Made in Canarias: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Thursday, July 30, 2009

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

This week's question is:

What’s your favorite colour?

Mine is blue!

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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Wordless Wednesday

More photos of Wordless Wednesday here.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

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Blog Hop

Each week, on Tuesday, MckLinky will host a "blog hop". All participants are invited to put up a post on the same day and post the SAME MckLinky list as everyone else.

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This week the theme is Favorite Photo of Kids.

This is my niece Lisandra. I have tons of pictures of her so it’s hard to choose the favorite :)

Check for other cute kids - http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday

Chocolate Mousse

Wikipedia says that mousse is a form of creamy dessert typically made from egg and cream (classically no cream, only egg yolks, egg whites, sugar, and chocolate or other flavorings), usually in combination with other flavors such as chocolate or pureed fruit. Once only a specialty of French restaurants, chocolate mousse entered into American and English home's cuisine in the 1960s. Mousse-like desserts in middle America commonly go under designations like "whip".

Depending on how it is prepared, it can range from light and fluffy to creamy and thick.

Ingredients:

* 400g strong dark eating chocolate

* 150g unsalted butter

* 6 eggs

* 6 tbs sugar

* pinch of salt

Method:

* Separate the eggs, placing the whites into a roomy bowl.

* Break the chocolate into small pieces and put them in another roomy bowl set over a pan with a centimeter of barely simmering water. Add the butter and allow both to gently melt. Stir occasionally.

* In the meantime, add a pinch of salt to the egg whites and whisk to the soft peak (floppy) stage.

* In a separate bowl, break up the yolks with sugar.

* When the chocolate and butter have melted and have been allowed to cool for a couple of minutes stir in the yolks.

* Cut and fold in the whites in three batches until seamlessly combined. Pour into ramekins and refrigerate for a couple of hours to set.

* Serve with strawberries, raspberries or whipped cream.

For other delicious recipes go to Tempt My tummy Tuesday.

Monday, July 27, 2009

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I ♥ Faces Week 29: “At The Beach”

For the other entries visit I ♥ Faces.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

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Brick vs. iPhone

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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Friday, July 24, 2009

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Aloha Friday #2

This week's question is:

What’s your favorite YouTube song or video?

My favorite: Andrea Bocelly & Hayley Westenra – Vivo Por Lei

Thursday, July 23, 2009

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

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Wordless Wednesday

My niece Lisandra enjoying strawberries.

More photos of Wordless Wednesday here.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Tempt My Tummy Tuesday

Eton Mess

Wikipedia says that Eton mess (also called Eaton mess) is a dessert of English origin consisting of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of meringue and cream, which is traditionally served at Eton College's annual cricket game against the students of Winchester College. One anecdotal story is that the dessert was invented when a Labrador accidentally sat on a picnic basket in the back of a car on the way to a picnic. Eton mess was served in the 1930s in the school's "sock shop" (tuck shop), and was originally made with either strawberries or bananas mixed with ice-cream or cream. Meringue was a later addition. An Eton mess can be made with many other types of summer fruit, but strawberries are regarded as more traditional.

The word mess may refer to the appearance of the dish, or may be used in the sense of "a quantity of food", particularly "a prepared dish of soft food" or "a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together".

Photo by Nami-Nami

Ingredients

4 cups strawberries
2 teaspoons caster or vanilla sugar
2 cups whipping cream
1 packet individual meringue nests
fresh mint, to garnish

- Whip the cream and sugar until soft peaks form.
- Clean the strawberries and cut into smaller pieces, if necessary.
- Layer strawberries, meringues and whipped cream into a large serving bowl or into individual glasses.
- Garnish with chopped fresh mint and serve.
Find more recipes at Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.

Blog Hop

Each week, on Tuesday, MckLinky will host a "blog hop". All participants are invited to put up a post on the same day and post the SAME MckLinky list as everyone else.

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This week the theme is Favorite Recipe or Dish.

I love cheese, every kind of cheese so one of my favorite cookies are made with cheese.

Nigella Lawson’s Cheesy Feet

These scrumptious cheese biscuits are from a recipe in Nigella Lawson's cookbook, Feast: Food to Celebrate Life. She calls it "Cheesy Feet" because she uses a foot-shaped cookie cutter. But, as she points out in the recipe, you can use any shape you want.

Ingredients:

Makes about 16 feet

1 ½ cups Cheddar cheese, grated
1 ½ tablespoons soft butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder

- Preheat the oven to 200C.

- Place all ingredients into a food processor and blitz until comes together (if you haven't got a food processor, then mix grated cheese, soft butter chunks, flour and baking powder in a bowl and work between your fingers until combined).

- Form a flat disc, wrap in a plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.

- Roll the rested dough on a floury surface to about 3 mm in thickness, and cut out your feet with feet-shaped cookie cutters. You can keep re-rolling this dough and cutting out feet until it is all used up.

- Put them on a lined baking sheet and cook in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until slightly golden on edges.

NB! Overcooked cheese cookies taste nasty and bitter, so take them out of the oven when still light golden.

- Transfer the cookies to a metal rack and allow to cool.

Monday, July 20, 2009

I ♥ Faces Week 28: “Feet”

I ♥ Faces is focusing on feet this week.

That’s how I’m blogging :P

Check out all other entries here.

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Friend Makin’ Monday

Jolanthe from No Ordinary Moments is filling in as host for "Friend Makin’ Monday" today as Kasey @ All That is Good is on vacation with her family. If you need a quick update on the rules and such, you can go here. You can link up at the end of this post with the direct link to your post for Friend Makin' Monday.
Today task ~ VACATIONS!!

This task has two parts. You can do either one or both ~ it's up to you!
1. Tell us about the best {or worst} vacation that you've ever taken.
2. Tell us FIVE places/vacations that you would like to take at some point your life. It doesn't have to be next year...maybe it's the vacation of a lifetime or somewhere you just dream of going years from now.

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My five dream vacations:

1. Madagascar