Pasión por la Cocina.....

5 slices of ready made pound cake cut into small cubes

250 g cream cheese softened

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

3/4 cup heavy cream

1 lemon zested

1/4 cup sugar

wild blueberry sauce – I used about 1 1/2 cups of my homemade Wild Blueberry and Lemon Preserves

Easy Summer Whipped Parfait

1 pkg jello, any berry flavour prepared and poured into the bottom of serving glasses ( I did this the night before)

250 gr cream cheese at room temperature

3/4 cups granulated sugar

2 cups mashed berries

1 litre container of frozen whipped topping thawed

Ingredients

1 loaf french bread (use a loaf that's one or two days old)

5 cups cornflakes

3/4 cup milk (preferrably whole or 2%)

1/2 cup buttermilk

5 large eggs1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 pinch salt

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

4 firm but ripe medium bananas, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch slices

3 Tbsp packed light-brown sugar

1/4 cup salted butter, for griddle

Maple or buttermilk syrup, for serving

Ingredientes (4-6 personas):

1 kg. patatitas, sin pelar, enteras
250 grs. gambitas cocidas, sin cabeza, peladas
3 huevos, hervidos y cortados a rodajas (o picados, al gusto)
1 cebolla roja, cortada muy fina
1 pimiento asado, cortado a tiras

Ingredientes para el aliño:

40 ml. aceite de oliva
½ c/s pimentón dulce
Sal y pimienta

Ingredientes (4 personas):

Un pan largo y plano (*), cortado por la mitad horizontalmente
100 grs. jamón dulce, cortado en lonchas finas
120 grs. queso Gruyère, rallado
15 grs. queso Parmesano, rallado
1 c/s mostaza de Dijon
Pimienta negra, molida
1 c/c hojas de tomillo, picadas

Ingredientes para la bechamel:

30 grs. mantequilla
2 c/s harina
2 c/c hojas de tomillo, picadas
120 ml. leche, caliente
Sal y pimienta

Ingredients (serves 3):
100 g greek yogurt
100 g mascarpone
80 g sour cherries (fresh and pitted, or morello cherries compote, drained)
some brownies, broken into small pieces

Ingredients

2 ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced (roughly

2 cups sliced mangoes)

2 Tbsp. honey or agave

1 cup California Greek yogurt

1 cup ice (*see note below*)

2/3 cup California milk

(optional: pinch of cardamom)

Ingredients 

2 1/2 cups whole milk
2 cups half-and-half
4 ounces milk chocolate
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon instant coffee
whipped cream and cocoa powder, for garnish

Ingredients

Fajita Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to even thickness (about 1/2-inch)

marinade (recipe below

)salt and pepper

1/4 cup olive oil, divided

3 bell peppers (I used a red, orange, and yellow pepper), cored and thinly sliced

2 portabello mushroom caps, thinly sliced

1 white onion, thinly sliced

flour tortillas

Toppings: shredded Mexican cheese, avocado slices or guacamole, sour cream, lime wedges, chopped fresh cilantro

Marinade Ingredients:

1/2 cup tequila

1/2 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice

1/4 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice

1 tsp. cumin

1/4 tsp. cayenne

Ingredients

2 cup half-and-half 
1 teaspoon Paula Deen’s Creole Blend Seasoning
1/2 lb steamed medium size fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped 
3 cup chicken broth 
1/3 cup all-purpose flour 
2   cloves garlic, minced 
2   stalks celery, finely chopped
1   small white onion, finely chopped 
4 tablespoon butter 
2   steamed fresh lobster tails

Ingredientes

:

40 gr de mantequilla

1 Huevo XL

45 gr de azúcar

140 ml de leche

60 gr de harina de repostería

20 gr de cacao puro en polvo

4 gr de impulsor químico (Royal)

1 Pizca de sal

1 cucharada de granos de pimienta rosa

INGREDIENTS

450g pastured ground pork

450g grass fed ground beef

8 slices pastured, sugar free bacon, cooked and crumbled

the fat from your cooked bacon (make sure it’s had time to cool)

2 cups raw broccoli, chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

1 tsp Himalayan or unrefined sea salt

1 tsp freshly cracked black pepper

1 tsp smoked paprika

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

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Ingredients

2 cups finely crushed chocolate cookies (gluten free, dairy free)

1/4 cup unsalted Earth Balance butter, melted

1 pint chocolate almond milk ice cream (gluten free, dairy free)

1 pint cappuccino swirl almond milk ice cream (gluten free, dairy free)

8 ounces gluten free, dairy free oreos (I used KinniToos)

1 cup mini chocolate chips (gluten free, dairy free, soy free) I used Enjoy Life.

Ingredientes masa madre:
125 grs. harina
75 ml. agua
2 grs. sal
2 grs. levadura instantánea de panadero (ó 4 grs. levadura fresca ó 2 grs. levadura de panadería tipo Maizena)

Ingredientes:
250 grs. harina
2 grs. sal
10 grs. levadura instantánea de panadero (ó 28 grs. levadura fresca ó 11 grs. levadura de panadería tipo Maizena)
35 ml. agua templada
35 ml. leche templada (puede ser sin lactosa)
85 grs. mantequilla, a temperatura ambiente
La ralladura de ½ limón
La ralladura de ½ naranja
38 grs. azúcar
10 ml. ron negro (o coñac)
10 ml. agua de azahar

Ingredientes para el acabado (según gustos):
Frutas confitadas
Piñones
Azúcar perlado
1 c/s azúcar
1 clara de huevo batida
Crema pastelera
Almendras laminadas

Ingredientes (4 comensales)

8 vieiras, 1/2 chalota, 1 c/s de vino blanco, 50 gramos de crème fraîche, huevas de lumpo, aceite de oliva virgen extra, pimienta negra, sal roja, sal normal.

Para la panna cotta

160 gramos de leche, 160 gramos de nata líquida (crema de leche), 20 gramos de jengibre fresco, 1 gramo aproximadamente de agar agar en polvo, pimienta blanca, sal.

Ingredients (serves 3, at roughly 250 ml each):
400 g mixed berries, frozen
400 ml buttermilk
100 g greek yogurt
3 tbsp honey

Ingredients:

Two 750ml. bottles chilled Sauvignon Blanc
4 cups prepared limeade
2 cups bottled cherry juice
1 1/2 cups vodka
3 medium limes, sliced thinly
Two large handfuls of fresh cherries, pitted and halved
One 1-liter bottle chilled club soda

1 lb. ripe organic strawberries, hulled
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup sugar (more to taste)
1 tbsp lime or lemon juice
1 tbsp vodka
a pinch of salt

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

salt and pepper

1 Tbsp. olive oil

8 cups chopped Romaine lettuce

8 slices bacon, cooked and diced

4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled

2 avocados, pitted and diced

2 roma tomatoes, diced

1/4 cup garlic vinaigrette (see recipe below)

1/4 cup chopped green onions

Garlic Herb Vinaigrette Ingredients:

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard (optional)

pinch of salt and freshly-cracked black pepper

1 Tbsp. dried Italian seasonings

1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil

Ingredientes (18 unid. tamaño normal):

165 grs. harina
25 grs. sémola
2 c/c impulsor (o levadura química tipo Royal)
1/2 c/c sal
225 grs. azúcar
1 c/s ralladura de limón
1 c/s ralladura de naranja (o polvo de naranja)
4 huevos XL
2 c/s leche
1/2 c/c extracto de vainilla
180 ml. aceite de oliva
Azúcar glas, para espolvorear

(Para 5 personas, 2 cubitos por persona)

1 rodaja de sandía (que sea una sandía mediana-grande) de 3,5-4 cm de grosor
150 gr de queso feta
6-8 olivas negras (tipo de Aragón)
4-5 hojas grandes de menta