Frozen summer fruit with white chocolate sauce

Frozen sumer fruits


Double cream, being heated ...


... white chocolate, being melted

The cream was mixed with the chocolate and then whipped until snmoothe
Note to self: Put the white chocolate in a basin big enough to whip in the cream and keep the basin over the boiling water until ready to pour

Finished: Frozen summer fruits in a white chocolate sauce


And up close

French onion soup

Onions, skinned and ready to slice finely

This is two onions
Together they were around 600g

Now finely sliced


Up close


Fresh garlic


Oil in the tureen


Softened onions


Onions plus tomato, garlic, salt, sugar


With beef stock, red wine and brandy


Sliced focaccia, for croutons


Focaccia fried on one side


The finished dish: French onion soup with focaccia and gruyere croutons

I thinned the soup with a little water, and baked the croutons for a few minutes topped with grated cheese