More on Tuile, with Coffee

In June, 2008, in one of cooking fits -- which are good things, I suppose, I had egg whites left over from making jaggery creams, and I made tuiles, the recipe I got from my big book of french recipes. this is what I wrote then:

"I like coffee, but i hadn't had it with tuiles before. i made these melt in your mouth crisps, which turn out in between a cookie and cracker, with egg whites i had left over from making kithul cream pots, with added sugar and flour. they are oven baked for 8 mins. really changes that ten mins with coffee.
also possible with added crushed almonds, which i didn't get around to yet."

(these are my ones, june 2008)

So there it was; until I stopped by at Monis (at Maggona, and famous for its rusks, of course) on the way back from Bentota the other day. I think it was Malathi who had said, when I first made tuiles 'Oh Monis does this' (like i was old hat for looking it up in a recipe book)-- but when we stopped before, at the New Monis, not the old, we are unable to find them. Well, at Old Monis, (and really can't they merge?) -- they have it, but its called Tuilips. Now don't cackle -- I don't know the history of this creation, its name or the confection, but it is melt in your mouth good, and at 6 for Rs. 45/=, very good value. Would be at least 450 at the Hilton, wouldn't it?

(the Monis variety)

Try some with Coffee, and say thank you to Monis!

Tuile, Coffee, Cream

Tuile, Coffee, Cream
Originally uploaded by pradeep jeganathan.

i like coffee, but i hadn't had it with tuiles before. i made these melt in your mouth crisps, which turn out in between a cookie and cracker, with egg whites i had left over from making kithul cream pots, with added sugar and flour. they are oven baked for 8 mins.
really changes that ten mins with coffee.

also possible with added crushed almonds, which i didn't get around to yet.

Morning again

its another morning, less rainy it seems so i could go for a walk, so that i can be less bear like in my girth, and get the paper, and then have coffee. then i have work on my three over due papers.
but i stopped for a picture, cos when the light hits the porcelain, there isn't any thing like it.

Before Breakfast

Before breakfast, comes coffee or tea; for me anyway. There may be some of you who just drink a whole lot of water, and run two miles. I used to do at least the drinking water part of this for awhile, and some times I do run, but as far as coffee goes, I've fallen back on evil ways.

At least I don't light up a cigarette anymore.
And with the first sip of coffee comes the anticipation of breakfast. That can be lovely.

With cream!

with cream!
Originally uploaded by pradeep jeganathan.

The Eastern & Oriental in Penang, Malaysia is a great, old colonial Hotel, like the GOH, and Galle Face in Colombo, and the Raffles in Singapore. On the 19th, Malathi and I had high tea there.
It was grand! Click on the image, to go over to flickr, and see the whole set.

Just Coffee

Just Coffee
Originally uploaded by pradeep jeganathan.

No omelet today; I'm writing a paper!

Morning

Morning
Originally uploaded by pradeep jeganathan.

okay so i woke up, and had my coffee. big deal ha. :)