Moods & Foods

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Soup 'Avgolemono'

This a an rather easy soup, 'avgolemono' in Greek translates into egg with lemon. Most of my friends love it and ask for eat when I leave the choice of food.

For this recipe I used:

1.5 litres water
2 cubes vegetable broth
0.5 cup Basmati rice
2 eggs
2 lemons
salt & pepper

boil the water with the broth
add the rice and cook as indicated covered
beat the eggs in a bowl and then slowly pour the broth (trying to avoid including the rice at the same time) and keep on beating the eggs. Do this until you have incorporated have the broth.
Add the lemon juice, if you don't want your soup very sour start with the juice of one lemon, I prefer putting more lemon and less salt and then slowly pour the mixture back into the rest of the soup.

I usually eat this as a main course, but it's also great for a start.

Bon appetit !

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Plum tart

Here is one of the favourite deserts in Switzerland at this time of the year. This is the easy way to do it :

1 package of ready rolled short crust pastry
1 tablespoon flour

2 or 3 tablespoons sugar
1kg plume
butter

Roll down the pastry and place it in a flan dish
Sprinkle the flour and some sugar
Wash the prunes, cut them in half and place them on the pastry
Add some sugar to your likings
Cut small pieces of butter
Cook for about 30mn at 180°

For my tart I added some clove to give it a little more taste and it was excellent.

I prefer eating it slightly warm, but it's also delicious when cold.

Bon Appetit !