Sassy Summer Recipes from Rachel Khoo
August 5, 2009
All Photos courtesy of www.rkhooks.net and www.rachelkhoo.com
Rachel Khoo, one of our favorite Paris foodies, has been cooking up a storm all summer, jetting (or EuroStar-ing) between Paris and London to bring her unique brand of “creative cookery” to hungry crowds on both sides of the Channel. In May, she had the opportunity to cook for a super-secret-underground concert by Beirut, one of the most innovative and fun bands around today. Beirut always puts on a good show, and Rachel never fails in the kitchen, so we couldn’t wait to hear what she cooked up for this event.
While the city Beirut has no real connection to the band Beirut (they’re based in Brooklyn), Rachel decided to go with a Lebanese-inspired menu for the evening. The highlight? Her Rose Ricotta Clouds with Strawberries… simple to prepare, but impressive nonetheless!
Rose ricotta clouds with strawberries
serves 6
250g ricotta
200ml whipping cream
100g sugar
100ml rosewater
350g strawberries, chopped
20g sugar or to taste
Mix the strawberries with the sugar. Whip the cream and sugar to a stiff peak. Beat the ricotta with the rosewater and fold into the cream. Divide the strawberries into the serving glasses and spoon on the mousse. Chill for at least one hour before serving.
For more recipes and info about Rachel, check out her website (rachelkhoo.com) and blog (rkhooks.net).
Underground Beirut show in Paris.
Written by Tory Hoen
After attending Brown University and spending two years in New York, Tory bought a one-way ticket to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a writer (and of drinking wine at lunch). During her time in the City of Light, she chronicled the euphoric highs and the laughable lows of ex-pat life on her blog, A Moveable Beast. Though she's now based in New York, she travels frequently to Montreal and Brazil, and she'll use just about any excuse to jet to Paris ("I ran out of fleur de sel"). A regular contributor to Hip Paris, Tory also writes for New York Magazine, Time Out New York, and she is a co-author of Gradspot.com's Guide To Life After College.
Website: http://www.toryhoen.com/
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