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Sancocho( Puerto Rican soup)

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     This is one of those recipes your children don't want to lose it and your family will pass on generation through generation.  Sancocho is the perfect meal for a cold and rainy day.      Yesterday, when my daughter saw what I was cooking she asked me, did write down this recipe? I don't want to lose it! I told her that it was "in my mind" but I was going to write down for her.        This was my Mom's recipe with a few small changes I have made through the years depending of the ingredients available. Every time I make this soup I am reminded of how my mother's soup used to taste.           dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 pound beef cubes  For the sofrito: 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 small onion, small diced 1/4 cup small dice celery 1/4 cup small dice carrots 1 green pepper (see note) 2 tablespoon cilantro, mince 1 large garlic clove, mince black pepper to taste 1 beef or chicken bouillon 1 can

Pumpkin Flan

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     This year bring some variety to your Thanksgiving  dinner with a very delectable treat: soft, creamy, delicious and gluten free. Pumpkin flan has an intense pumpkin flavor and a hint of cinnamon that will be the perfect dessert to finish a very special meal.  Ingredients: 1 can evaporated milk 1 can condensed milk 2 cups mashed calabaza mixed with:  1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 4 eggs and 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup heavy cream  1 - 8 x 8 x 2 cake pan 1- large roasting pan for (Bain Marie) 1 caramel recipe (refer to the post of the caramel) Carefully pour the caramel into the cake pan and coat the bottom and the sides of the pan with the caramel. Set aside to cool. Combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk and calabaza mixture into the blender and mix for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the blender and mix for 30 seconds. Add the eggs, yolks vanilla and heavy cream and blend for 30 seconds. Strain the mixture t

Blondies with swirl coffee caramel sauce

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             I bake to make people smile. These blondies are very easy to make and bring smiles to the faces of everyone that tastes them.          To make these extra special I swirl some coffee caramel on top of the batter before I place the pan in the oven.  The smell is incredible! It is very difficult to wait long enough to let them cool down, but be patient the wait is worth it.     #dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com Ingredients: 1 stick unsalted butter  at room temperature 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon molasses 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup homemade coffee caramel sauce (refer to the caramel sauce post) Preheat the oven to 350°F 8 x 8 cake pan Lining a cake pan Grease the bottom and sides of the pan and line with parchment paper. Place another coat of mel