
Tiramisu for the weekend!
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I’m not sure what call these — apple slices? — but they were so easy to make that I got it done before 8 this morning.
A very good chocolate cake made with just two ingredients — chocolate and eggs!
Tonight I prepared rougaille, a Mauritian stew/sauce, which I served with sauteed chicken.
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Tonight I cooked a pork tenderloin, covered with onions and cheese and spices, wrapped in puff pastry.
The recipe is in German so you may have to switch on subtitles.
In the last couple of years we have become huge fans of cara cara oranges. Have you tried them? You really should. They have a darker fruit than other navel oranges; fruit that is not sweet (to my taste at least) but without the slightest acidity. It has a deep flavour that is so satisfying. I read that its flavour evokes “cherry, rose petal, orange, and blackberry”. I don’t know about that, but I really love the almost exotic taste.
They are imported oranges of course — at this time of year they are probably from South Africa or Venezuela — and so don’t meet any criteria for local produce. But you have to spoil yourself once in a while, and cara cara oranges are worth it.
Tonight I made a peach and blueberry batter pudding. It was great.
The original recipe calls for apricots and blackcurrants, but we have a lot of wonderful peaches and blueberries right now, so …