DIY Kistchen Island

 I got this IKEA table for free from a garage sale. It was in a very bad shape: it stayed on a balcony for months under rain, wind... For a long time I have wanted a kitchen island and I just saw so much potential in this table. Not a bad idea! After sanding, staining, vanishing and painting... Add a wooden board and the feet (that you need to pain aswell).

I also had some wood left over that I vanished and put on the table as a chopping board. Very usefull!

TADAAA!! That's beautidull kitchen island is so helpfull: extra space to cook and stock ;)

• Paint the legs
• Sand the entire table first.
• Stain and vanish the top
• Add the board and feet

Admire it!

Boiled eggs

Today i give you the ultimate cooking trick to make perfect boiled eggs but I also want to introduce you to the new rubric in my blog: Cooking trick. Tempting? A lot! I want to develop it a lot, use it inbetween two recipe, you know, when i take too long!

Recipe
Put your fresh eggs in a sauce pan filled up with cold water, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and 1 pinch of salt. When the water start boilling, count 10 minutes. This recipe works every times and makes the eggs so easy to peel!

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Best Mac&Cheese EVER!

Mac&Cheese is such an english countries dish. A basic one, but if you don't cook it properly it's terrible. The secret? Cook the pasta in milk, it's keep them together and soft. Just add gratted cheese + taste and you are done! That's perfect for a busy week night.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of milk
• 2 cups of maccaronis
• 1 cup of grated cheese
• 1/2 tbs of Vegeta (optional) can use salt instead

Directions

1. Pour in a large sauce pan 2 cups of milk, the Vegeta or salt and 2 cup of maccaronis.
2. Stir frequently. When all the milk desapeared, add the gratted cheese, stir, let it melt.
3. Try before serving, make sure you don't put too much salt if using a tasty cheese.
4. Scream "IT'S REEEEEADYYYYYY!!!"

Cordon bleu

Cordon bleu is one of the french food's name that everyone know. But what is it? It's chicken breast, ham, cheese put together and fried in a pan! How good?! Make cordon bleu and mash potato and you will be making the perfect kid meal!

Ingredients

• 4 slices of chicken breast
• 4 slices of ham
• 4 slices of mozzarella
• Flour
• 1 egg
• salt & pepper
• Breadcrumbs

Methode

1. A work plan, have your turkey cutlets on which you will put ham and cheese and then close it. 
2. Then prepare the breading by putting in a plate the beaten egg (salt, pepper) and in another one the crumbs. Flour first cordon bleu to make the egg stick on it. Then move the it in the egg (both sides) and then in breadcrumbs (both sides). 
3. Heat a good amount of oil in a pan. On high heat, color a side for a minute, then reduce the heat for about 3-4 minutes depending on the thickness of your chicken breast. Then repeat on the other side. Colour high heat and cook at a lower heat. Remove with a spatula and place on paper towels.

 

Sorry for the pictures...

Stuffed potatoes

This is a peruvian recipe that I love. I don't like when food is too spicy so I reduced the quantities. It's sticky and leave your hands dirty but it's totally worth it!

Ingrédients

• 5 large potatoes
• 500g of beef minced
• 1 onion
• 1 handfull of minced parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon of curry
• 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
• Salt & pepper
• Flour
• 1 egg
• Breadcrumbs

Methode

1. Cook the potatoes untill they are very soft, drain, peel and smash them.
2. While you are doing that, cook the beef minced and the onion (cut in little squares) in a pan with a little bit of butter/oil it depends on what you prefer. Add the paprika, salt and pepper and keep it on the side.
3. In the mash potatoes, add the parsley (very thin minced), curry, salt and pepper. Mix it together. Then, make a ball of mash in your hand (big as a handfull), make a hole in the middle and stuff it with the beef minced preparation. Close it and squeeze it softly as I show you on the pictures. Put flour on it and repeat untill you run out of stock!
4. Heat your pan with vegetable oil. In a plate,  pour the beat egg and in another one the breadcrumbs. Dip the ball on the egg and breadcrumbs and cook until both sides are light brown/gold.
5. Serve with a salad.

Enjoy!
Xx

Snickers Pop Corn

For Valentine's day, we decided not to go in a busy restaurant or to buy presents but to have a horror movies night (concession from me!) and to eat junk food! The recipe coming is very sweet and rich: do not eat too much and brush your teeth twice after it !

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of microwave pop corn
• 1 cup of salted butter
• 2 cup of brown sugar
• 1/2 cup of maple syrup
• 3 snickers

Methode

1. In a pot, melt the butter and brown sugar together.
2. Then add the mapple syrup (you can replace it by corn syrup) et the snickers slice.
3. Let it melt on a not too hot pot. 'Cook' the pop corn: follow the indications on the box.
4. Put it in a large bowl and pour the sauce on the top. I recommend you use a spoon to eat it!

Just to show you that i'm the only person that can fail microwave pop corn!!


Enjoy!
Xx

Nouilles chinoises sautées au wok / Stir fried noodle

I love, love, love eat Asian food, but I'm so bad at making it! But with this recipe it's taste good and isn't too hard to cook it :)

Ingredients

• 3 packs of noodles
• 2 bowls of boiling water
• 1 red capsicum
• Handful of mushrooms ( any that you like)
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 1 ts of olive oil
• A pinch of sesame
• Handful of fried onions

Methode

1. Put the noodle in the boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. 
2. In a wok pan very hot, add the olive oil end the chopped vegetables. After 10 minutes, add the noodles that will have been drained ahead, the sesame, soy sauce and fried onions.
3. Let it cook for 5 more minutes and serve.

Enjoy!
Xx