Summer Spinach Quiche
This is a lovely light brunch, lunch or evening dish full of the tastes and colours of summer. A the best bit is… it doesn’t take that long to prepare so you don’t have to miss too much time in the sun.
I use a traditional flan pastry for the base and fill this with fresh [...]
Twice – Baked Goat’s Cheese Soufflés.
My goodness, this really is HEAVEN!! Forget the rest of your family/guests and tuck in…quickly or it WILL all be gone!!
NOTE: These are not served in the dishes so use150ml capacity cups/moulds
Makes 6 – 8
What you will need:
60g Butter
½ cup Flour
350ml/ 1 ½ cups Warm Milk
75g Kapiti Sainte-Maure Goats Cheese
Parmigiano-Reggiano
Chopped Herbs
3 Egg Yokes
4 Egg Whites
2 [...]
Goat’s Cheese Bêignets.
These are truly heavenly serve with a crisp green salad & fresh French bread and lashings of REAL butter.. Yummy!
What you need:
400g Potatoes
200ml Water
60g Butter
80g Flour
2 Eggs
170g Kapiti’s Sainte – Mature Cheese
What to do:
Cook the potatoes until tender, then mash.
To make Choux pastry:
Melt the butter & water slowly in a saucepan.
Bring to nearly boiling, then [...]
Read more »Spinach Crepès with Blue Cheese & Mushrooms.
These are impressive by anybodies standards.
Just perfect for that lazy brunch on a weekend or holiday…
You will need:
For the Crepès:
3 Eggs
1 cup Flour
¼ cup Oil
2 cups Milk
Well drained Spinach
For the filling:
50g Cream Cheese
150g Blue Cheese
3 cups white button mushrooms
What to do:
In a large bowl lightly whisk the eggs and flour together. Add the oil & [...]
Read more »Goats Cheese & Onion Quiche
This is on for those lazy weekend brunches or mid week suppers.
SO Simply, but oooh! so decadent.
You will need:
For the Pastry:
2 Scant Cups Plain Flour, make up to 2 good cups by adding freshly grated Parmesan Cheese
125g Butter/Margarine, softened
Cold Water to mix
What to do:
Pre heat oven to 200ºC.
Sift flour & parmesan into a bowl, cut [...]
Read more »Cheese Board
With the ocean of cheeses out in the market today, it’s often a dilemma which one to choose.
It’s an expensive business buying cheese, so, we usually stick to our favorites.. the ones we know and love.. the ones we don’t stay firmly on the shelf.. such a pity.
There is a whole world of flavours out [...]
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