I love Mousse, all kinds of them. After a meal or for an afternoon treat I think it’s a real pleasure to have a spoonful of this beautiful texture melt in your mouth. These beautiful pots come from here! One mousse that never survives more than 12 hours in our fridge is my strawberry mousse. … Continue reading Simple eggfree Strawberry Mousse (fresh or frozen strawberries)
Here is the recipe with which my collection started when I was 12 years old. I will not go into detail how many years ago that was! I had spent 2 weeks at my godmother’s house and one day the cook had prepared a Lemon Mousse that was just to die for. You’ll laugh but … Continue reading Lemon Mousse
Perfect for the coming festive season, with its parties and dinners the Croustades are delicious and easy-to-make hot bites. Quail Egg Crustades are prepared entirely at the last minute but are so quick to make that your guests will not even have the time to realize your absence. The mushroom cups are incredibly good, again easy to prepare … Continue reading Appetiser Croustades Duo
Whenever we have a dinner party at our house, I enjoy making a variety of appetisers. I love olives and cocktail tomatoes as well as slices of cheese and sausage, but I really delight in preparing little bites to enjoy before dinner. If we are having raclette or fondue I prefer having a big starter platter … Continue reading Mushroom Croustades
One of the little appetizers I like to serve comes from non other than Pippa Middleton. A couple of years back I was given her book by some friends. This is one recipe I make regularly. It is really easy to make and so delicious! Recipe Quails Eggs Croustades For 12 pieces 12 Croustades (Waitrose, … Continue reading Quails eggs Croustades
I love having dinner parties with our friends and family! Normally we serve either fish or meat but I really love my vegetables. I find that there are never enough. That is why I always give lots of vegetables or vegetable based appetisers before dinner starts as it is healthy and doesn’t fill you up … Continue reading Tomato Tartar and Goats Cheese in Shotglasses
A couple of lovely friends will be over in a few hours to have lunch with us. As we – especially my husband loves pre-meal drinks and little appetisers, I have – yet again prepared these. This has been one go-to recipe of mine for years. Recipe Italy in Shotglasses For 4 – 6 shotglasses … Continue reading Italy in Shotglasses
When we make a RACLETTE I prefer to make a big aperitif that serves as appetiser as well as starter, to avoid already sitting in front of the heated raclette machine. Quietly sitting in the living room enjoying a large aperitif that serves as a starter at the same time. Most often I prepare a … Continue reading Trio of Party Food in Shooters
For my husbands birthday I prepared a couple of appetizers, one of which was these little gingerbread bites topped with foie gras. They are ideal for cocktail or dinner parties! I normally never have foie gras in the house but when my mother in law brought me a little block of this French delicacy I … Continue reading Party Food with Foie Gras
And one more appetizer that I am going to prepare for Christmas and that I have already tested on several occasions, the last one having been with a couple of girlfriends, the scallop tartar croustades. Extremely simple to prepare and delicious to eat! For around 14 pieces 7 raw scallops without coral1 avocado 1 lemonolive … Continue reading Scallop tartar Croustades
