Stuffed Avocados With Prawns Recipe

For these yummy stuffed avocados you will need:

-Ingredients:
·Avocados
.Cocktail souce
·Prawns
·Letuce
·Tuna (optional)

-Directions:

1) Divide the avocados in half and extract with a spoon a bit of the interior.
2) With a fork, stir the extracted avocado with the prawns (the prawns must have been boiled before adding them) and the tuna.
3) Once everything is well mixed, add the cocktail souce and distribute inside the avocados.
4) Use some fresh letuce to decorate the dish. Keep the avocados in the fridge until they are going to be served.

And that´s all!

Enjoy your stuffed avocados!

Chocolate And Coconut Cake Recipe

Here is a low budget chocolate cake recipe. This cake is very tasty and the coconut adds a special touch.

Ingredients:
-Eggs
-Dark Chocolate Bar
-Whipped Cream
-Shredded Coconut
-Sponge Cake Layers
-Hazelnut Liqueur

Directions:
-Separate the yolk from the eggs. -Put the chocolate bar (sliced) into a water bath until it is completely melted.

- Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks up. Mix the yolks with the sugar (two tablespoon, more or less). Then, mix the chocolate with the yolks and beat the mixture well enough.

- Join the chocolate with the egg whites.

- In the first cake layer, spread a bit of the hazelnut liqueur.

- Then spread a first layer of chocolate mousse.

- Sprinkle the shredded coconut over the chocolate base, and add another layer of whipped cream.

-Repeat the same process again (as many layers as you prefer).

And that´s all!

Enjoy your cake! :)

For the Coffee Lovers: Coffee Art

If you are a coffee lover like me, you will find this extremely yummy-looking. This is called "coffee art" or "latte art" and it looks terribly good!

It is a shame that this piece of art is lost once you drink it, don´t you think?

Here are some videos that shows how are they made.

Enjoy them!

Have a happy weekend!

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Funny and Cute: Popin' Cookin'

Recently, I found these videos. They are surprisingly addictive and entertaining!
What is Popin´ Cookin? It is a Japanese DIY sushi-candy making kit. This product is very affordable and safe for children.

Enjoy the videos!

Have a great weekend!

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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

Today I bring you a yummy recipe I tried this weekend: Lemon Meringue Pie. It´s delicious!


Ingredients
1 pie crust, baked
300 g white sugar
3 g salt
355 ml water
65 g cornstarch
80 ml water
4 eggs, separated
120 ml lemon juice
4 g lemon zest
45 g butter
2 g salt
100 g white sugar


Directions
Preheat oven. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, salt, and 1 1/2 cups water in a saucepan. Place over high heat and bring to a boil. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 1/3 cup water to make a smooth paste. Gradually whisk into boiling sugar mixture. Boil mixture until thick and clear, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg yolks and lemon juice. Gradually whisk egg yolk mixture into hot sugar mixture. Return pan to heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon rind and butter or margarine. Place mixture in refrigerator and cool until just lukewarm.
In a large glass or metal bowl, combine egg whites and salt. Whip until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar while continuing to whip. Beat until whites form stiff peaks. Stir about 3/4 cup of meringue into lukewarm filling. Spoon filling into baked pastry shell. Cover pie with remaining meringue.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, until meringue is slightly brown. Cool 1 hour before cutting.


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I hope you like it!

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Strawberry Recipe With Meringue

Here´s a delicious recipe that I wanted to share with you: Strawberry Cake.

Ingredients
517 g yellow cake mix
315 ml orange juice
4 eggs, separated
3 g grated orange peel
0.8 g cream of tartar
250 g sugar, divided
475 ml whipping cream
715 g fresh strawberries, divided


Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, orange juice, egg yolks and orange peel. Beat for 4 minutes. Pour into two greased and floured baking pans; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium until foamy. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, a tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread the meringue evenly over cake batter. Bake at 176 ºC for 35 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool in pans on wire racks (meringue will crack).
Beat cream until stiff peaks form.
Mash 1/2 cup of strawberries with remaining sugar; fold into whipped cream. Loosen edges of cakes from pans with a knife. Using two large spatulas, carefully remove one cake to a serving platter, meringue side up. Carefully spread with about two-thirds of the cream mixture. Slice the remaining berries; arrange half over cream mixture. Repeat layers. Store in the refrigerator.

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I hope you will enjoy this recipe.

Have a great weekend! :)

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Valentine´s Day Cooking Recipes

Considering cooking for your loved one on Valentine´s day? Here are some delicious (and also cute-looking) recipes that you could find useful.

Remember that the most important ingredient of all them is love… ;)

(Click on the pictures to go to the recipe)

Colorful Food - Photo Mosaic

1. Food for Her World Vietnam, 2. Food Photography, 3. Food Photography, 4. Food and Drink 4-18-2010 19


I love colourful dishes. My mum says people also "eat" with the eyes , which means that our apetite is also influenced by the presentation of the food we are about to eat.

For more mosaics, visit www.artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com
Bon apétit! ;)

Turkey Gravy Recipe

A delicious dressing for turkey. Enjoy it!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour.
• 1/4 cup turkey drippings.
• 2 cups water.
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes.

Directions

1. In a skillet over medium heat, whisk the flour with turkey drippings until smooth, then reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until dark brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in the water and bouillon cubes, and simmer until the cubes have dissolved and the gravy is thickened and smooth, about 10 minutes.
   

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Spaghetti Sauce Recipe - Italian Style

I love all kind of pasta and trying new ways of making the tomato sauce is something that I love doing. A friend shared with me this recipe I´m sharing with you today and it was really good!
So here you have:

Ingredients:

• 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced or crushed tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Heat oil; sauté onions, pepper and garlic in the oil until tender. Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, tomatoes, and oregano. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cheese before serving or serve cheese separately.

I hope you will enj0y this recipe! Have a great weekend!
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