Il fait chaud.

Too chaud to cook.

Wine bears

This recipe requires a bit of patience but the result is a great and tasty surprise. Very social and very easy, that’s how they’re like. If you have never tried them – you should – you won’t be disappointed in them! 

 

Shopping list:

a pack of Haribo bears (can be any other brand)

a bottle of semi-sweet white wine

Throw the jellies into a big bowl and pour wine to cover them. Cover the bowl with a cling film and put it into a fridge. After the jellies soak up the alcohol, pour it again. Refill the bowl for the next 3 days (can be more but after some time the jelly will stop soaking up any liquid). After that time your bears should be drunk and soft enough to eat them. Use the left over wine during the next party. Have fun!

...and the French word of the day is: le temps - time.

Drunk jelly

Funny, pretty, tasty and alcoholic – that’s why they’re a good company for a party. It may be a bit problematic to find the perfect proportion of liquids and the jelly powder but I got it after 3 trials. Here comes my discovery.

You need:


a pack of raspberry jelly

a glass of raspberries 

100 ml vodka
water

Wash the raspberries and place them in a bowl. After 1 hour they should ooze some juice (that’s not good if they don’t). Prepare the jelly using half of the amount of water given in the manufacturer instruction. When the liquid cools down add vodka and raspberry juice mix it and add the fruit. Pour the liquid jelly into a silicon ware (if you don’t have one just use any glass or ceramic). It’s a good idea to pour cold water over the ware you use and leave it damp so the jelly doesn’t stick to it. Put the jelly into a fridge for a couple of hours, then take the jelly off the mould, cut it into cubes or keep the mould shape and enjoy your jellies just like a drink.

The recipe also works with different kinds of fruit or alcohol. It’s great with strawberries, which aren’t so juicy so you need slightly (but really slightly) more water or vodka. You can also replace vodka with some wine. I think replacing the ingredients gives the cook lots of fun. Sometimes surprise, too.

Now, in public, I promise to learn a French word a day for the next 30 days. Yeah, one word is not much but I’m on holiday, aren’t I?

So, the French word for today is: framboise

Coffee-banana milkshake

People are usually surprised at the blend of coffee and banana flavor. However, it always tastes good. The caffeine speeds up your blood pressure and banana provides you with some sugar. In this way a milkshake becomes a healthy energy drink.

 

Per portion you need:

1 banana

1 espresso

1 spoon of vanilla or chocolate ice-cream

1 tablespoon of honey

a glass of milk

Brew an espresso first and leave it for at least 5 minutes to get it cold. Slice the banana and put it into a high plastic ware. Add the ice-cream, the honey and the milk. Use a blender to mix for circa 2 minutes.

Hello, Sunshine!

I have 3 passions. Or maybe more, but the three I’m aware of and I’m going to share with you. Those are art, cooking and language (in this order).

I believe they’re very close to each other: both cooking and language are (or at least can be) some kind of art. Learning foreign languages one meets a different culture and this culture includes… food!

Now, wish me persistence in fulfilling my summer resolutions, which are:

1. Learn a French word a day.
2. Try as many recipes as possible. 
3. Share the good food with my friends.

Why French? I’ve never been to France and it’s high time to change this. I used to detest the sound of the language when I was a kid (sorry Frenchmen!) but it changed dramatically. I started to share the general conviction that French is just pretty. And sexy.

Why food? Because it can be awesome. It can influence your health and psychical well-being. Shared food can enhance a friendship!

Let's do it!

xxx