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La vie est belle » Blog Archive » Pretty purplish pink — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:20:30 +0000

[...] the smoothie … I used another recipe this time. If you want to see my other post on waffles, click here. The difference between the two recipes? This one uses an extra half cup of ground almond, much [...]

By: Angele

Angele — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:35:28 +0000

That's definitely a lot of calories for just 200ml of cream :O I saw a few recipes that use whole milk instead of heavy cream but I wonder if the creme brulee tastes as good. Angele’s last blog post..Boring Monday

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:31:35 +0000

Angele, I've double checked and they are indeed 700 kcal per serving! The small container (200ml) is one serving. I'm using this whipping cream And here's its nutritional content

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:59:33 +0000

Thanks. You can take your time :) They won’t be here until July …

By: Angele

Angele — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:44:03 +0000

When are your parents going to Sg? I'll check the price for the vanilla pods and I'll let you know asap. Angele’s last blog post..Boring Monday

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:45:34 +0000

How much do vanilla pods cost in Mauritius? If it’s cheaper, I will ask my parents to get some for me when they come over.

Oh yeah, can make vanilla-flavoured sugar with the pods.

Let me double check the nutritional content of that whipping cream when I get back home later :P Maybe I made a mistake but I’m pretty sure that’s what I saw hehehe.

By: Angele

Angele — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:58:45 +0000

Vanilla pods are available in a lot of stores in Mauritius but they are a bit expensive. Once my cousin brought some from Reunion island and I took a pod and placed it in my sugar jar... to make vanilla sugar. Hahaha! But I have never used vanilla beans while baking. If I prepare creme brulee, I'll make sure to use vanilla pods though. I wanna feel the aroma of pure vanilla in my creme :P *shocked* So many calories in 200 ml cream? :o Oh my god, then if you add the amount of cream required for the creme brulee along with the egg yolks and sugar... that makes a very very rich dessert :| Angele’s last blog post..Boring Monday

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:18:15 +0000

And this morning I was looking at the number of calories from the 200 ml whipping cream box that is in my fridge. 700 kcal (and 72 g fats) in just 200 ml of whipping cream ma chere! And the creme brulee recipe that I saw asks for about 500 ml of whipping cream! hahaha. I think there are other versions that use milk instead of whipping cream!

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:15:42 +0000

I’ve never used vanilla bean, have you? Yeah pods are definitely better but more costly. Not all supermarkets have them here. Are they readily available in Mauritiua? Speaking of vanilla, yesterday I dropped by a bakery store and got myself a small bottle of vanilla essence. I think I should get the big bottle next time as I use vanilla quite often!

By: Angele

Angele — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:33:20 +0000

Try to use vanilla bean instead of vanilla essence. Vanilla pods definitely add more aroma to the creme brulee :) Angele’s last blog post..Boring Monday

By: admin

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:47:46 +0000

I saw a couple of low-fat creme brulee but I guess I should try the original version before trying the low-fat version :) There’s one that uses yolks, sugar, vanilla and whipping cream. I may try it this weekend (maybe) because I already have those ingredients at home.

By: Angele

Angele — Mon, 18 May 2009 06:20:38 +0000

Yeah creme brulee is delicious ^^ Some people say it tastes like the typical creme caramel but I think it tastes so much better. Creme brulee has egg yolks in it yeah but I saw a recipe that uses 3 egg yolks only... which is quite reasonable :P Angele’s last blog post..Quiz craze

By: admin

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:42:47 +0000

I have never had creme brulee :P but I’ve heard how delicious they are and I saw quite a few chefs on tv showing us how to make them. Creme brulee has a lot of egg yolks eh :)

By: Angele

Angele — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:30:54 +0000

I have never tried making creme brulee but I want to. It's ok if you don't have the blow torch I guess. I don't either. Lol. But I watched a tv show the other day and the guy put his creme brulee under the broiler instead of using the blow torch. The result was the same hard caramelized topping. He said that if we don't have the torch at home, the broiler will do just fine. I like creme brulee. It's not heavy and it tastes nice =) Angele’s last blog post..Quiz craze

By: admin

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 13:10:53 +0000

No I have never made creme brulee. Have you? I wanted to make last time with my leftover egg yolks but till now I haven’t. I’ve only made creme caramel. I don’t have the blow torch to make the nice burnt effect on top.