Matcha Brownies

Bonjour,

Last weekend, we went to visit a friend in Brest and stayed for two night in my mother-in-law house. It was a great weekend indeed. I've made matcha brownies and some cookies and took all these sweets for my mother-in-law and friends. I also made a black forest cake since she told me she likes black forest cake and have not eaten for quite long time. Just before we went back home in the afternoon, I baked for her another banana bread and she could eat it anytime and keep it for a few days or weeks. It's really gives me a great pleasure seeing her enjoy something I baked.

MATCHA BROWNIES

Ingredients;

120g salted butter, melted
200g white chocolate, chopped into small pieces
2 eggs
200g brown sugar
150g flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons matcha powder

METHOD;

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- Mix melted butter with eggs and sugar, mix well.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and matcha powder and fold in into the butter mixture.
- Add in chopped white chocolate and mix just until incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.

Baked Salmon With Creamy Garlic Butter Sauce

Bonsoir,

For the past few months, I've decided not to baked or cooked as much as I did before. I love cooking and baking, it will always be my passion but I'm not baking as often at the moment. We have decide to start eating healthy foods whenever we are at home or at least we tried to avoid or reduce the amounts of foods that we eat. We still enjoy our meal because it is important to eat a variety of food, there is no single food that provides us with all the nutrients we need, so eating well is the answer.

This baked salmon with creamy garlic butter sauce is one of our simple dinner meal that I made tonight. We ordered the similar meal in the restaurant last month during my mother-in-law birthday celebration and the meals that we had inspired me, so tonight I make this simple recipe and it turned out really good despite it is easy and tasty.

BAKED SALMON WITH CREAMY GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Ingredients;

2 salmon fillets
Salt, pepper, thyme and a tablespoon of olive oil to season
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon cornstarch, mix with 1 tablespoon of milk
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD;

- Place the salmon fillets in a baking pan and season with salt, pepper, thyme and olive oil.
- Bake at 200° for 25 minutes or until the salmon cook through.
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan and add in garlic and fry until fragrant and brown.
- Add cream and milk and simmer for a couple of minutes over medium heat.
- Season with salt and pepper then pour the cornstarch into the sauce and stir until the sauce slightly thickened.
- Serve with steamed vegetables and pour the sauce over the baked salmon.

Bon appétit!

Roti John

Hello,

I remembered eating this sandwich almost every day during a festival event in some Asian country long time ago. We called it roti John and I have no idea who has invented this recipe and gave such a name. Some people got talent and be creative anyway. Whatever name people are called to this sandwich, one thing for sure, the taste were so good.

Every once in a while, I just crave roti John and some other snacks that I used to had in Asia. Making roti John at home is the only way, mix and match with what we like and the taste that much better. Normally roti John filled with mince beef omelet but I prefer the simple one, without meat.

I've made roti John for a dinner at friends place not long ago and kids are enjoying these sandwiches very much. I'm sure if there are more sandwiches, they would finish it all.

ROTI JOHN

Ingredients;

2 soft long buns/ sausage buns/ french baguette
2 eggs
1 small onion, chopped
Ketchup or chilli sauce
Mayonnaise
Salt and pepper
Green salad

METHOD;

- Mix and whisk the eggs, onion and salt and pepper, set aside.
- Cut the soft bun halfway open lengthwise but not all the way through, set aside.
- Using a large skillet or frying pan, over low heat, heat little oil and spread half of the egg mixture just the right size of the bun and cook for a few second.
- Place the bun over the half cooked omelet and continue to cook for another few seconds.
- Flip it over and allow the bun to heat up a little and remove from pan.
- Drizzle some mayonnaise, ketchup and salad over the omelet. Top and serve sandwiches.

Enjoy the Roti John!

Okra Masala

Namaste,

Okra, ladies finger or bhendi are the name for the same vegetable that we used to cooked in Asia. My mum used to grew this kind of vegetables in her small garden and I enjoyed picking up the veggies and cooked it right away. I tried growing some vegetables seeds that I brought from Asia during summer here but non of them growing well and sometime the worms or flies destroy my plants.

Yesterday I made okra masala, it's been a while since I cooked Indian dish and here is the simple recipe of okra masala.

OKRA MASALA
Serves: 2

Ingredients;

15-20 okra, sliced
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
Salt and pepper to taste

METHOD;

- Heat some oil in a saucepan and fry onion, garlic and ginger until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes, chilli, coriander, cumin and turmeric powder and cook until tomatoes become mushy.
- Add okra and garam masala, cover and cook over low heat until okra slightly soft. Season with salt and pepper. Add a bit of water if necessary.

Bon appétit!

Matcha Roll Cake

Konnichiwa,

I've made matcha roll cake with mascarpone filling for the first time last week. I bought the matcha powder during our trip to Ireland last month. The priced quite cheaper compared with what we had here. I'm just glad that I finally managed to made this cake and at the end the cake turned out great and delicious.

I've been thinking to make this cake since long time and searching for the simple matcha roll cake and here it is! I love the taste of matcha and next time I would make my favourite matcha ice cream.

MATCHA ROLL CAKE

Ingredients;

4 large eggs, separated
120g sugar
120g flour
1 tablespoon matcha powder

Cream mascarpone filling;
200ml heavy cream
50g sugar
250g mascarpone


METHOD;

- Preheat oven 180° and prepare baking pan.
- Sift flour and matcha powder 2 or 3 times, set aside.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until the white is foamy and add half of the sugar, beat again until stiff peaks form.
- In another medium bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until thick and pale.
- Fold in flour to the yolk and mix until combined.
- Gently fold 1/3 of the meringue and lift the mixture with the whisk, mix thoroughly and slowly fold in the remaining meringue, mix until batter get smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Once the pan is cool, remove the cake and place it in a dry towel and roll the cake while it's still warm. Let it cool completely.
- To prepare the cream mascarpone filling, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Add sugar and mascarpone, beat until everything well combined and smooth.
- Transfer the roll cake in a flat surface, unroll and spread the filling evenly over the cake and re-roll the cake.
- Serve with the extra cream mascarpone filling.

Happy baking!