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Chocolate Volcano erupts again

12.1.14
My husband complains that I dont repeat recipes, but this chocolate lava cake is different. Now I want to make it till I have fed everyone I know. But this recipe by the pioneer woman has been tried twice, once right and another time almost.  I like this version much better than the pioneer womans. Without flour, and more chocolate, it gets straight to the business of getting you to heaven.
This also happens to be the time of my first oven burn. God knows what I was thinking, but I was handling a tray of six ramekins single-handedly. Return to reality, many a slip between the oven and the counter and a burn to the fingers. The net scared me about the intensity of what might be goinf on inside the skin exposed to high temperatures. Honey and Alo vera were my go to. You know whats the best cure for any accident. A realisation of your stupidity that seems to give you immense pain control.
One more exception to repeat following recipes has been with Biryani. I used to cook the chicken a bit before putting the soggy rice in. Sanjay Thumma specifically talks about the importance of getting the rice right. With my new colander, taking the water out of par boiled rice is easy peasy. With my extra time of cooking the chicken, I was making sure it got charred. I now trust the recipe and like clockwork, the Biryani falls in place. Now I want to show off Biryani to friends veg and non-veg.

7.19.15

Made the Pioneer woman Lava cakes again. if its been a while since you made the cakes.. all you need to do is about 40s in the microwave.. till the Volcano erupts.. you got it...
had to give 5 min extra treatment in the oven.


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