ILIOS brie frosting for your cupcakes

Has anyone else tried frostings made with unconventional cheeses?

Today is #cupcakeday. We will not be sharing a cupcake recipe but this original frosting that you can make with your favorite ILIOS brie!

The subtle twist: brie and cream cheese frosting. Odd-sounding at first, this pairing really isn't surprising when you consider all the fruit and cheese appetizers we enjoy?

INGREDIENTS

1 cup cream cheese, cool room temperature

1/2 cup ILIOS brie, softened and with rind removed

1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 1/2 cups sifted powdered (confectioner's) sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large bowl beat the brie, cream cheese, and butter until softened and smooth (but do not overbeat). On low speed beat in the vanilla and powdered sugar. Start with 1 1/2 cups of sugar and add more to achieve desired sweetness and stiffness. Finally, beat on high speed for a few moments until smooth.

You'd see how enjoyable this is on any of your cupcakes!

ILIOS Peruvian Quinoa Soup

Winter warm dish from Peru. This is a traditional soup made with their favorite grain. Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa). This soup is light enough to soothe your stomach but still filling and flavorful.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large onion, diced

1 large leek white and light green part only, washed well and sliced

1 ILIOS marinated mushroom

2 carrots, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup potatoes peeled, cut into ½” chunks

1 cup mini corn

1 white turnip peeled, cut into ½” chunks

1 teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon chili powder

4 cups ILIOS chicken stock

¼ cup ORGANIC ILIOS quinoa

¼ – ½ teaspoon Salt

1/2 cup fresh parsley, coarsely chopped

Instructions

In a medium soup pot, heat oil on low heat. Add onions, carrots, leeks, garlic, potatoes, turnips, mushroom, mini corn, cumin and chili powder and celery. Sauté for 5 minutes or until the vegetables begin to soften.

Add stock ILIOS chicken broth and organic quinoa. Bring to a boil. Simmer until quinoa is cooked about 15 minutes and season with salt and parsley.

Voila, ¡Buen provecho!

legumes: recharge your batteries

The varieties of legumes? There are dozens and dozens of them and it's sure that you know them already! They are found with different shapes and colors, from all over the world. Who doesn't love having a wide range of legumes as the ILIOS ones?

ILIOS legumes

An interesting alternative to animal proteins, legumes that do not make you fat, regular consumption that reduces bloating, inexpensive foods that you can keep for a long period of time, legumes have so many benefits for refueling. For this fall and winter, you can take as much as possible. And for each of your ILIOS legumes, here is a recipe idea to make the most of it!

White beans

This Tuscan white bean soup is a simple and tasty vegetarian recipe that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and full of flavor!

The recipe here.

Tuscan white bean soup

Jumbo lima beans

It is a dish that truly illustrates the wisdom of Greco-Mediterranean cuisine. This recipe combines beans which are of course a great source of protein, antioxidants, and fiber, while the addition of tomato not only makes them tastier but the vitamin C in tomato helps increase the absorption of iron from the beans.

The recipe here.

Jumbo beans in tomato sauce

lupinis

This legume is rich in protein and healthy nutrients and very widespread in Italy. Lupinis are mainly eaten as a snack during the Christmas period or at festivals and fairs. Here is how to prepare Lupini beans in its brine.

The recipe here.

Lupinis as an aperitif

BLACK EYED PEAS

A traditional dish from the South. Hearty, warm, and comforting food. This black-eyed cowpea recipe is smoky, spicy with a deep but not overwhelming bacon flavor.

The recipe here.

Traditional black eyed peas recipe

CHICK PEAS

A daily recipe, very quick, ready in 10 minutes, and which satisfies well. You can eat it with rice, corn, or semolina with spices.

The recipe here.

Tomato and paprika chickpeas

lentils

This lentil recipe is one of the best. Simple and nutritious, which you can prepare with lentils but also use green lentils, red lentils, brown lentils, or a mixture of lentil soup.

The recipe here

Lentil soup

And finally, to go further and learn more about the nutritional benefits of legumes, we found this article from Sante magazine that tells you everything!

Read the article here.

Everything about legumes in the kitchen

And There you go! You will no longer run out of ideas to taste your ILIOS legumes from now on!