Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Tarta cu crema de vanilie si fructe (Vanilla Cream Fruit Tart)

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         Stiti cum e cu vorba aia, ai grija ce-ti doresti ca s-ar putea sa se indeplineasca? :)) pai da, a venit vara, dar a venit si umezeala odata cu vara si a transformat aerul in irespirabil; toate bune si frumoase, problema e ca mi-a cam luat cheful de a sta in bucatarie si a prepara mancaruri bune, de aceea e cam slaba si activitatea pe blog :) apetitul a scazut si el ce-i drept putin, dar tot mai fac cate ceva bun din cand in cand, mai ales dulce...si daca tot e vara si mananc fructe cu kilogramele, am zis sa fac si eu o tarta cu fructe, ca mi-am cumparat forma de tarta de vreo 2 luni si inca nu am folosit-o :)))
         Prilejul perfect a venit cu provocarea lunii iulie "Dulce Romanie", pe care o gazduieste Flory de la RETETE FEL DE FEL luna aceasta si care a propus ca ingredient si fructele de padure, dupa care eu sunt innebunita, asa ca indata m-am pus pe treaba :) Eu ii multumesc de invitatie la provocare si va rog sa-i faceti o vizita, pentru ca are niste retete minunate, tot una si una! Si acum sa vedem dulcegaria :)
         You know what they say, be careful what you wish for because your wish may come true? :) well yes, summer is definitely here but it also brought humidity and made the air unbreathable; everything's fine, but the problem is that I don't want to stay in the kitchen anymore and prepare delicious meals, that's why the activity on my blog is pretty low lately :) my appetite has decreased also, but I still make yummy things from time to time, especially sweet things...and since lately I'm eating lots of fruits, I wanted to make a fruit tart, since I bought a fruit pan 2 months ago and I never used it :)))
         The perfect occasion came with July's "Sweet Romania" challenge hosted by Flory from Retete fel de fel who chose as an ingredient Berries, which are perfect since I totally love them, I couldn't miss them. I want to thank her for the invitation and I suggest all of you to visit her blog, she has some amazing recipes posted! And now let's see the recipe for the tart :)

Ingrediente/ Ingredients:

  Pt aluat/For the dough:  Sursa/Source

    125 g faina/125 g all purpose flour
    110 g unt/110 g butter
    1 ou/1 egg
    25 g zahar praf/25 g icing sugar
    1 lingura lapte/1 tablespoon with milk

Forma de tarta cu fund detasabil/ fluted tart pan with removable bottom







Pt crema de vanilie/For the vanilla cream: 

   3 galbenusuri/3 egg yolks
   400 ml lapte/400 ml milk
   25 g faina/25 g all purpose flour
   25 g amidon/25 g corn starch
   70 g zahar/70 g sugar
   vanilie/vanilla

Pt topping/For the topping:


   fructe: afine, zmeura, capsuni/ fruits: blueberry, raspberry, starwberry
 
Cum se face/How it's made:
   
Mai intai facem aluatul: intr-un bol punem faina amestecata cu zaharul, oul , untul rece taiat cubulete si laptele
We first make the dough: in a bowl we add the flour, sugar, cold butter, the egg and the milk.


Amestecam cu mana ingredientele pana se aduna laolalta, punem aluatul in folie alimentara si dam la frigider pentru minim 30 de minute, eu l-am lasat 1 ora; cu cat il lasati mai mult cu atat va fi mai fraged.
We combine the ingredients until we form a ball, we place the dough in saran wrap and we place it in the fridge for at least 30 min, I left it for 1 hour; the more it stays in the fridge the tender it will be.


Scoatem aluatul din frigider dupa 1 ora si il intindem in mod egal cu sucitorul pe blatul infainat pana e mai mare ca si forma si ungem forma de tarta cu unt.
We remove the dough from the fridge after 1 hour and we roll it with a rolling pin until it's bigger than the tart pan and we grease the tart pan with butter.


Usor luam aluatul si il potrivim in forma iar cu dosul unei linguri presam usor pe striatii.(daca se rupe pe alocuri, puteti sa completati cu aluat)
We gently take the rolled dough and we place it in the pan and using a wood spoon we make the lines on sides.

                                                                              
Indepartam surplusul de aluat pe margini si intepam aluatul cu furculita pentru a nu se umfla la coacere.
We cut off the remaining dough on sides and using a fork we make holes in the dough, to prevent dough to rise while baking.


Peste tarta punem hartie de copt si bile ceramice, sau fasole, orez, etc, pentru a coace tarta si a o preveni sa se umfle la coacere.
On top of the dough we place a baking paper sheet and ceramic balls (for baking), or beans, rice, etc, to prevent the tart from rising while baking.(blind baking)


Punem tarta in cuptorul preincalzit la 170 grade pentru 20 de minute, iar dupa acest timp luam hartia si greutatile jos si mai lasam inca aproximativ 5 minute (eu am scazut si temperatura putin); tarta e gata cand devine aurie.
 Cand e coapta, o scoatem pe un gratar impingand fundul de tava in sus usor. Pentru prima data a iesit perfect , aluatul e foarte gustos, nisipos si aromat si nu se rupe deloc; doar sa aveti grija sa rulati aluatul pana sus, ca la coacere el se va lasa putin si inca ceva: mare grija la cum scoateti tarta, eu m-am ars rau la mana cu marginea tavii!!!
We place the pan in the preheated oven at 340 degrees  for 20 minutes, and after 20 min we remove the baking paper and the weights and we place it back in the oven for about another 5 minutes (I reduced the temperature too a little bit); the tart shell is baked when it's golden brown. 
 When the tart is baked, we remove it from the pan by pushing the removable bottom up gently. For my first tart I think it's perfect, the dough is really tasty and doesn't break; pay attention to the dough sides when you place it in the pan, the dough tends to decrease its height a little bit and one more thing: Be very careful how you remove the shell, I got burned really bad with the side of the pan!!!


Pana se raceste aluatul ne ocupam de crema/While the shell cools, we prepare the cream filling.
 Intr-o craticioara punem galbenusurile cu zaharul, vanilia, faina, amidonul si amestecam bine cu telul, adaugand cate putin lapte, pana il punem pe tot.
In a small pot we place the egg yolks with the sugar, vanilla, flour and corn starch and we mix them all using a whisk, adding milk slowly until we add it all. 



Punem craticioara la foc mic si amestecam constant pana obtinem o crema mai groasa, pe care o lasam sa se raceasca bine. Cand crema s-a racit incepem sa asamblam tarta
We place the pot on low heat and we constantly stir until we get a thick cream, which we let it cool off. When the cream has cooled we start to assembly the tart:

Umplem tarta cu crema/We fill the tart shell with the vanilla cream.


Spalam fructele dorite si le uscam bine cu servete de hartie. Ornam tarta dupa preferinta. Voila!
We wash the fruits and we pat them dry using paper towels. We decorate the tart. Voila!


Am obtinut un desert aromat si racoritor, perfect pentru vara!
We got a very flavorful and refreshing dessert, perfect for the summer!


Foarte apetisant si foarte dorit la petreceri de toata lumea!
Appetizing and highly wanted by everyone at parties!


Sectiune...Section...


Felie pentru voi (am pus putin gelee pentru fructe)...A slice for you (I've put a little bit of glaze on the fruits)...


Sa luam o imbucatura, nu? :)  Let's take a bite, right? :)  Bon appetit!!!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Happy Canada Day!

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        Pentru ca azi, 1 iulie, e ziua nationala a Canadei, am vrut sa postez ceva in semn de sarbatoare, de aceea vedeti si poza cu steagul Canadei. Toata lumea are un weekend prelungit cu acest prilej incepand cu ziua de vineri, ceea ce nu ne poate decat bucura foarte tare. Fata de Romania, care are zile libere in mijlocul saptamanii (sau cum pica), Canada are multe long weekend-uri (sarbatorile sunt la sfarsit sau inceput de saptamana, si atunci se transforma in 3 zile libere consecutive), aproximativ 10 pe an, si sunt niste ocazii foarte bune pentru excursii scurte sau reuniuni cu prietenii, etc...
        Cel mai tare ne bucuram ca in sfarsit vedem si simtim ca e vara in toata puterea cuvantului, finally!!! Pentru ca e o vreme absolut superba de iesit cu bicicleta, noi vom face iarasi o tura lunga cu bicicletele pe trail, care este un traseu cu teren neasfaltat ce impanzeste orasul, creat special pentru cei care se plimba, alearga sau pentru biciclisti. Frumusetea trailului consta in faptul ca este imprejmuit de copaci si multa verdeata, ce iti dau senzatia ca treci prin padure si te fac sa uiti ca locuiesti in aceasta metropola. Pentru ca weekend-ul trecut am fost cu bicicletele pe un trail de acest gen, ce-i drept ca mai scurt (vreo 10 km, sunt trailuri care strabat orasul de la nord la sud de 30 km), o sa pun niste poze din drumul nostru.
        Va doresc tuturor un weekend superb si celor care stati in Canada, Happy Canada Day!
   
        Since today, July 1st, is Canada's National Day, I wanted to post something symbolic, that's why you see Canada's flag at the title. Everyone is having a long weekend starting today, and that can only make us very happy. Comparing to Romania who celebrates all kind of days in the middle of the week (Wednesday - day off for example), Canada has many long weekends, like 10 per year and I find them really great opportunities for short trips or friend reunions, etc...
        We are glad that you can finally see and feel that summer is here!!! Because the weather is gorgeous for bicycling, for sure we'll take another tour on a trail, which is an unpaved pedestrian path, very often available for cyclists as well, which goes through the whole city. The beauty of it is that it's surrounded by trees that make you feel that you're in a small forest and almost forget that you're living in a huge city. Since last weekend we took a tour on a trail, though shorter (like 10 km), I'll post some photos from that day.
         I wish you all a great weekend and for those of you who live in Canada, Happy Canada Day!


Deci, sa pornim! printre case, spre trail...vremea era absolut minunata!
So, let's go! to the trail...the weather was totally amazing!




Yonge St...




Ne oprim sa vedem harta cu traseul nostru...
We stop to take a look of the trail's map...


Multa verdeata peste tot, copaci, mirosul puternic al naturii ne insotea :)
A lot of green, trees, and nature's fresh smell was surrounding us :)


In drumul nostru umbre interesante date de copaci...
On our way, beautiful trees and shadows...


Ne oprisem pe un pod mic unde am admirat pentru o secunda razele soarelui ce se reflectau in apa...
We stopped on a small bridge to admire the way that the sun shine was reflected in the water...


Am trecut printr-un parc unde se afla si un grajd cu cai, pentru ore de echitatie; fetita era innebunita dupa cal!
We also ran through a park where there was a Stable where you could take horse riding lessons; the little girl was crazy about that horse!


Indreptandu-ne spre casa am trecut prin parc unde oamenii erau adunati cu familiile lor la picnic...vremea era perfecta pentru asta :)
Heading back home we ran through the park where people were gathered with their families for a picnic...they had the perfect weather for that :)


  Si odata ajunsi acasa am incheiat ziua noastra superba cu un asfintit minunat vazut de pe balcon, care a venit sa sublinieze importanta si frumusetea fiecarui moment, pentru ca fericirea consta in toate aceste mici lucruri!
  Carpe Diem prieteni dragi!
 Once we were home, we ended our day with a lovely sunset seen from the balcony, who came to mark how important and beautiful each moment is, because happiness is about all these small things!
 Carpe Diem my friends!




Nu puteam incheia ziua decat cu muzica ce ma face sa visez...
I couldn't end this day without the music that makes me dream...

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

La Multi Ani iubitule!!! (Happy Birthday My Love!!!)

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         Astazi e ziua de nastere a sufletului meu pereche, o zi pe care o sarbatoresc cu mult drag in fiecare an!  El e cel mai bun prieten al meu, e omul care ma completeaza intru totul si care-mi vrajeste lumea in fiecare zi si ma face sa visez! Dumnezeu l-a ales pentru mine sa-mi fie alaturi si nu pot decat sa-I multumesc in fiecare zi pentru cel mai bun sot din lume!
        La Multi Ani iubitule!!!  Te iubesc cu tot sufletul meu!
        Today is my soul mate's birthday, a day that I dearly celebrate each year! He's my best friend, the one who completes me in everything and who entrances my world and makes me dream! God chose him for me to stand beside me and I can only thank Him every day for the best husband in the world!
         Happy Birthday My Love!!! I love you with all my heart and soul! 


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