Khaki cream

Français

Here is a simple recipe to prepare khakis. This cream is very sweet and delicious.

I love khakis. This exotic fruit is very soft and sweet, and it tastes a little bit like peach. To eat it raw, simply remove the skin. As you can see, there are no seeds inside.

Khakis

Ingredients (for 4 verrines)

2 persimmons

2 soup spoons sugar

1 soup spoon lemon juice

20 cl single cream

Preparation

Blend everything together and beat for a few minutes to foam. Store in the fridge for a few hours before tasting.

Bon appétit !!

Mini casserole dish with potato puree, creamy roquefort with walnuts and pears

Français

Pear is one of my favorite fruits and here is a salty recipe which is amazing! It’s easy and quick, and it looks great in a mini casserole dish!

Ingredients (for 2 people)

3 large potatoes (about 600 g)

2 pears

125 g Roquefort cheese

1 soup spoons heavy cream

Some white wine (about 5-10 cl)

About 20 walnuts

Butter 

Preparation

Boil the potatoes for 20 min in salty water, and then peel them.

In a salad bowl, crush the cheese and the cream with a fork, add the white wine and about 15 chopped walnuts.

Peel the pears, cut in dices and heat up in a frying pan in some butter.

Crush the potatoes with some butter and if necessary some warm milk if it is too thick. Add a little salt and pepper (keep in mind that Roquefort is already salty).

Prepare the casserole dishes: a layer of purée, a layer of creamy cheese and a layer of pears. Decorate with walnuts and serve with some green salad.

Bon appétit!!!

Salad "Olivier" (Russia)

Français

This salad is a traditional Russian recipe which is always served on New Years Eve. I remember that, when I took Russian lessons, this salad was mentioned very often in our books! I got curious and found a Russian recipe. Two Russian friends said it was good, so you can go ahead!

Ingredients (for 4 people)

400 g tinned peas

300 g chicken meat

150 g onions

100 g malassol gherkins (Russian and sweet)

350 g potatoes

4 eggs

Mayonnaise (homemade recipe)

Preparation

Cook the eggs (hard-boiled). Boil the potatoes during 30 min. Boil the chicken during 15 min*, add some mixed herbs to perfume it.

Peel the eggs and the potatoes cut everything in small dices. Put in a salad bowl, add some mayonnaise and stir. If necessary, add some salt and pepper.

*ATTENTION: 15 min goes for chicken. If you choose another meat, the time will be different (for example, 40 min minimum for veal).

Every Russian family has its own recipe as it is often true for traditional recipes. You can add, for example, carrots or apple.

I recommend you serve this salad with blini:

Bon appétit!!

Risotto with tomato, mushroom and chorizo

Français

This is the risotto recipe that my father used to prepare when I was a child. It’s really delicious, the smell is amazing, and once you found out how to correctly prepare a risotto, it’s very easy, no matter what ingredients you use!

Ingredients (for 4 people)

400 g round rice

1 stock cube

300 g mushrooms

1 large tin of peeled tomatoes

3 spring onions

10 cl white wine (optional)

Tomato sauce

Chorizo

Parsley

Preparation

Cut the mushrooms in slices, brown them in a frying pan and put them in a plate. Chop the onions, brown them and add the rice. When it’s transparent, crumble the stock cube and pour some water little by little. Put the mushrooms back.

Slice the chorizo.

After 10 min, add little by little the tomatoes and their juice, crush in the rice. Add the white wine and the chorizo, salt, pepper and parsley. When the rice is ready, add some tomato sauce and some sugar to counter the acidity of the tomato. Serve immediately.

Bon appétit !!!

Lassi with mango and papaya

English

You can serve this lassi for dessert, in the afternoon, for breakfast, or even as a cocktail with some vodka! Very sweet, it will give you a lot of energy!

Choose the fruit proportion that you prefer. The key is to put the same weight of yogurt and fruits.

Ingredients

1 mango (about 200 g peeled)

175 g papaya

3 yoghurts

Sugar 

Preparation

Put all the fruits in a blender, obtain a liquid and add sugar. Put at least 30 min in the fridge before serving.

Bon appétit!!

Stir-fried chicken with vegetables (carrots, fennel, celery)

Français

For a change, let’s try a wok recipe.

Ingredients (for 4 people)

400 g chicken

300 g Chinese noodles

1 fennel

2 carrots

1 onion

1 stem garden celery

Soya sauce 

3 soup spoons rice alcohol

Sesame oil

 

Preparation

Cut the vegetables in thin sticks. In a wok or a sauté pan, brown the onion and then the chicken. Add salt and pepper. Once the chicken is almost ready (5 min), add the vegetables. Brown for some minutes and then add the rice alcohol, some soya sauce and sesame oil (about 1 or 2 soup spoons). Cook for 5 more minutes.

Cook the Chinese noodles for about 4 min into salted boiling water.

Serve together.

Bon appétit !!!

Pitas with meat, raw vegetable and yoghurt sauce (Greece)

Français

This dish is a cousin of the kebab, it’s nice and easy to prepare. In Greek, pita is a round bread, flat and empty inside. Don’t look at my picture, I didn’t find any and I used wheat tortillas. Less convenient because of the sauce, but it does the trick

Ingredients (for 4 people)

400 g lamb meat (you can use turkey)

1 cucumber

4 tomatoes

1 onion

4 pita breads (or 2 wheat tortillas per person)

2 Greek yoghurts

Chive

Some lemon juice (or vinegar)

Preparation

Cut the meat and the vegetables in small dices, chop the onions. Put the tomato and the cucumber in a bowl.

Brown the onions in a frying pan. Place in a bowl. Fry the meat on both sides, add salt and pepper (5-10 min).

Prepare the sauce: in a bowl, bring together the yoghurts, some lemon juice (or vinegar). Add salt, pepper and chopped chive.

When the meat is ready, put it in another bowl. Put all bowls on the table and let everybody prepare its pita.

If you have tortillas, preheat them in the microwave 30 seconds with a little water.

Bon appétit!!!