Showing posts with label party food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label party food. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

No- Bake cheese cake







Did I mention that it is EGGLESS as well ????

Look , it is really the easiest , yet fancy dessert I've ever made .
A friend , recommended it and ... no , let's get baking! ooops! I mean refrigerating :)



first , add your softened cream cheese plus your powdered sugar and  mix. 
Soften gelatin in cold water, pour 50 ml  of cream in a saucepanheat it over low heat, add the drained and squeezed gelatine and stir until it is dissolved. ( no photo , hate me ? )

Add your cream-gelatin mix to your cheese
Now whip your cream 

Mix your cheese mix with your whipped cream very gently 
  Now , after you mixed your whipped cream with the  cheese mixture .. add everything to the prepared springform pan lined with your cracker-butter base. 

And this is what happened after I left it four hours in the fridge :)


 you will need :
200 g fresh strawberries 
80 g of butter
1 vanilla bean
250 g Philadelphia Classic cream cheese 
15 g of gelatin in sheets or 1TB powdered gelatin .200 g  graham crackers or whatever butter cookies of your choice
200 ml fresh cream ( whipping cream or heavy cream )

100 icing sugar.


Preparation :
1-Cut the butter into cubesmelt it over low heat, chop the crackersmince them in a blender andwith the apparatus in motion, pour the melted butterPour the mixture into the bottom of a round  springform Pan  16 cm in diameter ,press it with the back of a spoon and cool in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
2. Soften gelatin in cold water, pour 50 ml  of cream in a saucepanheat it over low heat, add the drained and squeezed gelatine and stir until it is dissolvedSlit the vanilla bean length wise inpicked out the seeds with the help of a spoon and mix in a bowl withClassic and Philadelphia with 80 g of powdered sugaruntil mixture is soft and creamy.
3. add your gelatin mixture into your cheese one .
4.Whip the remaining cream, then add the whipped  cream to the cheese mixure , stirring with a movement from below upwards and spoon the mixture over the biscuit base. Let  the cheesecake to harden  in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, remove from the mold and complete it with raspberries , strawberries or whatever berries of your choice.. 
For the strawberry sauce click here . Versione Italiana :

Ingredienti

  • 200 g di lamponi
  • 80 g di burro
  • baccello di vaniglia
  • 250 g di frutti di bosco misti tra fragoline, mirtilli, ribes rosso
  • limone
  • 250 g di Philadelphia Classico in vaschetta
  • 15 g di gelatina in fogli
  • 200 g di frollini al cioccolato
  • 2 dl di panna fresca da montare
  • 100 g di zucchero al velo

Preparazione
1.    Tagliate il burro a dadini, scioglietelo su fiamma bassissima, spezzettate i frollini, tritateli nel mixer e, con l'apparecchio in movimento, versate a filo il burro sciolto. Versate il composto ottenuto sul fondo di uno stampo rotondo a cerniera di 16 cm di diametro foderato con carta da forno, compattatelo con il dorso di un cucchiaio e raffreddatelo in frigorifero per 15 minuti.
2.       Ammorbidite la gelatina in acqua fredda, versate mezzo dl di panna in un pentolino, scaldatelo su fiamma bassa, unite la gelatina sgocciolata e strizzata e mescolate fino a che si è sciolta. Incidete il baccello di vaniglia nel senso della lunghezza, prelevate i semini con l'aiuto di un cucchiaino e mescolateli in una ciotola con Philadelphia Classico e con 80 g di zucchero a velo, fino ad ottenere un composto soffice e cremoso.
3.       Montate la panna rimasta, amalgamate la gelatina al composto precedente, unite la panna mescolando con movimento dal basso verso l'alto per non smontarla e versate il tutto sopra la base di biscotti. Lasciate solidificare il cheese-cake in frigorifero per almeno 4 ore, toglietelo dallo stampo e completatelo con i lamponi frullati con lo zucchero al velo rimasto e con il succo di mezzo limone, e con i frutti di bosco lavati e asciugati.

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Sunday, August 22, 2010

La polpetta perfetta (Italian meatballs)

The first taste of this delightful italian polpette from the italian cuisine is enough to addict you to it for life! The most important ingredient in italian polpette is beef. Italian polpette makes a yummy main dish. You will fall head over heels in love with this easy and delectable italian polpette recipe as soon as you try it!


 THAT IS ALL WHAT YOU WILL NEED EXCEPT FOR THE GRAPES!!!!!

























Ingredients:



What To do:
Mix all the ingredients  and form it into balls the size of large walnut.
refrigerate for 1 hour before cooking.
Brown the polpetta in a pan with 3 TS olive oil..and after it is nice and golden put it into the preheated oven for about 10 minutes.

Use the same pan where you cooked the polpetta for cooking some grapes , yes grapes :))) for about 2 minutes.

WELL IT IS TIME TO SERVE...BUT HOW??

 DIPS:

*as long as we are in August...and it is really hot in Italy...I used yogurt and mint dip
1½ cups plain yogurt (you can use low-fat)
1 cup  fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
















* Tomato and Basil dip:
Ingredients:  
400g freash peeled chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp sun dried tomato paste (45g)
1/2 cup basil,chopped
Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and 150ml water and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the basil.salt and pepper...and serve.