Coconut Almond Macaroons

Sweet and chocolaty.... perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Ingredients:
-2 egg whites (approx. 60g)
-200g shredded sweetened coconut
-30g sugar
-75g sliced almonds (more for decorations)
-pinch of cream of tartar
-1 tsp vanilla
-50g bittersweet chocolate
-2 tsp cream or milk

What to Do:
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy add sugar and beat until stiff. Fold in coconut, vanilla, and almonds. Shape into small balls and bake at 350’F until golden. Melt chocolate and cream in a double broiler. Dip the bottom of the baked macaroons into chocolate and then into some sliced almonds. Afterwards fill a pastry bag with the leftover melted chocolate and pipe designs on the surface of the macaroons. Top off with some more slice almonds.

Almond and Hazelnut Meringue Cookies

Light and sweet with a hint of almond and crunch of hazelnut. Such a delight to gobble down.

Ingredients:
-2 egg whites (approx. 60g)
-100g sugar
-1 tsp almond extract
-sliced almonds
-hazelnuts
-pinch of cream of tartar

What to Do:
Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until stiff, fold in almond extract. Sprinkle sliced almonds onto a baking sheet. With a pastry fitted with a star tip, pipe egg whites directly on the almonds. Top each off with a hazelnut. Bake at 325’f for 20 mins, then reduce heat to 250’F and bake for another 30 mins or until light and dry.

Khổ Qua Xúc Hột Gà (Bittermelon Omelette)

This dish is traditionally made with duck eggs as they are cheaper than chicken eggs. However, in the US chicken eggs are much cheaper and easier to find than duck eggs, thus they are used in place of duck eggs.

Ingredients:
-1 bittermelon
-1/2 medium onion
-4 eggs
-1 tbs fish sauce
-1 tsp sugar
-1/2 tsp pepper
-pinch of salt
-cooking oil

What to Do:
Wash and slice bittermelon in half lengthwise then remove seeds and slice diagonally into thin pieces. Peel onion and slice thinly like bittermelon. Mix together bittermelon and onions. Beat together eggs, fish sauce, sugar, salt and pepper. Add a little oil into a non stick pan, stir fry some bittermelon and onion until fragrant, add some egg and rotate the pan so that the eggs glace the pan’s surface. Cover and cook on medium heat for a few mins. Remove with a spatula and repeat until done.