Crab-stuffed avocados

It's cooking time again, but nothing fancy or complicated because I'm dead tired from all the partying that's been going on this past weekend :))

100g white crabmeat, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 2 tbsp olive oil, handful basil leaves, shredded with a few of the smaller leaves left whole, to serve, 1 red chilli deseeded and chopped, 2 avocados

To make the crab mix, flake the crabmeat into a small bowl and mix in the mustard and oil, then season to taste. Can be made the day ahead. Add the basil and chilli just before serving.
To serve, halve and stone the avocados. Fill each cavity with a quarter of the crab mix, scatter with a few of the smaller basil leaves and eat with teaspoons.

Avocado and smoked fish pate

2 ripe avocados, 1 tbsp mustard, 100g smoked fish, chives, one small red chilli pepper, 1 garlic clove, lemon juice from 1/2 lemon

Cut the avocado, remove the pit and scoop the pulp with a spoon.
Put the avocado pulp in a bowl, pour lemon juice over it to prevent the oxidation.
Cut the fish into small cubes, add the chopped onion, and the red chilli pepper, the crushed garlic and mix them all with the avocado pulp.
Put them for half an hour in the fridge and serve on crackers or toast bread.

Courtesy of Edith's Francu Blog http://edithfrincu.blogspot.com/

Birthday present... maybe?

Can I have one of those as a birthday present?
Pleeese? Pretty pleeease?
Hello? Anybody out there? Santa can you hear me?

David Garrett - The 5th

An early birthday present from my favourite violin player :D

Rhum-Raisins Truffles

2 tablespoons water, 1 bag Dr Oetker Finesse Jamaica Rhum Aroma, 100 g raisins, 100 g dark chocolate, 75 g butter, 1 bag vanilla sugar, 50 g icing sugar, 100 g grated chocolate

Mix the water with the rhum, soak the raisins for at least 3 hours. Melt the chocolate, mix it with the butter, vanilla sugar and the icing sugar. Put it for 30 minutes in the fridge. Add the raisins and mix again. Make small balls of chocolate and cover them with the grated chocolate. Keep in the fridge till serving.

Christmas... again?

I was wondering with all this snow, does it mean that Santa is coming soon?
And we are going to receive presents?
Then I'm sure we will be as happy as this penguin ;))

Potatoes and leek Soup

3 l water, 500 g potatoes, 1 carrot, 1 parsnip, 1 1/2 celery, 3-4 leeks, 25 g butter, salt

Boil the chopped vegetables in the salted water. When they are done, take them out and add the potatoes cut into small cubes and the chopped leeks. Boil for another 15 minutes. Salt and add butter. Serve with croutons.