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Thursday, April 30, 2015

Lime and lemon curd tart - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients for the dough:
  • 220 grams of flour
  • 100 grams of butter
  • 1 spoon with cold water
  • 2 spoons with powdered sugar
  • salt

Ingredients for the lime and lemon curd:
  • 100 grams of butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 40 grams of powdered sugar
  • the juice from 2 lime
  • the juice from 1 lemon
  • salt


First make the lemon curd:
Mix the eggs with the sugar in a metal bowl. Add the lime juice, the lemon juice and the salt.


Add the butter and put the bowl over the steam from a pot with simmering water for about 8 minutes.



Mix from time to time until it thickens.When ready, let it cool!


Prepare the dough:
Mix the flour with the butter, the salt, the sugar and the water.

Spread the dough on the table and then add it in a oven pan. Prick the dough with a fork before putting it in the oven.



Let it bake at 180 degrees for about 10 minutes. When ready, let it cool, then add the lemon and lime curd and put it in the fridge for a few hours before serving it.


Enjoy!


The original recipe can be found here

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Hotel review - Ibis Sisteron

Low quality hotel all around, no difference to the Ibis Budget, though it should be in an upper class category.





Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Trip to Tourrettes sur Loup, France - part 2

Well-kept medieval village, which is unfortunately overlooked by most tourists ...








Monday, April 27, 2015

Trip to Tourrettes-sur-Loup, France - part 1

Discovered in a brochure from one of the hotels we stayed in.

Apparently famous for its violets, here you can find a large range of products with violet perfume.








Trip to Arles,France

One of the most beautiful towns in Provence. We'll certainly go back to watch a traditional bull fighting show.










Sunday, April 26, 2015

Caramel chocolate brownies - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:
  • 300 grams of caramel chocolate
  • 160 grams of butter
  • 100 grams of flour
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 spoons with sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon with baking powder
  • salt


Melt the butter together with the sugar and afterwards put it aside.


Melt the caramel chocolate and put it aside.


Mix the butter/sugar with the eggs, one by one, mixing after each one.



Add the caramel chocolate and mix slowly until well incorporated.



Add the flour previously mixed with the baking powder and the salt and mix.


Pour the composition in a medium tray and let it in the oven at 180 Celsius degrees for 15 minutes.


Enjoy!



The original recipe can be found here

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Hotel review - Best Western Hôtel Paradou, Montfavet, France

We booked a superior room which actually had two bedrooms and a nice master bed.

Free parking places and free internet access when it´s working (because mostly....it´s not!).

Not much to eat at breakfast, except some cheese and some jam and butter.