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A few sweet treats for Christmas

19/12/2013

Today is the last installment of the wood, copper and white Christmas Rebekah and I worked on. I first gave you some delicious vegetarian tartlets. Then, there was an idea for a refreshing healthy Christmas breakfast and two sides to enjoy with the main course. It was topped up by a wonderful dessert of white chocolate and passion fruit profiteroles.

Now is the time for some sweet treats to enjoy on Christmas day after the main meal is finished and you want to relax with a cup of tea or coffee.

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White chocolate and passion fruit profiteroles

17/12/2013

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Profiteroles for Christmas? Yes, you read that indeed!
I like when food is not always too traditional on Christmas day. It still needs to be indulgent though because it is Christmas after all! The traditional Christmas dessert in France is la bûche de Noël (Christmas log). You would usually get one with chocolate, coffee or chestnut butter cream. Last year, I made mine with lemon and white chocolate. Back at home in France, my mother would sometimes vary it by getting a frozen Christmas log: nougat ice cream and raspberry coulis, oh my!
Three years ago, while I still lived in Australia, I served my guests on Christmas day a plate of delicious profiteroles with a hot dark chocolate sauce. They really loved it. It was rich and indulgent as it should be!

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Breakfast and side dishes for Christmas

11/12/2013

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In my first installment of a Wood, Copper and White Christmas last week, I gave you an idea for a starter to serve to your vegetarian guests on Christmas day. This week, I give you no less than three recipes!
The first one is a lovely breakfast idea to start Christmas Day on the healthy path knowing the day will be full of delicious indulgence. This grilled grapefruit with honey and juniper berries is very refreshing. The tartness of juniper berries and bitterness of grapefruits is well balanced with the sweetness of the honey.
If you feel like you need more than half a grapefruit to start the day and some energy to open your presents, you can also add those wonderful cranberry and white chocolate mini muffins I posted on the blog last year.

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A starter idea for Christmas dinner

6/12/2013

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Leek, Carrot and Goats Cheese Tartlets Recipe as a Christmas Starter for Dinner

I have been discreetly humming 'Deck the Halls' for quite a while now (it does come up any time of the year for me) but now that it is December and 19 days until Christmas (yay!), it sounds so much more appropriate.
And because it is Christmas soon and we all really love food (you would not be reading a food blog if that was not the case, right?), over the next couple of weeks I will give you a few recipes that are nice little additions to a Christmas meal.
Last weekend, I headed off to Kilkenny to meet with my lovely friend Rebekah of Honeysuckle Life. We had been planning our little lifestyle and food session for a while now. Check out her blog over the next couple of weeks too to find some lovely ideas for food and decoration. We chose to work with the theme of wood, copper and white for this Christmas. The colours and materials are very complementary and warming.

I start my list of delicious food for Christmas with a recipe for a simple vegetarian tartlet. Some of our Australian friends are spending Christmas with us this year and one of them is vegetarian. I feel it is very important to offer some lovely vegetarian options for our guest. This tartlet is great as a starter. Some mini versions of it would also do wonderful little appetisers. The leek is melted with white wine and cream, some carrot ribbons are added for a bit of crunch and colour. Choose a delicious vegetarian goats cheese to crumble on top and voilà! You have something very tasty to serve to your vegetarian friends.
Small note: when you buy the cheese, make sure it is made with vegetarian rennet instead of animal rennet. There are some good options in shops. I personally chose an Irish one called Ryefield.

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A few sweet treats for Christmas

White chocolate and passion fruit profiteroles

Breakfast and side dishes for Christmas

A starter idea for Christmas dinner

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