Tomato Bruschetta

Ingredients:

• 1 tomato
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil (extra virgin will smell better)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 5 or 6 slices of french bread (It can be thinly sliced white sandwich bread too)
• 1 clove of garlic
• basil (optional)

How to make:

1. cut the tomato into small cubes.
2. put the tomato pieces, olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl and mix well. let it sit for a bit so the taste will sink in.
3. slice the bread thinly and toast the slices until golden brown.
4. cut the garlic in half and rub the cut side all over the bread.
5. place a spoonful of the mixture from step 2 onto the bread from step 4 and serve. Top it with chopped basil if you like.

Tip:

Make sure you put the tomato mixture on the bread right before you eat it.

Bruschetta means "to scorch and toast" in Italian. It's a light appetizer popular in Italy!

Chef's notice

Hello readers! If you love pastry and cooking as much as i do, you would love the next week's recipe.
Tuiles Aux Amande
Here is a simple image from Google! Yum??? Tell me about what you think.

Les Glaces (Ice Cream)

Makes 5 cups base/about 1 1/2 quarts ice cream.

• 3 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup less 2 teaspoons (100g) sugar
• 6 egg yolks

How to make:

1. In a large saucepan, bring the milk, cream, and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes.
2. Place the egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Slowly beat in about 1 cup of the hot milk. Return the mixture to the saucepan and whisk rapidly over medium-high heat for several seconds. Do not boil. Remove the pan from the heat. The sauce should thicken sufficiently to coat a spoon. If the sauce is too thin, return the pan to the heat and whisk several more seconds. This procedure should take no more than 15 seconds.
3. Strain into a large bowl and allow to cool.
4. Freeze following the directions for your ice cream machine. If you do not have a machine, you can use a food processor instead.

Sirop de sucre

Ingredients:

• Makes 1 cup: light syrup-1 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar.
• makes 1 1/2 cups: simple syrup-1 cup water, 1 cup sugar.
• makes 2 cups: heavy syrup-1 cup water, 2 cup sugar.

How to make:

1. In a saucepan, bring the water and sugar to boil over medium-high heat. Boil for 30 to 45 seconds until the syrup is perfectly clear. stir to make sure all the sugar has dissolved, and remove from the heat.
2. Allow the syrup to cool and pour it into a glass or plastic container. Store in the refrigerator. 

Fruit Cocktail

Makes 4 servings:

• 4 strawberries
• 1 slice of pineapple (canned pineapple is okay, too)
• 1 orange
• 1 kiwi
• 1 slice of honeydew melon
• some mint leaves
• some club soda

How to make:

1. cut off the stalk and cut into 2 pieces. (Strawberry)
2. cut the pineapple into 4 pieces. (Pineapple)
3. peel the orange and cut it into wedges. (Orange)
4. Peel the kiwi and cut into 1/2-inch-thick circles. then cut those pieces in half. (Kiwi)
5. Cut into bite-size pieces. (Honeydew Melon)
6. Put the cut up fruit into a wineglass.
7. Just before serving, pour club soda into the glass. Top it all off with a mint leaf.

Chef's words:

You can use whatever fruit is in season and make your own fruit cocktail! For adults, instead of club soda, you can use champagne or white wine, but remember-kids are not allowed to drink! Its a perfect start for a party. The image is a restaurant presentation version, you can do it similar if you like. ^. ^

Souffle Ice Cream

Makes 4 servings:

• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• some vanilla

How to make:

1. Place ice in a big bowl. Put a smaller bowl over the ice and add whipping cream and sugar. Mix well until it's stiff. (Just like Ganache)
2. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Place in separate bowls. Mix the egg whites until stiff like a meringue.
3. Add the egg whites from step 2 to the bowl from step 1. Stir quickly using a spatula. Add vanilla, it's ready when there are no lumps.
4. Pour the mix from step 2 into a container and put it in the freezer. After 2 hours, you can scoop it out and eat it.

Chef's words:

The meringue makes it soft and delicious. You can serve it with fruit, or even pie or cake! It melts fast, so make sure you enjoy it as soon as you scoop it out. Yum!

This is a restaurant presentation, at home you can just put it in a bowl or a cup.

Hot chocolate

Makes 1 serving:

• 1 ounce bar chocolate
• 2 cups milk

How to make:

1. Cut the chocolate into small pieces using a knife.
2. Put the chocolate in a small pot. Add milk and put it over medium hear to melt the chocolate. Stir it with a whisk while you heat. Take it off the heat right before it boils.
3. Pour into a mug and you're done.

Chef:

Perfect for Valentine's day!