemons



Preparation:
> Slice the bread at 45degree angle, with a thickness of 1/5 inch
> Heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
> Put the sliced bread in the oven for 6 minutes
> Take out the bread from the over and let is cool for a while
> Heat at a low temperature the butter until it melts
> Add the melted butter to the bread
> Put the heavy whipped cream in a bowl
> Start whipping the cream with hand mixer until it solidifies
> Put some solidified cream on the bread
> Put some dill leaves on the bread
> Slice the smoked salmon and add it to the bread
> Press the lemon
> Mix the lemon juice with the caviar
> Add some caviar on top of the bread

You should have now a piece of art similar to the one in the picture below:


Enjoy!