lunes, 18 de abril de 2011

PUFF MINI "PALMIERS" WITH BLACK OLIVES AND ANCHOVIES

HELLO EVERYBODY,TODAY´S RECIPE IS AN APPETIZER VERY EASY TO MAKE,I DON´T KNOW WHAT ´S THE NAME IN ENGLISH,IN FRENCH THEY CALL THEM "PALMIERS" VERY TIPICAL IN FRANCE .YOU CAN MAKE THEM AS WELL WITH SUGAR OR CHOCOLATE.TO MAKE THIS RECIPE YOU WILL NEED:
1 READY MAKE PUFF PASTRY DOUGH
200 GRMS BLACK OLIVES(I buy mine  at the market,they are marinated with garlic, olive oil and bay leaves)
1  LITTLE TIN OF ANCHOVIES
UNROLL THE PUFF DOUGH
OPEN THE OLIVES AND TAKE THE BONE OUT AND CHOP THEM
CHOP THE ANCHOVIES AND MIX WITH THE OLIVES
PUT THE OLIVES AND ANCHOVIES ALL OVER THE DOUGH AND START ROLLING THE DOUGH ON BOTH SIDES UNTIL YOU GET TO THE MIDDLE ,PUT IT IN A FILM AND IN THE FREEZER FOR 15 MINUTES.
THEN CUT SLICES  AROUND 1 CENTIMETRE MORE OR LESS AND BAKE  TO 350º FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES.
YOU CAN FREEZE THEM BAKED OR UNBAKED.

viernes, 15 de abril de 2011

MINI " CROISSANTS" STUFFED WITH FETA GREEK CHEESE

HELLO EVERYBODY,TODAY I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE RECIPE VERY EASY TO MAKE,YOU CAN SERVE THESE LITTLE "CROISSANTS" AS AN APPETIZER AND YOU CAN STUFF THEM WITH ANYTHING YOU LIKE,IN THESE I PUT FETA CHEESE:
TO MAKE THIS RECIPE YOU WILL NEED:
1 READY PUFF DOUGH
250 GRMS FETA GREEK CHEESE
2 EGGS
1TSP OF HERBS( ANY KIND YOU LIKE,I USED A MIX OF PROVENCE HERBS)
1 PINCH OF PAPRIKA
NO SALT BECAUSE THE FETA IS ALREADY VERY SALTY
IN A BOWL MASH THE CHEESE AND ADD 1 BEATEN EGG,AND MIX,ADD THE HERBS AND THE PAPRIKA AND MIX AGAIN UNTIL YOU GET A SOFT PASTE
UNROLL THE PUFF DOUGH AND WITH A SHARP KNIFE CUT IN 2 AND AGAIN IN 2 YOU´LL HAVE 4 PIECES,NOW YOU CUT EACH PIECE IN 3 ,YOU PUT A TSP FULL JUST AT THE BEGINING(THE LARGE PART) AND YOU ROLL UNTIL YOU GET TO THE END ,PRESS ON THE SIDE TO CLOSE IT SO THE CHEESE WON´T ESCAPE.BEAT THE REMAINING EGG AND WITH A BRUSH PUT SOME ON EACH CROISSANT.
AT THAT POINT YOU CAN FREEZE THEM,OR STORE THEM IN THE FRIDGE IF YOU´RE GOING TO BAKE THEM THE SAME DAY.
PREHEAT THE OVEN AT 350º AND BAKE FOR 15-20 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE OVEN,I DIDN´T PAY ATTENTION TO THE TIME I WAS JUST CHECKING UNTIL THEY GOT A GOLDEN COLOR,BUT YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACK.
OTHER IDEAS TO STUFF THEM:
HAM AND CHEESE
CHORIZO
SMOKED SALMON
ROQUEFORT CHEESE AND WALNUTS
BLACK OLIVES AND ANCHOVIES
TOMATO PASTE AND TUNA FISH
ROAST CHICKEN AND BECHAMEL SAUCE
MUSHROOMS AND BECHAMEL SAUCE
JUST LET YOUR IMAGINATION GO AND ENJOY.

martes, 12 de abril de 2011

COUNTRY FAIR






















HELLO EVERYONE,SUNDAY I WENT TO A COUNTRY FAIR IN THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF CALVIA,IT WAS CROWDED, IT LOOKED LIKE WHO WASN´T ON THE BEACH WAS THERE!!
THE DAY WAS QUITE HOT AND SUNNY AND WE ENJOYED THE STROLL AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE PICTURES WITH YOU.

domingo, 10 de abril de 2011

THE TOURIST BUS



















HELLO EVERYBODY,YESTERDAY WAS SUCH A NICE DAY THAT I DECIDED TO GET ON THE TOURIST BUS AND HAVE A NICE GO AROUND THE CITY OF PALMA DE MALLORCA,I TOOK MANY PICTURES BUT WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE BUS IT WASN´T EASY SO MANY WERE NOT THAT GOOD TO SHOW BUT HERE ARE THE BEST SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM.HAVE A NICE DAY

viernes, 8 de abril de 2011

BABY HEDGEHOG

HELLO EVERYBODY,ONE OF MY FRIEND SENT ME AN E-MAIL WITH SOME HEDGEHOG BABY PICTURES AND HE´S SO CUTE THAT I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU,WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU WANDER HOW THERE ARE SOMME PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD THAT ARE NASTY WITH ANIMALS.HAVE A NICE DAY.

miércoles, 6 de abril de 2011

CRAFT AND FOOD MARKET

THE MOROCCAN  STALL

IRON WORK

THE BAZAAR

PLANTS AND HERBS

THE MOROCCAN TENT

MORCCAN SWEETS

HOME MADE BATH SALTS

THE EGYPTIAN STALL

HOME MADE BREAD

THE BAKER

SWORDS

FALCONS

HOME MADE SWEETS

LITTLE SOLDIERS

BASKETS AND BROOMS

CERAMICS

HAND MADE SOUVENIRS FROM THE BALEARIC ISLANDS

PORC GOODIES

HOME MADE HONEYS AND HERBS LIQUOR

CHEESE FROM THE BALEARICS ISLANDS

PORC GOODIES

CERAMICS

HAND MADE SHOES

CHEESE
LAST MONTH WE HAD A WONDERFUL MARKET TO CELEBRATE THE DAY OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS,SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE MANY PICTURES I TOOK,I HOPE YOU´LL ENJOY THEM.HAVE A NICE DAY.