Homemade Peanut Cracker

Ok, one can graze quite a lot of things .... like chips, popcorn, salted almonds, peanuts... But sometimes I prefer to have some really good snack while looking tv or tattling with friends. Than I do my "Homemade Crackers" which can be varied easily. Today I made my Crackers with:

- Salted and roasted Peanuts

- Black olive paste

- Puff pastry

- 1 Egg

- Dried Herbes provencal

1. Cut the puff pastry in rectangles

2. Beat the egg with a fork and paint it with a pastry brush allover your puff pastry rectangles

3. Disperse some olive paste, peanuts on the puff pastry and sprinkle the herbs over all
4. Bake for 18 min. in the preheated oven (200 C ) until golden brown

Enjoy them with your friends, your family....

Little "Salad server Stories"

 There is quite nothing that could not tell us a story...
Even so common things like salad server...
The cute little swimmers from Pylones are a birthday gift from one of my best and longest girl friends.
From Bali, years ago, I´ve brought those with mother of pearl and wood. Bali is one of the most magnificient place in the world to be.. Unfortunately I have been there only one time. The little salad server reminds me this beatiful holiday spent there in Nusa Dua...
Those made of Horn was a must have because I find the material tremendous.....
What about your stories and salad server ?

Papaya Salad

Making my daily shopping in the supermarket I was "captured" today from some Papayas. Thinking about how I could use them and looking into my fridge I found some creamy  mild goat cheese, some mixed salad, and the Verjus that I´ve bought recently. Furthermore you will need some balsamico vinegar (about 2 - 3 Tablespoons), olive oil, 1 - 2 teaspoons brown sugar, salt pepper and a non sticking pan. (= amount per medium sized Papaya halve)

First cut the Papaya into two halves, peel them and scratch out the grains. Cut the Papapya into slices.

For the salad dressing mix in a small jar some olive oil with the verjus (or some vinegar or lemon juice) and season with salt and pepper. Shake the jar to obtain a well mixed dressing.                               

Fry the papaya in the pan together with the balsamico for some minutes until everything is well covered from the vinegar, than  add the brown sugar and wait until all is well melted and caramelized.      

Pour the dressing over your salad, place your hot papayas on it and disperse the coarsely divided cheese (about 30 g / Person) over it. Thats it!

  

Yves Saint Laurent - a reason to be a designer

No words to add....

(Nothing is beautifuller than a nude body

The most beautiful dress that a woman can wear are the arms from the man she loves.

For those who did not have the chance to find this happiness I am here

YSL)

Guglhupf (or Gugelhupf) - a characteristic cake from my home-country

Each country has typical 
dishes, sweets, cakes..

Guglhupf is something wellknown in Germany, Austria, Hungary... In former days it was the mandatory cake for a sunday with the family. The cake has a typical form. But of course the following recipe can also be done with any normal bakingpan .. But for a real Guglhupf you need a special Gugelhupf / Guglhupf-Tin. There exist also a wide range of different Guglhupf Recipes. I like this one very much because it is easy to do :) and because it becomes very fluffy.

Take 4 Eggs (separate them in yolk and white), 250 g Sugar,

125 g ground walnuts, 125 g wheat flour,

1 packet vanillasugar, 1/2 packet (or 1 teaspoon) baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,
125 ml water, 125 ml sun flower oil.

1. Preheat your oven to 180 C
2. Mix well together egg yolks and sugar
3. Add one by one all the other ingredients except the egg whites
4. Whip the eggs until stiff and incorporate them to your basic dough

5. Butter your Guglhupfpan and duste with some flour. Fill your dough into the pan and put in in the preheated oven for about 35 min.

Take your Guglhupf out of the pan after after some minutes and dust him with some icing sugar and then Mmmmmhhhh, Yummmmmm.....................