Lulu's Peach Dessert!

Put peaches in a mold

Add Coconut

Add prunes in small pieces

Make sauce with 1 can condensed milk, 1 can evaporated or regular milk, 3 yolks and 1 teaspoon corn starch
Stir constantly until it thickens.

Put sauce on top of fruit

3 whites

beat whites with sugar

Put meringue on top of sauce

Put in oven at 300 ° F for 13 minutes

Voila, Peach Dessert

Enjoy!

 Ingredients:
1 big can of peaches, cut each peach in quarters
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup of prunes in small pieces
3 eggs, separate yolks and whites
1 can condensed milk
1 can evaporated or regular milk
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 cup of Sugar

Separate the yolks and whites, and let them out for an hour.
Make sauce with the condensed milk, milk, yolks and cornstarch and stir using low heat.
Place the peaches in the mold, put the coconut on top, then the prunes and the sauce.
Beat the whites with the sugar and when it reaches "punto de nieve" (stays in the dish when you turn it upside down) then spread it over the sauce.  Put in the oven/broiler for a few seconds until it gets golden tones.  Enjoy!

Desserts...

http://www.pequeocio.com/7-postres-de-navidad-faciles-y-divertidos/

Sorry it is in Spanish.... got to practice!

How to boil an Egg?

Boiled Eggs

As a kid I experimented with boiling an egg, and it was never hard inside.  So, the formula has to do with the lenght of time you keep the egg in the boiling water.

Here are the steps:

1. Put an egg in a pot, and cover the egg with one inch of water.
2. Turn on the heat until the water boils.
3. Turn off the heat, and cover the pot.
3. Leave the eggs in the pan for 6 minutes for soft boiled eggs, 
   10 minutes for firm eggs,  Or 15 minutes for hard boiled eggs.
4. Remove the egg from the pan with a slotted spoon.
5. When it is cool, crack the shell gently, peel the egg, add a little 
    salt if you like and enjoy.

You can keep the cooked eggs in the shell in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Always be alert when you have a pot of water boiling on the stove!
Turn the heat off right away if all the water evaporates to avoid burning.

Hot Cocoa

Hot Cocoa

Well, if you are a chocoholic like me, Hot Cocoa is always tempting.   So, this is very easy to do.

As with tea, boil water in the pot or teapot for two minutes, and empty an envelope of cocoa in a cup.  

Add the water to the cup, and stir.  Add whip cream and cinnamon if you'd like.

There you go, hot Chocolate.  Enjoy!!!

Aunt Cookie.


PS-  You can substitute water for milk.

There is the Latino version of hot chocolate done with a chocolate bar that you can buy at Latino Stores the brand could be "Abuelita", "Corona" or "Cortes".  You put one bar of chocolate in the pot, per cup of milk and let it boil 3 times.  Stir it all the time and remove it from the heat when it raises, to make sure the chocolate does not spill over.  You will need a special pot and a molinillo (see pic.) which may be sold at the Latino stores as well.  

Serving size: 1 bar
Calories: 160                       Fiber: 1 g
Total fat: 7 g                        Sugar: 20 g
Cholesterol: 0                      Protein: 2 g
Sodium: 30 mg                    Calcium: 2%
Carbohydrates: 23 g            Iron: 2%

How to fry an egg?

Fried eggs can be soft or hard.  That has to do with how long you cook them.

Steps:
1. Get an egg out of the refrigerator
2. Using a small bowl, crack the shell, and pour the egg on 
    the bowl.
3. Put a frying pan on the stove, add PAM or a bit of butter 
    to the pan.
4. Turn on the heat to high, and let the pan warm up.
5. Pour the egg from the bowl into the pan.
6. Cover it with a lid.
7. Check the egg, depending how soft or hard you want it. 
    Usually it takes three minutes to cook.
8. When it is done, turn off the heat, and using a spatula to 
     put the egg on a dish.  Put a pinch of salt on it.
9. Enjoy with some bread or toast.
10. This small meal is so nutritious and has lots of protein.

Lovingly,
Aunt Cookie :)