Category: Recipes

Anticuchos: Dreaming of Peru

.Reading time 3 minutes.

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It has been quite a few years since our trip to Peru, but it still ranks as one of my best and most-memorable. Peru was one of the first big trips that Royce and I took together — and in fact it wasn’t just the two of us, we made the journey with some of his family. About a month ago, most of the trip members were briefly reunited and it was the perfect opportunity for Royce and I to prepare a menu that I have been talking about for the last few years.  Read More

Strawberries and Cream

.Reading time 2 minutes.
This dessert has only a few ingredients. Strawberries are in season, so I have decided to show it in multiple forms (sous vide, gelee, as is). It is then paired with some homemade graham and a white chocolate chantilly.

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Rainbow Birthday Microwave Sponge

.Reading time 1 minute.

Birthday Cake Microwave Sponge

(Recipe adapted from John Placko & Albert Adria)

Ingredients:

4 eggs
80g sugar
40g flour
1 pinch of salt
2 N2O charges
food colouring (assorted colours of your choice)

Tools Required:

  • ISI siphon (something like this, for example)
  • N2O charges
  • microwave
  • paper cups (unlined)

Instructions:

1. Process all ingredients in a blender.
2. Strain mixture into ISI.
3. Close and charge with two N20 charges.
4. Refrigerate for 12 hours.
5. Dispense cake batter into different bowls and mix with one drop of food colouring of your choice.
6. Poke small slits in the walls and bottom of the paper cups to allow steam to escape.
7. Layer colours halfway into a prepared paper cup(s).
8. Microwave for 40 seconds on high.
9. Remove cake cups and turn upside down to cool to maintain volume.

Strawberry Tart

.Reading time 1 minute.
This strawberry tart is composed with a sweet dough filled with a basil ganache, topped with a chantilly cream, compressed strawberries, strawberry crisp pearls, basil leaves and chocolate deco.

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