#straw-hat-kitchen

A Fruit Salad with a Gentleman's Charm

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

1 Orange

1/4 of a Pineapple (Approx 200g)

6 Strawberries*

1 Banana

1-2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice

30ml of Liqueur (Kirsch etc.)**

2 Tablespoons of Granulated Sugar

Mint leaves for Garnishing

Procedure 

1) Peel the orange (including the white fibers if you're being fancy) and remove the sections with a carving knife one by one. Do this over a bowl*** and set aside any juice that's left over. Peel and core the pineapple, and then cut into bite-sized pieces. Remove the stems and halve the strawberries.

2) Put the fruit from step one into a bowl, and add a mixture of the leftover orange juice, lemon juice, liqueur and sugar. Leave the bowl to cool for 1-2 hours in the refrigerator.

3) Just prior to eating, cut the banana into coins of about 1cm thickness, mix with the chilled bowl of fruit and serve in a fancy bowl. Garnish with the mint leaves.

Found on: Page 84 & 85

Category: Dessert

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*It wants dainty, petite strawberries, if the illustration's anything to go by.

**It states only that, but seeing as Kirsch is a fruit brandy, I'm assuming it's asking for liqueur with fruitier notes. If anyone happens to be a liqueur connoisseur, do let me know what you think would go with a fruit salad~ (And of course kids, no drinking! /I'm a kid myself what am I saying |D )

***I seriously cannot get a good translation for the bit in the book, so I'm just suggesting you do it over a bowl since you'll probably drip juice into there. But if you're a meticulous cook who doesn't spill juice thank you very much, make sure you've got a bit of orange juice to add to the mixture.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND I'M BACK BABY

Wow "I do hope to be able to continue recipe translations before the end of April!" Hahhahahahaha oops sorry. So yeah, I've crawled out of my hole and here I am with a lovely Fruit Macedonia to break hiatus.

Ah yes, about that, the name is literally Fruit Macedonia of Apology before you start killing me for screwing around with the name but yes, I admit I had a little fun there ;u; If you recall it's what Sanji served Nami waaaaaaaaaaay back in the Baratie arc.

Well that's it for now, and I look forward to the next recipe I get to ruin with my horrible translations translate.

Hello everyone!

So, I notice this blog's already got 34 followers! I really don't know what to say, I'm glad I'm getting so much support from you all. So I guess I'll just say a big hi to everyone!

Ah so, the thing is, I do want to include pictures with the recipes, but I think it'd probably be copyright infringement if I were to scan the book's pictures and upload it onto the blog...

And that's where you all come in! Well this is really just a favor I'm asking of all of you, so please don't feel obliged to do anything.

If you guys try out the recipes, would you be so kind as to take photos of the finished dish, and submit it to me? This way, everyone has a picture of the recipe and I'm not infringing copyright. It would be really nice if someone could do this! Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine too!

Luffy and Zoro's favorite Bread sticks

Stylish Western Fried Bread

Ingredients: (Amount can be changed)

- Bread Sticks (Normal bread, cut into 6 strips)

- Cinnamon Sugar (Your preference)

- Condensed Milk (Your preference)

- Deep Frying Oil (Your preference)

Procedure

1) Heat the oil to 170°C, and put the bread strips into the oil. Fry them for 1 minute 30 seconds, or until golden brown. Place the fried bread sticks on a paper towel, and leave to drain of excess oil in a sieve (or similar utensil).

2) Dust the bread ears with as much cinnamon sugar as you want, and serve with condensed milk. (Dip your bread sticks in the milk!)

Found on: Page 80 & 81

Category: Light Snack

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Ah, I'm saving its illustration in the book for something else, but it'll be up soon enough. I'm still getting the hang of coping to a schedule and being a responsible human in general, but I'll try my best not to procrastinate!

Gan Fall’s Pumpkin Juice.

A milky pumpkin drink.

Ingredients: (3-4 cups)

-Approximately ¼ of a Pumpkin (300g/10oz.)

-Water (300ml/10oz.)

-Honey (2 Tablespoons [Metric]/1.5 Tablespoons [Imperial])

-Granulated Sugar (Your preference, recommended amount is the same as honey)

-Cow’s Milk­­ (Your preference) [See Below]

Procedure

1) Remove the pumpkin seeds and skin, and cut the fruit into about 1cm thick cubes. Place fruit into a small pot, add water and place the lid on the pot. Cook over a medium flame. Turn off the flame once the pumpkin has turned soft.

 2) Place the fruit in a blender, together with the honey and the sugar. Blend till smooth, cool in the refrigerator.

 3) Pour the cooled juice into glasses, and add the amount of milk you want. Stir and serve chilled. It is also delicious served hot. (However avoid serving lukewarm.)  　

Found on: Page 80 & 81