A summer bowl of Berries n Cream Turnover, a much more food-truck friendly item one would love to order of the truck’s menu.
It’s Food ‘n Flix time again! In this monthly group a host picks a movie of their choice that pertains to food. Everyone watches the movie and then makes a recipe which the film inspired. It can be any recipe you want. This month’s pick is hosted by Canilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla and she challenged us to possibly make a food truck hit recipe inspired from the movie Chef!
Chef was last summers food blockbuster hit at the theaters. It tells the story of Carl Casper, a professional chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant and returns to his home town of Miami to fix up a food truck. He reconnects with his ex-wife and invites their young son to join him in driving the truck back to L.A. while selling Cubanos and and yuca fries in various cities along the way. This was also the blockbuster film of last year’s 4th Food Film Marathon, an annual event I organize with friends. And it was the favorite of all that year. It is a really fun movie.
Food trucks are so big right now, it is a very timely subject. Funny enough though, they are technically illegal in Montreal. But what the city has done is allowed companies or events to rent the services of a food truck on their property. A good thing to get the ball rolling and legalize them in the near future? Perhaps, but right now food trucks in Montreal are expensive and nothing like the amazing cheap more eyeopening fare you will find everywhere else. Hopefully time will change that. In the mean time I prefer exploring the food trucks or street food of cities I visit…like I just did recently in Colombia.
Mojo Pork Cubanos sandwiches and yuca fries are obviously the food stars of the movie. But there was also a fabulous Pasta Aglio e Olio, tostones (plantains), and one dessert: berries n cream. My sweet tooth was calling so I decided to make berry turnovers served with a big dollop of cream – a perfect portable version for a food truck menu!
Berries n Cream Turnover
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup mixed berries
- 1/4 cup of sugar
- fresh or dried mint leaves
- 1 tbsp rice flour
- 1 tbsp Chambord
- 2 rectangular puff pastry sheets
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/8 cup sugar
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, sprinkle sugar, mint, rice flour and liqueur over the berries, mix and let sit for an hour.
- Divide mixture in two and spread over half the puff pastry. Wet edges and fold over puff pastry, pinching the edge to seal. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes. Let cool.
- Whip cream to stiff peaks with sugar. Top turnover with a big dollop of cream.
Love the consistency of those strawberries, Evelyne! What a perfectly delicious treat.
Can you make us this for breakfast in the morning? I’d love waking up to this!
This post is still making me hungry lol. I did try this out and I loved it ;).
Berries, cream and pastry..need I say more? These turnovers look addictive!
Sinfully delicious!! I am suddenly craving for these 😛
My pleasure, hope she love it!
So, just so you know….I am packing up Mother’s Day gifts to mail this morning… Have a Gawain with some locally packaged teas for the MiL and have put together a chocolate and tea pairing package for my own mom. You are a genius and thanks for all the help!!!!!!!!
Great turnovers, and yes, I love the berries and mint in it…I saw the movie Chef…and it was a lot of fun!
Enjoy the rest of your week Evelyne 🙂
Food Trucks are not illegal in our town, but our health inspector will never pass anybody because she HATES them. so,we have none.
I love a good turnover. Your’s look wonderful!
wow, damn delicious and sexy looking sweet bites!!!
Yum! What a perfect food truck inspiration! The turnovers look wonderful!
oh these little berry turnovers sing summer to us…must taste so yum…will make a delicious after school snack for kids too,thanks so much 🙂
Fruits and whipped cream on top? Yes please two for me!
This looks delicious, Evelyne. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for joining us this month.
Food trucks are illegal?????????? Glad there’s a work around for that. Great dessert!
Food trucks not legal in Montreal? Now, you’ve got me wanting dessert.
TALK ABOUT FOOD-PORN-A-LICIOUS!
I am sitting here looking at this, licking my lips thinking.. I need this in my life right now lol. I have to try this out immediately. I loved this. I hope to see you at my new blog next week.
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Bonjour and what a great recipe Evelyne! I wish I could try it now!
Congrats on completing this month’s Food n Flix Chef movie challenge!
I did not know food trucks are illegal there!
Oh, my. Your turnovers are right up my alley! Wish they were here in my kitchen as they’d be the perfect bedtime snack!!
There are some great food trucks here in Sydney but they aren’t as in as great a number as they are in other cities. I like the sound of these turnovers! 😀
Great choice Evelyne. I really enjoyed the movie and I love that you created a food truck version of berries and cream.
Well, this is a perfect dessert for the summer. Sweet berries taste pretty good right now, so I can imagine this was awesome. I’m not familiar with the Colombian version, but I’m going to look into that. So curious!
Berry and pastry must be fantastic together. Wish I could have a bite too!