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Kozy Shack Pudding

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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Compared to bold and popular ice cream, pudding is an overlooked and unassuming treat. That said, it can be equally soothing and delightful when done right. For store bought varieties, Kozy Shack does pudding best. With all natural ingredients, they dominate in every arena, covering rice, tapioca, flan, chocolate, and even soy and sugar-free options. I especially enjoy getting the single serving sizes to help with portion control.

Mmmm, 5 Cherries to Kozy Shack for all around excellence!

For more info on Kozy Shack, click here.

XOXO

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Kanom Krok, One of my Favorite Treats in Thailand!

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Thursday, October 13th, 2011

One of our favorite treats in Thailand was Kanom Krok, a coconut milk and sugar mixture that’s poured into dimpled pans, topped with a yummy seasoning, and cooked into delicious little hot cakes that are crispy on the outside, and goopy on the inside. Ohlord do I miss these!!! Our favorite ones were topped with a banana slice or coconut bits, but they also had savory options like spring onion and sesame seeds. I just came across this video recipe on the web if anyone is interested in making them!

XOXO

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Super Tasty Flan by Signature Flan

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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011

I had an underwhelming experience with the Flan King which inspired me to buy the next flan I saw, a packaged product in Whole Foods by Signature Flan. The package claims it’s “made with real ingredients.” Well that‘s reassuring. Already, I thought we were off to a sketchy start. I peeled back the plastic wrap and was even less dazzled by the congealed surface of generic-looking, pre-packaged dessert.

One bite, though, completely changed my whole perspective on life. Hot Damn, this is delicious flan! And I look at the ingredients to see, indeedy those are all natural, basic, and real food items making this magical burst of flavor in my mouth! Like the Flan King, this particular flan is rather thick and heavy, but it has a bit more texture, especially towards the bottom where it nicely soaks up extra caramel sauce. Flan fan or not, you can’t deny that Signature Flan makes a tasty dessert!

For more info on Signature Flan, click here.

XOXO

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Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Huckleberry Sauce at Ferry Plaza Seafood in SF

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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Panna Cotta isn’t exactly a dessert that gets your heart pumping. It’s a safe and pleasant treat for gentle palettes. What distinguishes a great Panna Cotta from an average one is the cream to gelatin ratio. The creamier, the better! The Panna Cotta at the Ferry Plaza Seafood restaurant in SF though, was a little strong on the gelatin side. While this imbalance made it a refreshing dessert for a hot, summer day, it didn’t make my eyes roll back in ecstasy. The Buttermilk addition gave it a slightly sour angle that played nicely with the sweet Huckleberry sauce. Overall, it was an average to interesting Panna Cotta dessert.~

For more information on Ferry Plaza Seafood at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, click here.

XOXO

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Late Night Eating at Pinches Tacos and McDonalds

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Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Hi! It’s my first late night blog…Tonight I ended up at Pinches Tacos, which, I have to say, for 8 years now I’ve thought was “Pinks Tacos” based on the fact that the edifice is pink. Yeah, I thought it was kinda vulgar too.. but hey, it’s Hollywood, you never know..! Lo thus, it’s PINCHES taco. What the heck is a PINCHES Taco??

Anyway, I got cheese fajitas with guacamole and flan. MMmmmm, the flan was pretty fantastic-actually. While it had a rich and slightly eggy flavor the consistency was still seamlessly smooth. The caramel at the bottom was burnt and bitter, lending it a gourmet twist on a normally sugary sweet touch. My friend really appreciated this exotic turn, where as I just kept eating it with one eyebrow raised, wondering if I loved or not. Over all I give Pinch Taco’s Flans a solid 4 cherries!

Yay, late-night me with a Mexican Flag and Flan.. I’m good to go

Hmmm, I ate every last lick. Clean plate and bowl club! WIll I regret this tomorrow?

Then our designated driver (very important to have one of those!), insisted on doing a quick McD’s drive-through for some coffee. Well, excuse me, but your Dessert Darling is NOT about to go through McDonalds and not get a milkshake! I told my friend to surprise me with the flavor. The result was an artificially sweet strawberry milkshake that kindled fond memories of scratch and sniff stickers and strawberry cotton candy. Made with real strawberries this was not. But then again, as much as I’m about eating “real food” (and I am), I kinda dug that I didn’t have real tart berries souring up the batch. Over all, it was a tasty, but perfectly average shake. 2.5 cherries.

Perhaps I’ll tidy this blog entry up in the morning… but for now, I’m having jolly time late night blogging…OOoh, naughty me.

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Flan from The Flan King

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Friday, June 4th, 2010

While my friend claimed to be "no flan expert," she raved about the Flan King from the Farmer's Market. I was excited to try the original and banana flans that she brought to book club since they sounded legendary. Perhaps my expectations were too high though, because I didn't quite understand the big to-do. Yes, the flan was yummy, but not necessarily more so than any other flan I had tried before.

Perhaps the most off-putting part for me was the consistency. This flan was literally as hard and thick as cheese. In fact, I took a slice of cheese from the plater and a slice of flan and ate them side by side to compare.. yep, same consistency! My other friend, the Cheesecake lover, didn't mind this at all. But flan, my fellow sweet-teeth, should have a whisper of lightness, a hint of a jiggle, a bubble of laugher somewhere in there. The Flan King's version, however, was impenetrably unyielding. It took no prisoners.

Someday I'll have to tell you about the flan at LaLa's on Melrose. Now that custard treat is one for the record books!

But in the meantime, click here to check out the Flan King's site to see their fabulous array of flavors and locations. Perhaps I just had an off batch…~

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Flan at Cobras and Matadors

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Monday, May 10th, 2010

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Nothing beats a girls' night out where you enjoy great food and wine, even better conversation, and a debate over the rankings of each dessert for the DessertDarling blog

An evening at the tapas restaurant, Cobras and Matadors, yielded such an excellent night. The first dessert that we dug into was the flan. This traditional Spanish custard left my companions disappointed as it lacked a "burnt" caramel layer and was a bit firm, perhaps due to being over-cooked or having too many egg-yolks, both traits the table did not appreciate.

I have to say, I think my friends were pretty picky, but that said, we all agreed to give the flan at Cobras and Matadors a solid three-cherries. While good, it lacked~

Tune in tomorrow to see our thoughts on the Churros!

For more info on Cobras and Matadors, click here.

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Archive for Flan

Kozy Shack Pudding

Kanom Krok, One of my Favorite Treats in Thailand!

Super Tasty Flan by Signature Flan

Buttermilk Panna Cotta with Huckleberry Sauce at Ferry Plaza Seafood in SF

Late Night Eating at Pinches Tacos and McDonalds

Flan from The Flan King

Flan at Cobras and Matadors

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