Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd September 2008

greenbee

Tiramisu from some restaurant in Florence that I used to work at...

1kg mascarpone
10 eggs, separated
approx 2 pkts sponge fingers
10 tblsp caster sugar
10 cups espresso (or one med. cafetiere)
Rum (to taste???!)
Cocoa powder (good stuff... Green & Blacks or better... saves grating chocolate)

Whisk egg yolks, sugar and mascarpone until smooth and creamy (best done in kenwood with K beater ). Whisk egg whites until stiff (my magimix does 15 at a time in the large bowl, I'd guess a kenwood with the balloon whisk - yes Valli it does have one - does more) and fold into mascarpone mixture. Mix coffee and rum to taste. Dip biscuits in mixture (don't let them get soggy) and then layer mascarpone, cocoa powder (use tea-strainer to sprinkle a thick layer), biscuits, mascarpone, cocoa powder.

Best to clingfilm and freeze immediately to avoid eating it by mistake!

I usually do one big one (in lasagne dish) and a few small ones. You can even use odds & ends to make individual ones in ramekins.

I have panna cotta recipe from the same restaurant.

Also Orange cake for approx 20 people... Creme de Citron from some restaurant I worked for in Paris which is good for lemon tarts (either one bit one, or lots of tiny ones for petit fours, or jam tart sized for individual puddings - basically it's lemon curd...!)

Zed42

greenbee wrote: »

My current favourite pudding to make is apple meringue... I must get people over soon so I have an excuse to make it!

Well, currently failing my MACAW as should be asleep ..sssshh ... don't tell anyone! ... but I just HAD to say purlease purlease post the recipe ... a very kind lady gave me a carrier of cooking applies (windfalls) tonight, so they just have to be put to good use like yesterday and I have a load of eggs (well, um 8, I think) .... it's gonna be low fat even if not low in sugar, LOL!

Right ... bed ... bed ... bed

PS HAPPY BIRTHDAY VALLI !! WOO HOO ... young again ..._party_
PPS I too wouldn't part with my Kenwood, although I've barely used the processor attachments I bought for it .... space wise, takes up barely more than my Panasonic BM which has been relegated .. poor thing ...

Triker

greenbee wrote: »

Tiramisu from some restaurant in Florence that I used to work at...

1kg mascarpone
10 eggs, separated
approx 2 pkts sponge fingers
10 tblsp caster sugar
10 cups espresso (or one med. cafetiere)
Rum (to taste???!)
Cocoa powder (good stuff... Green & Blacks or better... saves grating chocolate)

Whisk egg yolks, sugar and mascarpone until smooth and creamy (best done in kenwood with K beater ). Whisk egg whites until stiff (my magimix does 15 at a time in the large bowl, I'd guess a kenwood with the balloon whisk - yes Valli it does have one - does more) and fold into mascarpone mixture. Mix coffee and rum to taste. Dip biscuits in mixture (don't let them get soggy) and then layer mascarpone, cocoa powder (use tea-strainer to sprinkle a thick layer), biscuits, mascarpone, cocoa powder.

Best to clingfilm and freeze immediately to avoid eating it by mistake!

I usually do one big one (in lasagne dish) and a few small ones. You can even use odds & ends to make individual ones in ramekins.

I have panna cotta recipe from the same restaurant.

Also Orange cake for approx 20 people... Creme de Citron from some restaurant I worked for in Paris which is good for lemon tarts (either one bit one, or lots of tiny ones for petit fours, or jam tart sized for individual puddings - basically it's lemon curd...!)

Mmmmm sounds gorgeous....thanks. I may actually make this tomorrow as we have a trillion girls staying at ours for DD's birthday.

I also love - a lot - lemon cake all types.:D

Triker

Right I'm off to bed now, night night. x

greenbee

Valli wrote: »

BTW My mate (off sick with a bad back) is coming round for lunch tomorrow.
What can I do that's stylish but simple?
I was thinking risotto...

Risotto is good... you can stand and stir and look important while your friend watches and admires!

According to a Venetian friend, you MUST stir clockwise, as if you go the other way it lets the devil in...

My favourite risottos...

Gorgonzola (also good with stilton...); chicken; mushroom (use some dried porcini, and the soaking liquid instead of stock), primavera (any vegetable not too tired to be inflicted on the public, cut up small!)

Or for really simple - Nigel Slater from Appetite - pasta with broccoli & blue cheese.

Cook pasta; add broccoli to pasta pan at appropriate time (usually about half way through). Warm serving dish, add blue cheese so it starts melting (dolcelatte/gorgonzola particularly good), drain pasta and broccoli, bung into dish, stir and serve!

My oven is LOVELY. It belonged to my grandmother 25 years ago, and I moved it here 9 years ago. I though it might be dying last year, but luckily managed to replace the hinges. A new one (it's a Neff circotherm) is definitely NOT within budget... but would I wouldn't replace it with anything else if it did die...

greenbee

Zed - Apple meringue... dead easy:

Make pastry... line flan dish... make up your own mind as to whether to blind bake... fill with stewed apple... top with soft meringue from lemon meringue pie recipe (either delia or nigella)

MUCH easier than lemon meringue, not as sweet (I don't add sugar to the apples) and a bit different, so impresses even though its incredibly simple

Triker - tiramisu needs to be chilled for 12 hours minimum as it needs to set

Orange cake (could be lemon...) serves 20-30 apparently...

500g butter; 500g caster sugar; 8 medium eggs (60g - weigh them and get the weight right - basically equal quantities of eggs, butter, sugar, flour); 500g SR flour; 180ml orange juice; 1tbsp grated orange zest;

Icing: 250g icing sugar; 50 ml orange juice

Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in orange zest; stir in sifted flour then add orange juice.

Tip into greased, lined tin (you'll need a big one, I use Angel Food cake tin/kugelhopf tin or two largish cake tins) and bake at 170 C for 1hr 10 mins (less if in smaller tins).

When cooked, cool in tin

When cool, mix OJ & icing sugar, and pour over cake. Leave to set... there will be lots of drips to eat!

Hippy110

Valli - happy birthday, have a great day

Flylady_Flower

Valli

* * * HAPPY BIRTHDAY * * *
Have a great day!

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soappie

Morning all

Dusty -Happy anniversary! :beer:

Valli - Happy birthday! :bdaycake:

Typical isn't it, a day I could have a lie in as I don't need to be just down the road for just after 9am and I'm awake and alert so I got up.

Might make use of the extra time and do some flying but then again, I just might not!
Have a nice day people

SarahShattered

Morning All!!! :hello:

Hope everyone's well today.

Pigpen I hope the pmt fairy has b*gg*red off. Or at the very least changed her perfume! :rolleyes:

Dusty Happy anniversaryHave a lovely day, even if it's not with your DH. Hope lunch is delicious, whatever you decide to cook.

Valli - Happy birthday!Hope your day is fab, and Happy Birthday to your DS too (hope I've got that right!):D

Right I'd better get ready to sling those bambinos into school. See you all later. Hopefully someone'll be around to join me in a HHC.
SS
xx