12 mai 2009
Week-end report
To start with I've got a great news... Ticoulou's back!! Helas since Sunday morning {when we left for a day on a boat with a few friends} no news of him. So today was the 3rd day without our lil kitty & I thought there was now not much hope left to see her come back. And must I say that I was grumpy & moody all day? Well yeah. Our house felt lonely without her. Our couch felt empty. But... while cleaning the house this afternoon, I heard a meow from outside. At first it was a faraway & shy one. Then it came closer. So I hurriedly threw my pink rubber gloves on the floor and ran to catch my Ticoulou in my arms! Well it must sound pretty much fleur bleue, but it went just that way! I still can't believe she's back when I see her sleeping so tight next to me!
So let me now come back to the week-end & its activities. There's been some conjugal quarrel to start with, & all that comes after that {the part I love!}... meaning a day out for us two, a visit at the salon de la maison, a lil resto, a cinoch {Lol with Sophie Marceau which was really fun!}, some potager together, & a dinner with some friends & some newly met ones...
The next day carried on with the same friends on a boat at l'ile au Benitier. What more can be said? I'll let you imagine the day, the indian summer'sun, the clear lagoon, the fun company of these new friends, the sandwiches & baked-in-the-morning-brownies...
Well enough for tonight. I shall be back with some nice recipes during the week. Sleep tight you too!
05 avril 2009
Olive and tomato tear and share bread
... & une petite pour le week-end... euh en fait 2 petites!
A week-end made of cooking, tasting, relaxing, watching TV... & looking after my convalescent man.
This bread recipe is taken from a book but I changed some bits; Tear a wedge and fill it with some speck ham, parmesan, tomato, artichoke heart, olive oil, mustard, grounded pepper and devour!
Ingrédients:
- 275 ml d'eau
- 2 c. a s. d'huile d'olive
- 275 gr de farine blanche
- 200 gr de farine bise
- 1 c. a c. de fleur de sel
- 1 c. a c. de cassonade
- 1 1/2 c.a c. de levure déshydratée
- 60 gr d'olives vertes & noires hachées grossièrement
- 40 gr de tomate séchées hachées grossièrement
- fleur de sel & paprika pour la garniture
Étapes:
- Verser les ingrédients dans l'ordre indiqué dans la cuve de la MAP & lancer le programme de pétrissage.
- Apres qu'il ait double de taille, dégazer la pâte & former une boule de 20 cm de diamètre;
- Transférer sur une plaque couverte de papier sulfurisé fariné; Y couper 8 tranches sans toucher le fond;
- Saupoudrer de fleur de sel & de paprika;
- Le laisser doubler pendant 30 min {je le mets dans mon four avec une légère tiédeur}
- Préchauffer le four a 180 C. Enfourner le pain 25-30 minutes; & Laisser refroidir sur une grille.
And then for the week-end's breakfast or sunday'tea, some pancake/crêpe ideas:
Ingrédients:
-60 gr de farine blanche
-60 gr de farine bise
-1 c.a c. de levure chimique
-1 c.a c. de sucre
-1 c.a s. de beurre
-2 oeufs
-200 ml de lait
-50 ml de bière
-huile
Filling:
-100 gr de chocolat noir
-40 ml de crème
-4 bananes coupées dans la longueur
-beurre
-cassonade
-muscade râpée
-coco
ou:
-sirop d'érable
-citron vert
Étapes:
- Tamiser les farines & la levure; Ajouter le sel & sucre;
- Y faire un puits & casser les oeufs au centre; Puis y verser le lait en filet; Puis le beurre fondu & la bière;
- Faire revenir a la poêle legerement huilee comme d'habitude;
- Pendant ce temps, faire fondre du beurre dans une poêle, & y faire revenir les bananes 1 min de chaque coté;
- Saupoudrer de cassonade & noix de muscade rapee.
- Au bain-marie faire fondre le chocolat & la crème
- Servir la crêpe avec la banane, la sauce chocolat & le coco saupoudré dessus
- ou nappee de sauce d'erable & de jus de citron
19 mars 2009
Boulangere en herbe
The rain's pouring since 3 days & makes this afternoon seem like already dark. Alone in the house, a cupa calling me... & my macbook too, i'm now sitting at the kitchen counter ready to share a few photos & inspiration.
Fondant choco-poire
Actually before each period of productivity, there is one of procrastination. But the fact is, that behind this apparent procrastination there is a pondering, a buzz preparing to emerge that will lead me into creation or just motivation to get things done!
So lately there has been a lot of things on my list done. These last days have been filled with work. So much that my head feels dizzy just thinking of it. Besides the usual cleaning & tidying & cooking, there has been painting floors & bits of walls, gardening & transplanting my growing rocket, learning to use a tiny bit of photoshop, doing the accountancy for B.'s business, filling loads of administrative forms, preparing the guest'bedroom for our friends arriving from Switzerland Monday morning, cuddling Ticoulou the most sweet, gorgeous, funny kitten I ever had...
So not much time & energy left for trying recipes & styling... except for some baking done. Banana & honey bread, focaccia with blue cheese, light farm bread... 
La Boulangere
Banana & honey bread
No recipe today {coming next...}, just photos to drool over!
