I don’t think I have had these in a while, and seeing I had a batch of Crème Patissière in the fridge, I wanted to try my hand at Mille-Feuille or ‘Tompouce’. A tompoes or tompouce is a quite popular pastry in the Netherlands and Belgium, and available at our local bakery stores or bakery section at the supermarket. It is the local version of the … Continue reading Mille-Feuille with Strawberries
In Malta, strawberry season announces that winter is officially over. Our strawberry season is quite early in the year, from November up to end of April. This is because it is too hot in summer to properly grow this delicious, red fruit, or any fruit for that matter (aside from watermelon). By May, they are so sweet naturally, that you hardly need to add any … Continue reading Fresh Strawberry Mini Tarts
Creme patissiere is basically a delicious, sweet, creamy vanilla cream which has been thickened with starch. It is a very important component for many desserts, e.g. vanilla or chocolate pudding, the filling for eclairs or profiteroles. It is also used to fill up millefeuille (puff pastry with crème patissière and jam or fruit) and functions as a basis for many fruit tarts and other pastries. … Continue reading Crème Patissière
Summer is slowly on coming down to our islands as well and opinions are divided on what type of summer it will be. Some say that it will be another hot as hell, others say it will be changing weather mostly with lots of wind. Either way, opinions are always divided in Malta, and on anything.what does that have to do with my latest cooking? … Continue reading Potato pizza
Since I got myself a new fancy non – stick muffin pan, I have been experimenting with egg muffins. Easy to make, versatile and yummy, and also great for breakfast in the morning Ingredients: 3 medium sized eggs Seasoning Splash of milk Ingredients for the filling: you can add pretty much what you want to these muffins. Nice combinations are potato, tomato and gruyère cheese, … Continue reading Egg Muffins
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