Easy supper for impress

I did this for a special dinner

If you want to impress, this is the moment!!!.

 I swear all of it is pretty easy. But what really matters is the personalized presentation you give to your plate when you serve your guest

What inspired me was that for the first time my sage plant  flowered. Beautiful flowers of delicate purple.

For the starter I made: thousand leaves, then, chicken with sage sauce and beautiful sage flowers to garnish. And for dessert, a moist  chocolate cake with caramelized apples and calvados

For the starter I chose something really easy, and in my opinion it represents the spring. This was done by cutting round sheets of filo dough, previously baked. 

Thin sliced tomato interspersed with olive oil, fresh oregano, fresh cheese and  basil

Chicken  as main course was a good choice, very light and delicate. A tip for you: More time you marinate it ,more tastier it will be

Ingredients 1 pound of boneless chicken breast Salt to taste ground pepper 2 cups white wine 1 onion, grated 6 cloves garlic, grated A handful of sage A handful of parsley   2 tablespoons of oil to saute 200 g of fresh cream 3 lemons

Method: In a bowl, place the chicken with lemon juice, salt, pepper and wine. Let the chicken marinate for about 2 hours. Then, reserve the marinade and cook chicken in hot oil for 7 minutes on each side. Reserve.   In a saucepan, brown the garlic and onion. Add the marinated chicken, cream. Gather sage. Cover and let cook for few minutes. Just before serving, correct the salt and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Serve with white wine. Makes 8 servings

And finally to close the night with a golden key, a chocolate cake as a  dessert, but it is not an ordinary cake, it is creamy, a crispy crust that when you bite it would seem that you´d be eating a foam. For me it is delicious because most chocolate cakes tend to be dry.

Hope you like it and have very good week

Calvados chocolate cake with caramelized apples

Ingredients 185g bittersweet chocolate 100g butter 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites 100g demerara sugar 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract 30ml of a spirit drink of your choice, use calvados, but can be with whiskey or rum, or cherry liqueur 1 / 4 cup flour 1 pinch of salt For caramelized apples 4 apples, peeled and seeded Juice of two lemons 1 tablespoon butter 2 cups water 2 cups sugar

Modo de hacer: Preheat oven to 150 ° C Grease a pudding mold rectangular. Line with parchment paper and spread it with butter and put into refrigerator Melt chocolate with butter in double boiler  or microwave oven and set aside to chill. Beat the yolks with a tablespoon of demerara sugar  Beat until pale and fluffy. Add the drink,melted chocolate, vanilla, flour and salt. Mix well. Whip egg whites with remaining sugar   and fold the batten gently . Remove the pan from the refrigerator. Put the batten and baked  on double boiler. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.   Meanwhile, cut the apples and add     lemon juice  and sugar Put in a large skillet with   the other ingredients and cook until browned.  Chill and cut the cake into slices and garnish   with apples Serve with whipped cream Makes 10 servings

Ingredients

• 185g bittersweet chocolate
• 100g butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 egg whites
• 100g demerara sugar
• 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract
• 30ml of a spirit drink of your choice, use calvados, but can be with whiskey or rum, or cherry liqueur
• 1 / 4 cup flour
• 1 pinch of salt

For caramelized apples

• 4 apples, peeled and seeded
• Juice of two lemons
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar

Modo de hacer:



Preheat oven to 150 ° C
Grease a pudding mold rectangular.
Line with parchment paper and spread it with butter
and put into refrigerator


Melt chocolate with butter in double boiler
 or microwave oven and set aside to chill.


Beat the yolks with a tablespoon of demerara sugar
 Beat until pale and fluffy.


Add the drink,melted chocolate, vanilla, flour and salt. Mix well.


Whip egg whites with remaining sugar
  and fold the batten gently .
Remove the pan from the refrigerator.
Put the batten and baked  on double boiler.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
  Meanwhile, cut the apples and add 
   lemon juice  and sugar


Put in a large skillet with
  the other ingredients and cook until
browned.
 Chill and cut the cake into slices and garnish
  with apples
Serve with whipped cream








Makes 10 servings