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Lavender Panna Cotta

Summary: elevate your senses into a whole new space

Ingredients

  • 2 cup milk

  • 2 cup cream
  • 30 grams of gelatin
  • 4 tbsp cold water
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 2 tsp dried lavender

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl sprinkle the gelatin over water until softened.

  2. In saucepan, heat the cream, honey, and lavender until simmer. Turn the heat.
  3. Whisk in the gelatin and make sure that no lumps remain the add the milk to the ingredients.
  4. Pour into any preferred serving shape you like (i.e ramekins, shots, etc…) and put in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
  5. Serve with lemon zest on top and crushed dark chocolate.

Quick Notes

If you chose to serve your panna cotta in ramekins so to unmold them later on. Set the panna cotta in the fridge to more than 5 hours and then run a small knife to the edge when you un-mold them.

Variations

serve with any kinds of fruits, marmalade, or chocolate instead of lemon zest.

Cooking time (duration): 12

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: dessert

Culinary tradition: Italian

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Posted: January 18th, 2010
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Banana, Peanut-Butter, Nutella, Halva and Honey Sandwich

Summary: for lovers, craving mothers, and dopamine-deprived persons

Ingredients

  • 1 banana

  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons Nutella
  • 2 tbsp Halva (Haleweh)
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • pinch of crushed nuts

Instructions

  1. Slice banana into little disks, about 1-1.5 cm thick.

  2. Mix the remaining ingredients, and add mixture onto a sandwish.
  3. Drizzle honey on top of them.
  4. Add the nuts.
  5. Wrap the sandwich.

Cooking time (duration): 5

Number of servings (yield): 1

Meal type: snack

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Posted: December 6th, 2009
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Riz B Halib (Lebanese Rice pudding)

Ingredients

  • 1.5 liter milk

  • 1 cup round rice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange bloom water (or rosewater)

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice in boiling water until the water is completely absorbed.

  2. Boil the milk and add the orange bloom water, the sugar and cooked rice.
  3. Stir until boiling point then allow to cook on low heat for about 30 min.
  4. Serve cold with a hint of cinnamon on top.

Quick Notes

garnish with rose petal jam, some sliced almonds.

Variations

replace rose petal jam with honey

Cooking time (duration): 50

Number of servings (yield): 4

Meal type: snack

Culinary tradition: Middle Eastern(Lebanese)

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Posted: December 4th, 2009
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Goat Cheese Salad with Nuts and Strawberries

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup hazelnuts
    1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
    2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
    1 tsp. Dijon-style mustard
    1 tsp. honey
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 shallot, minced
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
    1 head iceberg lettuce, washed and torn into bite-size pieces
    10 pcs strawberries
    1/4 cup goat cheese, crumbled

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put hazelnuts on a sheet pan and bake until toasted, about 10 minutes.
    In a small bowl, whisk oil, vinegar, mustard, honey, garlic, shallot, salt, and pepper.
    Gently wash, hull, and cut strawberries into quarters.
    In a large bowl, toss lettuce, strawberries, and hazelnuts with enough dressing to coat evenly.
    Pile high onto salad plates and top with goat cheese. Serve immediately.

Quick Notes

Serve with some wine on the afternoon.

Cooking time (duration): 15

Diet type: Vegetarian

Number of servings (yield): 6

Meal type: lunch

Culinary tradition: French

My rating:5 stars: ★★★★★

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Posted: November 4th, 2009
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