These chocolate and strawberry recipes will make you lose your mind...

Here I bring you today five amazing recipes of cakes and desserts, made most of them with chocolate, that will drive you crazy once you have tried them.
Here we go! (Click in the tittles to go to the recipes)

Tiramisu Layer Cake

Strawberry bites

Nutella Pannacotta

Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake

Blackberry Chocolate Cake

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Beautiful Display for Cocktail Drinks

How to present your drinks at a party beautifully? Here I bring you few ideas for displaying your cocktails.
Source of the pictures:1,2,3,4,5.

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5 Delicious Chocolate Dessert Recipes

 Chocolate is one of the best anti-depressant in the world, so if you need to cheer up your self or you just want to celebrate, here I share with you five delicious recipes I found. The one you can see above is Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake and it's very sweet and tasty!
More recipes ahead! (To go to the recipe, click on the link in the name).

Chocolate Chip Cookie and Oreo Brownie Bar

Chocolate Trifle

Milk Chocolate Pots de Creme

Cake Pops

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Food Starters Recipes for Spring

I can't wait for the first days of Spring, so I gathered some new fresh, healthy recipes for this season. The ones I'm sharing with you today are starters and the one you can see above is Smoke Salmon Mousse, and you can read it here.

More recipes ahead, I hope you will enjoy them!

Leek and Watercress Terrine

Chicken Spring Rolls

Bruschetta

Raw Onion Rings

Have a great weekend!

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Thanksgiving Recipes and Food 2011

1. Food Series: Thanksgiving salad., 2. Thanksgiving Food, 3. Food Series: Thanksgiving Turkey, 4. Food Series: Thanksgiving cherry pie.

This Thursday is celebrated Thanksgiving in the US and my mosaic is dedicated to the delicious tradionatl food of this day.

More mosaics at www.artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com


Also, here I would like to share with you some really good recipes if you are looking for ideas for this Thursday:

Cornbread stuffing- read the full recipe HERE

A lot of Thanksgiving recipes - see them HERE

Sweet Potato Souflé - see it HERE

Creamy Eggs - see the recipe HERE

Dry Cured Turkey - see it HERE

I hope you like them!

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Pumpkin Pie Recipes

This traditional dessert is one of the most delicious ones you can try in Autumn.
How to make it? There are all sorts of recipes, some more traditionals and some others more modern. Here I bring you today four approaches.

The one featured above is can be found HERE and it´s from the brand Libbys.

The following one is from pickyourown and they have a PDF version in their website HERE.


If you are looking for a sugar-free recipe, this one is for you, read it HERE.


A very traditional one can be found HERE.


I hope you will find these recipes useful.
Have a yummy week!

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Seven Recipes With Strawberries

Happy Monday! Here I bring you a sweet way to start your week: seven recipes made with delicious strawberries. I hope you will enjoy them!
Click on the pictures to go to the recipe. The fantastic recipe for the cake you can see above can be found here.

Stuffed Strawberries

Tuxedo Strawberries

Strawberry Cheesecake

Cupcakes

Chocolate Strawberries

Muffins

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Bunuelos (Buñuelos) Recipe

This delicious dessert is very easy to make and perfect for any time of the year.
You will need the following things:

Ingredients:
3 cups flour, sifted twice
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
oil for frying

Directions:
In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
In a small bowl, beat one tbsp sugar, eggs and butter. Stir in milk. Add milk mixture to flour.
Shape into 20 balls. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Heat oil.
Roll each ball out on a lightly-floured board into very thin six-inch circle.
Fry them until golden brown, turning once. Drain on absorbent towels. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon topping while warm.




I hope you will enjoy them!
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Pictures source: 1,2,3,4.

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Pizza Margherita Recipe

Did you know the origin of this pizza? According to Wikipedia, in 1889, during a visit in Napoli, Queen Margherita of Savoy was served a pizza resembling the colors of the Italian flag, red (tomato), white (mozzarella) and green (basil). This kind of pizza has been named after the Queen as Pizza Margherita.
Here you have the recipe:

Ingredients:

12 inch thin pizza crust

14.79 ml extra virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

3-4 large basil leaves, cut into strips

2 small tomatoes, cut thinly

113.39 g mozzarella cheese, shredded

29.58 ml parmesan cheese

salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 450°F.

Drizzle the olive oil over the pizza shell.

Next, disperse the finely chopped garlic evenly.

Spread the mozzarella cheese throughout the top.

Place the thinly sliced tomatoes across the entire pizza.

Lightly salt and pepper the tomatoes with the salt.

Spread the fresh basil leaves.

Cook the pizza in the oven for about 9-10 minutes, or until sufficiently crispy and melted.

Add a little Parmesan cheese.

I hope you like the recipe!
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Macaron Recipe

Recently I tried these delicious macarons in a French bakery in London. They were fantastic and I have been looking for a recipe for them.

I found a very nice one in ChocoParis.com. You can read it HERE.
It can be made with vainilla, strawberry...

And if you have never tried them, I really recommend this tasty dessert.

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Picture source: own picture, 1.

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Pina Colada Recipe - Summer Drinks

This is one of the most delicious and refreshing drinks you can taste on Summer. Here I bring you today the Pina Colada recipe (or Piña Colada if you prefer):

Ingredients:

1 1/2oz. Light Rum
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
1 oz. Cream of Coconut
1/2 Banana
1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in an electric blender with the ice.

Blend 20 - 30 seconds. Pour blended mixture into a glass.

Garnish with a pineapple wedge and paper umbrella.

Presentation ideas:





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Pictures source: 1,2,3,4.

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