FOOD: Dessert making

I still life at home with my parents so the times I've cooked a meal myself can be counted on one hand. Every Monday I think: this weekend I'm finally going to try and cook something but by the start of the weekend my schedule has completely packed up and my good intentions are out of the window. 

At Christmas Eve my grandparents always come over and join us for dinner. So I decided to help my mum make the desserts. We made two desserts by ourselves: a duo of white and a dark chocolate mousse with raspberries and Tiramisu with strawberries. Below I will show you the recipe and the ingredients we used. I have to warn you that we adapted the recipes a bit to our own tastes. 

NL: Ik woon nog steeds bij mijn ouders dus de keren dat ik zelf gekookt heb, zijn op één hand te tellen. Elke maandag denk ik: dit week ga ik eindelijk eens zelf proberen iets te koken. Maar tegen dat het weekend begint, staat mijn schema weer helemaal vol en vergeet ik mijn goede voornemens. 

Op kerstavond komen mijn ouders altijd bij ons dineren. Dus besloot ik om mijn mama te helpen met de voorbereiding van de desserts. We maakten twee desserten zelf: een duo van witte en donkere chocolade met frambozen en tiramisu met aardbeien. Hieronder toon ik jullie het recept en de ingrediënten die we gebruikten. Ik moet jullie wel waarschuwen dat we de recepten een beetje aanpasten naar onze eigen smaak. 

Duo of white and dark chocolate mousse with raspberries

Ingredients: 200 g egg white (5 or 6 eggs), 70 g granulated sugar, 300 ml cream, 180 g white chocolate, 200 g dark chocolate, 1 box of raspberries, 

1. Melt the white and dark chocolate seperately au bain-marie. 
2. Whip the egg white with the granulated sugar. Mix half of it with the white chocolate and the other half with the dark chocolate. 
3. Whip the cream and mix it with the chocolate as well. Put the mousses in glasses and put them in the fridge. 
4. Serve the mousse with some raspberries on top .

Tiramisu with strawberries

Inredients: 400 g strawberries, 250 g mascarpone, 8 "lange vingers", 2 eggs, 60 g sugar, 2 bags of vanilla suger

1. Wash the strawberries, remove the crowns and cut them in half. 
2. Split the eggs. Whip the egg yolks together with the mascarpone and the sugar. 
3. Whip the egg white togehter with the vanilla sugar. 
4. Break the "lange vingers" and put them on the bottom of your glass together with some strawberries and mascarpone. Repeat each layer until your glass is filled. 
5. Put the glass in the fridge for a little while. 

Instalab #13

In this article you get a glimpse into my personal life. Let me know which picture you like the most.

I absolutely loved a lot of shows during Milan Fashion week. Most Italian fashion houses are a bit extravagant, which is exactly my style. Roccobarocco presented the perfect mix between classic pieces and coulourful pieces. Read my report from that show and others here.

Last Saturday I went to a decadent party which was organised in a wine castle. My Flemish readers might know this castle since it was used to shoot the TV show "Zuidflank". 

Two weeks ago I was one of the few lucky people who got to attend the Blog Class Event. This was organised by Yara from This Chick's got Style. It was a very inspirational day. Read my report here.

At the Blog Class Event everyone received a goodiebag. Among others things my goodiebag included the latest Elle edition and some delicious chocolate. This was very welcome during the long train ride back home.

This is a picture from Yara and me after the Blog Class Event. Thank you again for this amazing day. I really learned a lot.

After the Blog Class Event, it was time for some amusement. Another party night at club Versuz with some Gin.

You might have noticed that I was a bit absent from the blog last week, this was because of carnival. Carnival is an event during which people get dressed up. One day I got dressed up as a soldier.

Keeping up with the Kardashians is one of my favourite shows at the moment. I was looking for a new show, after Gossip Girl ended, which could really take my mind of things. KUWTK does it every time for me. 

Last Thursday my best friend organised a dinner party. The main course was 2 pastas; the left one was spicier; the right one was my favourite with spinach and cheese.

The dessert was a millefieulle from chocolate and ice cream. It's probably pointless to say that this was one of the best desserts I had in my whole life.

The 8th March we celebrated women's day. I think every girl should have friends like the girls from Sex and the City. They have so much fun and can always count on each other.

Last Saturday I had one of my best outfit shoots so far. I chose a spring outfit and my friend knew this great location. These 2 resulted in a great outcome. For more pictures, check my article here.

After the shoot my friend and me took a well-deserved break.