I saw this the other day at Tavola in Shuwaikh and forgot to take a picture and was too busy to buy! But why buy it? Because why not?
And I’m a sucker for nicely designed kitchen gadgets…
image via The Food Section
Since I still had many meringues left from my previous order and my mother wanted a dessert to take to her friend’s, I made something I always wanted to make, the Eton mess.
All you need:
Arrange the crushed meringues at the bottom of the bowl and then scatter the thinly sliced strawberry on top.
Spoon the whipped cream and swirl for an effect. Lastly, arrange whole meringues to decorate.
My mother also melted some chocolate and swirled the melted chocolate on top. She did this while I was already out so I didn’t take a picture of the final look. She said it looked beautiful, so I trust her on that.
For all you out there with small kitchens or just don’t feel like cleaning too many dishes, here’s the perfect item for you.
The portion:
The portion measures dry ingredients in half teaspoon, teaspoon, tablespoon and 2 tablespoons.
The handle also measures wet ingredients up to 1/4 cup.
And when you’re done measuring, you can stir! A perfect all-in-one kitchen gadget.
via ThinkGeek
I received a special order for jars of meringues this week so I had tons of egg yolks leftover. My mother ingeniously thought of using the egg yolks to make custard. She used seeds from vanilla beans she got from a trip to Sri Lanka. When it cooled, the custard was still a little runny and I assumed she didn’t cook it long enough to thicken. I asked her if she minded I make ice cream out of it.
So I went ahead and brought the ice cream machine out and poured the custard in. When the ice cream was almost ready, I grabbed the already opened chocolate chip bag, which I was using for the meringues, and threw in the rest of the chocolate chips in.
And here’s the end result.
Beautifully vanilla seed speckled chocolate chip custard-base ice cream!
Oh and I still have tons of eggs yolks left, we want to give another flavor a try.
For all the OCDs out there, here’s the perfect chopping board for you.
via Fred & Pickles
I first discovered Gilt Taste through From Me to You – the blog that launched the cinemagraph. She and her partner created the cinemagraphs for the headers of the market section of the website.
I highly recommend you go through each department of the market section and be prepared to be amused by the headers! My favorite is the seafood header.
Oh and their recipes section is also fabulous.
Gilt Taste – Gourmet Food, Artisan Specialties & Fine Eating Magazine.
And now we come to the final installment of Ligne Roset – Kuwait series and also my favorite! For previous posts, click here and here.
Today, I’ll feature some of their accessories for the dining table. Continuing with the quirky design philosophy, these rings, which are used under hot serving plates, can put all together like shown below.
Or separately… Continue reading
If you missed my first feature on Ligne Roset – Kuwait, then click here.
From the cups and pots, we now move on to their tableware. Ligne Roset’s store in Kuwait offers a variety of choices of placemats, from cotton, leather to ceramic. Below is one of their cotton placemat option with white tableware.
Did you notice the detail under the sauce bowl? How cute is that! Under the dinner plate, there is also the same detail. Continue reading
The Oven Experiments 