Popular Dessert Around The World: Chocolate Souffle

Popular Dessert Around The World: Chocolate Souffle

Saturday, 23 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there everyone! Welcome back to Our Foods and Cuisine blog, This week i'm going to write about dessert! The sweet food that everyone likes! Enjoy!

Chocolate Souffle

This dessert is made from egg yolks and beaten egg whites (well basically eggs), sugar, and Chocolate. This dessert have to be served and eaten immediately so that the Souffle wouldn't drop, Cause Souffle is an airy cake. 

In France, Souffle is usually eaten with an orange liquor with citrus-like flavor called Grand Marnier. 

Souffle contains 2 basic ingredients, which is the base or a flavored cream sauce and beaten egg whites. The base is the flavor provider and the egg whites is the 'lifter' for the souffle. Also, Souffle can be made two ways: The savory ones (which you can enjoy when you wanted a light snack) and the Sweet ones (that you can enjoy as a dessert).

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That's today's writing of Popular Dessert Around The World, See you on our next dessert destination! Bye!

Healthy Drinks part II

Healthy Drinks part II

Thursday, 21 May 2015 / No Comments

Hello guys…

This time I will continue our list for healthy drinks part I. Have you tried green tea, peppermint tea, or soy milk before? Did you get the benefit? I hope you can get the benefit from those drinks. Well our next drink are hot chocolate and tomato juice.

1.       Hot Chocolate

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Hot chocolate, also known as hot cocoa, is a heated beverage consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and often sugar. Hot chocolate made with melted chocolate is sometimes called drinking chocolate, characterized by less sweetness and a thicker consistency.

A study conducted by Cornell University has shown that hot chocolate contains more antioxidants than wine and tea, therefore reducing the risk of heart disease. Chocolate also increases the production of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which is responsible for regulating mood.

2.       Tomato Juice

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Tomato juice was first served as a beverage in 1917 by Louis Perrin at the French Lick Springs Hotel in southern Indiana, when he ran out of orange juice and needed a quick substitute. His combination of squeezed tomatoes, sugar and his special sauce became an instant success as Chicago businessmen spread the word about the tomato juice cocktail.

Tomato juice contains the antioxidant lycopene, which may confer some health benefit, which has been associated with a reduced risk of lung and stomach cancer, as well as pancreatic, colorectal, esophageal, oral, breast, and cervical cancers. Lycopene also appears to protect the lungs and heart against oxidative damage, helping to ward off cardiovascular disease.

These drinks are very tasty and you can also get the benefit for your body. Have a great day…

How to Make Poire Belle Helene

How to Make Poire Belle Helene

Monday, 18 May 2015 / No Comments

Good day guys…

Before I already posted about the steps to make our creamy panna cotta. So this time, we will go out from Italy to French. I just found such a unique dessert from French. This classic French recipe comes from a classic French chef, Alain Benech, which is much appreciated by everyone. I think it is so easy to make a t home. Lets check this out…

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Ingredients:

• 4-6 Pears

• 1 Liter Water

• 200g Sugar

• Lemon or Orange zests

• Optional: Vanilla

• Optional: 1 Star Anis

• 250g Dark bittersweet chocolate

• 30cl Heavy cream

• 50g Butter (room temperature)

• Slivered toasted almonds

• Ice-cream

Steps:

1. Slowly heat up the cream in a heavy bottom pan or even better in a double-boiler (“un bain-marie”) (a container on top of a simmering pot of water).  Once it’s heated (never bring to a boil!), then add the chocolate (chopped up into small even pieces).  Keep mixing until the chocolate completely melts.  Then add the butter and mix gently until it has all melted and incorporated the chocolate mixture.

2. (Note: in the picture that I took, I kind of screwed up my chocolate by trying to go a little too fast.  This is why the texture is more granular and not silky smooth… Still delicious but much less presentable.  You’ll do a lot better than me I’m sure!)

3. In the other place, stir the heavy cream and sugar in a saucepan, cocok in the medium heat.

4. Firstly, you need to prepare your pears. Peel the pears and cut off the lower part to make the pear stand nicely in the plate when its serve. Then, from the bottom, core the pears.

5. In a large saucepan. Add the water and mix it with sugar, the zests and optionally the star anis and the vanilla. Cook it and let it come to very gentle simmer.

6. Add the pear, and simmer the pears inside the syrup liquid until smooth.

7. In the other place, prepare the chocolate sauce. In a heavy bottom pan, heat the cream then add the chopped chocolate. Cook it until the chocolate melts. Then, add the butter mix it gently until the chocolate mixture perfectly melted.

8. In a desert dish, place one of the pears standing up.  Add an ice cream scoop and then drizzle the warm chocolate sauce on top of both the pear and the ice-cream. Pour the almond on the top.

Now you have your own Poire Belle Helene. Hopefully you can enjoy this recipe. Have a great day…

Fun and Classic Milkshake Recipe

Fun and Classic Milkshake Recipe

Saturday, 9 May 2015 / No Comments

Hi there everyone! Welcome back to Our Foods and Cuisine Blog. Lately, I've been thinking about blended drinks all the time. The one with ice cream and creamy texture. I don't know why though. and because of that i start carving sweet things like chocolate, candy, ice cream, smoothie, and milkshake. So, since i wrote about Smoothie recipe, now i'm going to write about Milkshake Recipe! And the recipe i'll be writing is simple, i promise you, so you can enjoy your home made and cheap milkshake at home without going through weeks of craving! Enjoy!

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Vanilla Milkshake: This is the most simple milkshake you will find i guarantee. Just pour 1 cups of plain milk, 5 scoops of vanilla ice cream, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract in to a blender, and blend them all together until it's mixed. Your Classic Vanilla milkshake is ready to serve!

Caramel Milkshake: This is a fun milkshake. Cause, you can use 2 Flavor Ice cream and Caramel syrup! all you need is 1 cup of plain milk, 2 scoops of vanilla and caramel ice cream (one scoop each), and LOTS of Caramel syrup (actually, not too much, just as you deem fit :)). Blend it all together, and your Caramel milkshake is done!

Cookies and Cream Milkshake: If you are an Oreo lover, than this milkshake would definitely suit you! so, as usual, 1 cup of plain milk, 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream (if you want to use other flavor it's also okay, but the taste won't be the same as when you use vanilla ice cream), and 4 pcs ( i like to put 5) of original Oreo, or other Oreo flavor. Blend it all together and your Cookies and Cream Milkshake is ready to enjoy!

Banana Milkshake: This one includes real fruit! all you need is 1 cup of plain milk, 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, 1 ripe banana, and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. blend it all together and your banana milkshake is ready to serve!

Choco-Strawberry Milkshake: This milkshake is also a fun and two-flavored milkshake! But if you don't like chocolate or strawberry flavor be free to change one or the other ingredient to the ones you like. So, you will need 1 cup of plain milk, 2 scoop of chocolate ice cream, 1/2 cup of strawberries, and 1 tbs of chocolate chips. blend it all together and your two-flavored milkshake is done!!

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So, that's all the milkshakes flavor i could think of right now, tell us of what milkshake flavor you like the most! and also don't forget to tell us what to write next on the comment section. Don't forget to experiment with your milkshake and have fun! until next time! BYE!!