friederike's Reviews
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Delicious (NL)
(July, 2011)
Beautiful! So beautiful! And delicious! A raspberry fool with that little extra.
Of course, I wouldn't be me if I didn't have a few comments. First of all, in their photos the cream is pink - mine isn't. Is their rosewater pink or did they use food colouring? Not really bad, because it made me consider using a few drops of raspberry sirup in the cream.
All in all, the dessert was much too sweet. For our second helping, we added a few drops of lime juice - much better! I could also imagine adding some lime juice (and grated lime zest) to the meringues, especially if you're adding raspberry sirup to the cream.
And if you're making the meringues yourself anyway - try to make them flat, it'll help to make the towers. Alternatively, make one tier instead of two, even if two looks better - one is easier to eat.
Edited 24 July 2011:
Raspberry syrup won't make the cream any pinker, but feel free to use food colouring. Also, feel free to use other berries - brambles (not pictured) work particularly well. Decorate with lime zest, mint leaves, icing sugar and/or rose petals!
Edited 27 January 2013:
For a double recipe, we used 2 tablespoons raspberry sirup and nearly 3 tablespoons rose water; as described above, we also made our own meringues, using the zest of two limes and the juice of one and a quart. When making the meringues, remember to make a small cavity in the middle, it'll make it much easier to add the cream. We brought them to a potluck where we were responsible for the small bites (sweet and savoury) and they were really popular. We served these together with Engadin Walnut Tartlets and Mini Tiramisu.
Edited 5 May 2013:
We had two egg whites leftover from yesterdays Rhubarb Creme Brulee, so I decided to make meringues, and I added about a teaspoon rosewater - so delicious! It was strong enough for just the meringues, though it might need a little more if you want to eat it with raspberries. Might be an option to skip the cream if you want to serve to somebody lactose intolerant.
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Rice Salad with Peas, Asparagus and Smoked Trout / Rijstsalade met erwten, asperge en gerookte forel : page 112
A really nice salad! The dressing needs a little tweaking (right proportion of lemon juice and olive oil, and the addition of a little salt and pepper), but other than that it's definitely worth the (small) effort!
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Spelt Salad with Tomato, Basil and Pecorino / Salade met spelt, tomaat, basilicum en pecorino : page 112
A surprisingly nice salad. DB was quite skeptical about the spelt, but in the end, it was hardly noticeable as such, and thus was more of a neutral factor in this dish. The rest was rather nice. A good choice for a lunch box. Remember to prepare it a day in advance.
Edited 25 July 2015:
Works just as well with whole oats, though we proabably only used 3/4 of them or so. Any kind of grain would probably work. Use a young cheese, or if you can only lay your hands on a mature one, use less, and in tiny cubes.
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White Sangria / Witte Sangria : page 62
This beverage actually had the potential for four or five stars, if not...
To begin with, we were sceptical about the juice of 3 limes, without the addition of any sugar. We juiced one lime - and boy, it was sour! And how could it have not been, with only white wine and fruit that isn't necessarily known for being very sweet? I added 3 teapsoons of golden caster sugar to get a nice (slightly sweet) drink.
Furthermore, it was actually just a bottle of wine with fruit added. I don't know why, but this bothered me, and I thought it was too strong for a summer punch. Also, I would have enjoyed something with bubbles, be it water or sparkling wine or whatever. Given that it was too sour anyway, I would probably use the juice of 1/2 - 1 lime next time, add a few cans of 7up/Sprite, and then check if it needs any extra sugar.
Minor point of attention: The grapes will sink to the bottom of your jug. Bear that in mind and add a spoon :)
Edited two days later to add:
We kept the sangria in the fridge for two days, and it has become a lot sweeter! Unfortunately, however, that hasn't made it any tastier, or more exciting. Rather go for the much more exciting Vruchtenbowle!
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