February 22nd, 2008

Making Gourmet Chocolates Yourself

A few weeks ago I thought it would be a good idea to make some gourmet food for a party I was going to arrange. Well I put on my chefs hat and finished up making some truffles, and wow, my friends thought they were fantastic and actually thought that they were gourmet chocolates that I had bought from a quality gourmet food store.

I would like to point out that making gourmet chocolates for yourself is difficult and will take a lot of time, however to be positive it does give you the opportunity to try out some recipes that you probably could not get from the local store.

December 12th, 2007

Pasta: Fabulous Gourmet Recipes

FABULOUS PASTA RECIPES

LINGUINE THAI PRAWN BALLS


  • 1 pkt (375grams) Plain Linguini
  • 200g green King Prawns pealed and chopped
  • 80g bean shoots
  • 1 bunch Coriander. Leaves and roots, roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch Basil, roughly chopped
  • 50g peanuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 Kaffir lime leaves finely sliced
  • 4tbsp seafood curry paste
  • 3 free range eggs
  • 150g rice flour
  • Vegetable Oil for deep frying

Method

Cook Plain Linguine in salted, boiling water until al dente, then drain. Place linguine in a large Mixing bowl. Add prawns, bean shoots, coriander, basil, peanuts, ginger, lime leaves, curry paste and eggs.


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