Les dernières recettes
I’ve just returned from a very pleasant stay in Copenhagen, where the weather juggled bright sunshine and heavy snow! For lunch, I sampled the famous “smørrebrød”, Danish sandwiches made from rye bread and anything else you can imagine. I’m going to suggest several and I’ll start with the shrimp ones, which are really quick to prepare. This ultra-fresh version is delicious, with the dill and lemon flavouring these lovely slices of bread!
Be careful! Very very good! Here’s a variation on Maryland crabcakes (a recipe I’ve shared with you before), this time with shrimp and a more Asian, almost Thai theme. There’s nothing traditional about this recipe, but that doesn’t make it any less irresistible. I had tasted it in a restaurant abroad and wanted to make it again. The result is beyond my expectations!
Since I love traditional spring rolls and make them often, I wanted to change things up and do a little variation, giving myself the impression that the good weather is just around the corner! I suggest a version with chicken curry, raisins, green apple, avocado, cashews and coriander, with salad and mixed sprouts. Perfect for filling up on color, flavour and freshness!
A rich, dense cake as I sometimes like them, but not at all dry, quite the opposite! Here I use roasted pistachios, orange zest and fine wheat semolina. The result is surprisingly fragrant. The fine wheat semolina, which is not couscous semolina, gives this cake a very special texture, and the orange blends wonderfully with the pistachios.
I’d been wanting to do this version of babka for a while. To start with, I make it with tangzhong, an ultra-quick preparation based on milk and flour that gives buns an incomparable softness. Here the babka has a totally addictive consistency! So this time I’m offering you an alternative to chestnut cream, walnuts and cream cheese. The result is not at all too sweet, as the acidity of the cream cheese breaks up the sweetness of the chestnut cream. Sure, it’s rich, but absolutely delicious and this babka will be perfect for a weekend snack or brunch!
I’ve just come back from London, where I go from time to time, and I came across these delicious shortbreads that I wanted to make again for the blog. They’re super crunchy and the combination of oatmeal, cranberries and orange is incredible! Very simple to make, you can leave them out of the white chocolate. But they’ll be even more delicious!
