Almond Florentine

The first time I had this, my godmother Michelle had made it.  It was truly love at first bite.  The preparation and ingredients are so simple, anyone can make it.  Please give this a try.  You’ll all fall in love. 

A Ingredients

Egg whites          50 g

Sugar                   50 g

Butter, melted     20 g

Cake flour           15 g

B Ingredients

Sliced almonds         100 g

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 325°F/160°C.

2. Whisk the A ingredients in a medium bowl until opaque.

3. Gently fold in B ingredients with a rubber spatula.  Careful not to break the sliced almonds.  

4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Scoop the prepared batter 2 inches apart onto the baking sheet, around 1 -2 tablespoon per cookie

5. Using your fingers to separate the stacked sliced almond.  The objective is to have a single layer of sliced almond across.  So the cookies will be thin and crispy and bakes evenly.  The ideal cookie size should be about the palms of your hand. 

6. Bake in the oven for 10-13 minutes.  Let cool 1-2 minutes before removing the cookies to a wired rack.  Let cool completely before storing in a air tight container. 

Serving: 1 dozen

Super Sandwiches

            At first, I didn’t know what to name this sandwich.  During a filming break, my photographer/camera man, Albert said “super sandwich.” Hey! It’s perfect!!  After packaging, this sandwich is perfect for picnic or a family trip.  I’ve packaged a bunch of them to a beach party once!!  My friends had never seen sandwiches packaged this way, but they all love the taste!!! 

           The day of filming was one disaster after another.  I woke up in the morning with a raspy voice and stuffy nose.  What woke me was my neighbor’s construction project! It was also unfortunately street sweeping day.  On top of that, my parents had a very exciting political discussion in the backyard, which was caught on tape.  Seriously?  Wait wait wait, it’s not over yet.  That night after filming, I broke in a fever of 102.  Record!!

A Ingredients

Toasts                 8 slices

Ham                   4 slices

B Ingredients

Hard boiled egg, chopped       2 heads

Mayonnaise                              2 tablespoon

Ground black pepper               to taste

C Ingredients

Cucumber, shredded      ¼ cup

Mayonnaise                      1 tablespoon

Apple cider vinegar         1/8 teaspoon

Sugar                               1/8 teaspoon

Directions:

1. Stir all B ingredients together into an egg salad.

2. Stir all C ingredients together into a cucumber salad.

3. Place toasts, four slices into a stack, spread the egg salad, ham, and cucumber salad into each of the three layers.

4. Slice the edges off the four sides and cut diagonal into two triangles down the middle.  Bag the sandwiches into triangle bags for easy to go. 

Servings: 2-4 Servings