Tuna & Cheese Puff Sticks
1 can of smoked tuna (130g)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 puff pastry sheet
1 egg yolk
1 coffee spoon paprika
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 tablespoons Parmesan
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
No-Bake Chocolate Salami
1/4 pound (125g) dark chocolate
(50g) butter
(150g) cashews, coarsely chopped
12 Biscoff cookies, cut in 4
2 or 3 tablespoons icing sugar
Creamy Avocado Hummus & Oatmeal Crackers
1 (large ) avocado
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/2 pound (200g) canned chickpeas
1 tablespoon of tahini
1 clove of garlic
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
White Chocolate Coconut Truffles
5 ounces (150g) high-quality white chocolate, chopped
Zest of 1/2 untreated lime, finely grated
2/5 cup (10cl) of liquid cream
1/2-inch knob (1cm) of fresh grated ginger
1/3 cup (25g) of shredded coconut
Peanut Butter Caramel Popcorn
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup corn kernels, unpopped of course
1/2 cup peanuts (or sliced almonds)
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
Sea salt for sprinkling (to taste)
Cucumber And Goat Cheese Roll
1 cucumber (preferably organic, because we’ll keep a bit of skin)
4 thick slices of goat cheese (sold as a small log)
6 baby Roma tomatoes (elongated cherry tomatoes)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large tablespoons chopped chives
1 clove garlic (or 2)
Salt and pepper
Bamboo sticks, or toothpicks
Chocolate Chips Puff Pastry Sticks
1 sheet puff pastry dough — here’s the complete recipe here, if you want to make your own
1/4 lb (120g) of dark chocolate chips
1 oz (30g) toasted slivered almonds
1 egg yolk
Oven Tomato Chips
8 round and firm tomatoes
Sweet paprika
Soft brown sugar
Mini Chocolate Dipped Cookies
1 puff pastry (recipe here, you can also buy it frozen)
3/4 cups (150g) of castor sugar
3 1/2 oz (100g) dark chocolate
Easy Pizza Croissants
1 puff pastry
1 slice of ham
1 ball of mozzarella
Tomato sauce
1 egg yolk
Oregano
Parmesan Shortbread Cookies
1 4/5 cup (180g) flour
1/2 cup (100g) of grated parmesan
4 tbsp poppy seeds
1 egg
3 ounces (90g) softened butter
Pepper, nutmeg, sea salt
Dried Fruit & Cheese Skewers
Dried apricots, or raisins, dried figs…
Hard cheese — think about Cheddar, Emmental, Swiss, Comte, Edam, Gouda…
Chocolates with Candied Fruit and Nuts
White chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate… Chips or tablets.
Nuts: almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios…
Candied fruits: oranges, cherries, angelic, raisins, strawberries, apricots …
Sweet Potato Chips
Sweet potatoes
Blond or brown cane sugar
Sunflower oil
Honey & Coconut Granola Bars
1 3/4 oz (50g) rolled oats
1 3/4 oz (50g) grated coconut
1 3/4 oz (50g) sunflower seeds
1 3/4 oz (50g) pumpkin seeds
1 oz (30g) chopped walnuts (or pistachios, hazelnuts …)
1 oz (30g) dried cranberries
2/3 oz (20g) raisins
2 oz (65g) unsalted butter
2 oz (55g) good quality honey
1 1/3 oz (40g) of sugar
Almond and Hazelnut Chocolate Fudge
1 can sweetened condensed milk (400g)
3/4 pound (350g) of dark chocolate
5 1/3 ounces (150g) chocolate praline
4 1/2 ounces (125g) whole hazelnuts
4 1/2 ounces (125g) whole almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
2 pinches of salt
Puff Pastry Sticks
7 ounces (200 g) fresh puff pastry
3 tbsp (30 g) sesame seeds
10 sprigs fresh thyme
1 Egg yolk
Apple Fritter Rings
3 medium-tart apples (Granny Smith are great)
1 vanilla pod
1 3/4 cup (170g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (170g) rice flour
2 2/3 tablespoons (30g) baking powder
1 1/4 cup (300ml) water
Icing sugar
Microwave Chocolate Pears
4 large or 8 small pears
2 tablespoons powdered sugar (or agave syrup )
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 ounces (100g) of chocolate (cooking quality)
Juice of 1 lemon
Vanilla ice cream (optional)
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