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CHOCOLATE FLAN - Bundi di Cioccolato

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Blog text about recipe with images” background_layout=”light” _builder_version=”3.0.83″] An Old Fashioned Rich Chocolate Flan, an Italian Style. This recipe comes from an old cook book ‘TRATTORIA’ by Patrica Wells . I enjoy reading this book because all recipes are from a correction of actual small restaurants called ‘Trattoria’ in Italy. In my opinion this recipe is a kind of old-fashioned chocolate mousse rather than flan. Flan should be much litter, no heavy cream and more eggs..makes lighter and softer that is “Flan” to me, however I made it without hesitation, and result is exactly I was thinking about it. The author noted that this should serve warm or room temperature, which makes sense because if you chill them they become very dense in texture and taste a bit bitter, unless you increase the amount of sugar.  I poured 6 ounces/ 175g of the flan mixtur

ITALIAN APPLE CAKE - Torta di Mele

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Blog text about recipe with images” background_layout=”light” _builder_version=”3.0.83″] Spring Sprung; bright green new leaves on the trees, all kinds of flowers are blooming, warm air and birds are busy looking for lovers … spring is in full swing in the Bay Area. Particularly where I reside, south of San Francisco, has the most mild weather around. It is not only in Bay Area’s best but it’s the best in the entire California. Local strawberries are beautifully displayed in the produce markets now, yet their taste is not so great at the moment…cherries should be coming soon. Apples are not in season, also nowadays, many apples available in supermarkets here are coming from Washington State, harvested last year. I found local apples for Sale at my neighbor’s Whole Foods Marke