Hubby has been working awfully long hours lately and the baby goes to bed at 19.00 so I have nice long evening to myself. Not that I don’t miss my husband…or the little bug.
Today I was pottering round the kitchen preparing a summery salad and cherry clafoutis. Here are the recipes:
Salad:
Roast 5 beetroots with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper and fresh thyme for 30 min in 180 degrees Celsius. Boil few new potatoes. Wash salad leaves. Boil 4 eggs. Beetroots and potatoes are dressed with mayonnaise, creme fraiche, lemon juice, salt, pepper and a bunch of chopped dill.
Clafoutis:
The recipe is from Skye Gyngell’s book My Favorite Ingredients.
40g butter
600g cherries
zest of one lemon
100g sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
In a saucepan melt the butter till bubbly but not brown, add cherries, sugar, cinnamon and lemon and cook for 10-15 minutes till the cherries are soft and the juice nice and sticky. Pour 2/3 of the cherries into your baking dish and reserve the rest for later.
2 eggs
3 tbsp sugar
100ml cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
75g ground almonds
75g sifter flour
pinch of salt
Cream egg yolks and sugar till pale and fluffy, add cream, vanilla, flour and almonds. Beat up the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks and gently fold it in. Cover the cherries and bake for 20min in 200 degrees Celsius. I added some flaked almonds on the top for an extra crunch.
Let it cool for 5 minutes and serve with the cherry sauce.
May I add I did not eat the whole dessert myself!
And there is some visual entertainment too. As you know I like a good TV drama. The Kennedys failed terribly, it is so dull I couldn’t bare to watch it even though I only caught the 3rd episode. But I was in for a real treat – Mildred Pierce. Kate Winslet is excellent, there is a real nasty character, a sneaky character, amazing production design of my favorite era, captivating plot and great costumes. What not to like?
Oooh I’m coming over to your house for dinner–mmm! And you must tell me the secret of your perfect hard-boiled eggs :) K x
Hmmmmm, now I know what we are having for dinner tomorrow! You are such a great cook!
It’s just all divine! by the way, Nancy’s blog seems to have disappeared. Can you get to it?
Kristina: anytime ;) The eggs are pure luck ha ha ha, 8 min for 4 eggs, I started them in cold water.
Lisa: oh thank you, hope you like it!
Louise: I know! I was going to drop her an email, very strange.
oh my goodness, cherry clafoutis is one of my most favorite desserts and yours looks divine! sadly, i am missing out this cherry season as i am avoiding dairy whilst breastfeeding so i will have to live vicariously through your photos. yum!