Sunday, 18 December 2011

Yomi's Rice and Lentil Salad

-Boil wild rice, set aside till it's cool
-Cook lentils in bouillon - when cooked, let it cool down
-Roast sunflower seeds in hot frying pan, add a little salt
-Split pomegranate, and collect seeds
-Fry some garlic in a small amount of olive oil, add some lemon and a spoon of honey
-Chop parsley
-Mix the whole lot in a large bowl, and let it cool down.

Done.

Friday, 16 December 2011

Chocolate Mousse

Doubled the recipe below and got 7 portions.

125g plain dessert chocolate
4 large eggs, separated
2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 3 tsp hot water
1.5 tbsp Tia Maria or other coffee, chocolate or orange-flavoured liquer
3 tsp caster sugar

- Melt chocolate.
- Immediately drop in eggs yolks; beat vigorously until mixture begins to thicken.
- Stir in coffee and liqueur.
- Allow to go quite cold. [not too cold - proved difficult to mix in]
- Beat the whites until they just hold soft peaks.
- Beat caster sugar into whites.
- Pour chocolate mixture into bowl of egg whites and blend. [lose quite a lot of volume while mixing to get even consistency]
- Spoon into large or individual bowls.
- Leave to set overnight.

Source: Evelyn Rose