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Chocolate, Coffee and Cream Layered Dessert

Ingredients For 4 glasses 150 grams strong coffee. One tablespoon sugar (to taste). Melted chocolate. 400 grams heavy cream. 35 grams powdered sugar. Cocoa powder for dusting. For the chocolate layer: 400 grams milk. 75 grams cocoa powder. Preparation - Start by making the chocolate layer : Mix the cocoa powder into the milk and put it on low heat. Stir constantly while it cooks until it thickens to a nice consistency. - Divide the chocolate mixture among the four glasses and let it cool down completely. Best if you pop them in the fridge to chill properly. - Meanwhile, brew the coffee and let it cool down completely as well. Room temperature won't do, it needs to be properly cold. - Now whip the cream and fold in the powdered sugar. - Take half of this whipped cream and gently fold in the cold coffee, bit by bit. Spoon this coffee cream over the chocolate layer in each glass (once the chocolate is properly chilled). - Put the glasses back in the fridge for at least an hour to le...

Chicken and Walnut Terrine with Port Wine

A cold terrine that'll dress up any festive table!


What You'll Need

Cost: 0.80 € per person
Prep time: 25 minutes + 1.5 hours baking



Ingredients

for 10 servings
  • 500g ground chicken
  • 350g lean ground pork
  • 200g finely chopped streaky bacon
  • 100cc port wine
  • 150g walnuts
  • 200g mushrooms
  • 3 whole eggs
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • olive oil

for the garnish you'll need

  • 2 hard-boiled eggs
  • mayonnaise (without garlic)
  • roasted red pepper
  • butter
  • breadcrumbs
  • 1 loaf pan, 26x9cm

Preparation

Brush your loaf pan with melted butter and dust it with breadcrumbs. Set it aside for now.
Sauté the mushrooms in a skillet with a bit of olive oil until they're nicely browned.
In a large bowl, combine the ground meats, chopped walnuts, sautéed mushrooms, port wine, and eggs. Season well with salt and pepper, then spoon everything into your prepared pan.
Bake in a water bath for an hour and a half. Once done, let it cool completely.
Carefully turn out the terrine and coat the entire surface with mayonnaise.
Decorate with strips of roasted red pepper and the whites and yolks from the two hard-boiled eggs, grated separately for a nice color contrast.


Enjoy!