Flan Flan is an egg-milk custard. There are many variations all over the world. But they are all basically the same. It was in the early Middle Ages, in Spain, when they started using only the ingredients from which the original recipe is made today, and introduced...
Flourless Chocolate Cake I just found this recipe online and it is amazing. It takes 5 minutes to put together and 14 to bake. It doesn’t require a mixer. All you need is a spoon. I have to keep making it because it is so good that we crave it. I serve it with...
Fruit Medieval Tarts During the Middle ages, a town had a miller that everyone took their wheat grain to to make flour. There was one oven that belonged to the Baker. It was a respected profession since regular townsfolk didn’t have ovens and the Baker would...
Lemon Meringue Pie I learned to cook so I could make this pie. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with making the perfect pie. It is rich, fattening, and the most delicious lemon meringue recipe you will ever try. It is a little time consuming, but worth every...
My Mother’s Birthday Cake This is the cake that made it so that I never ate cake at other kid’s birthday parties because they never measured up to my mother’s cake. It is so good and rich that frosting is overkill. It is also very easy to make. Just...
Pie Crust This pie crust came from the Living on the Earth book. Ingredients 2 cups pastry flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup milk or water Step by Step Instructions Step 1 Sift together pastry flour & 1 tsp salt. Step 2 Pour over olive oil and milk. Mix...
