At last! I can smell! After 5 miserable weeks with the flu and cold virus, I can finally cook, smell and enjoy the food I eat. The first thing I wanted to make was FLAN. A delicious dessert that is very popular in Latin America. But, if I am not mistaken, I believe the origin of Flan is French. I am certain there are many different variations and flavors. Everyone makes it differently, and here is my version.
Ingredients:
4 large eggs
3/4 cups of sugar
1 can (13.5 fl. oz.) Coconut Milk (any brand)
1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed milk (any brand)
1 can (12 oz) Evaporated milk (any brand)
Additional items needed:
9″ Round cake or pie pan
A large roasting pan
PREHEAT OVEN AT 350 degrees F.
Heat sugar in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir constantly until the sugar dissolves and gets a caramel color. Pour it rapidly into the round cake/pie pan and spread so the entire bottom of the pan is covered with the sauce (Do this rapidly because the sugar will harden fast).
Combine Coconut Milk, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Evaporated Milk, and Eggs into a bowl. Mix for approximately 3 to 5 minutes and fill the round pan to the edge, and cover with aluminum foil. Then, place it inside the roasting pan. Fill the roasting pan with 3/4″ of water. Bake for approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until the center of the Flan comes out clean when tested with a toothpick.
Hot out of the Oven
Remove Flan from the roasting pan. Cool the Flan or refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours. Run the knife around the edge of the pan. Then, invert a serving plate over the pan. Turn over, shaking very gently to release the Flan from the pan.
Cooled Flan
If you want a stronger coconut flavor, you may add some coconut extracts. VOILA! There is Coconut Flan. Good luck!
1. Weirdest thing you have had for breakfast?
* Deep fried salted-dried-fish with a lot of steamed rice because it was way too salty.
2. Most desperate meal you've ever had?
* I remember 2 desperate moments. The first one, I dumped a pack of Lit'l Smokey's sausages, a cup of rice and 2 cups of water into the rice cooker. The second time, I put a piece of frozen chicken and poured a can of V8 into it, boiled and ate it. Of course, there are other moments when I just picked out frozen food and microwaved them. But, since I try my best to eat personally cooked meals, these were my most desperate moments.
3. When you eat too much, you...
* I get horrible heartburn and my whole body swells up like a propane tank. Short, round and filled up! You don't want to know what happens after that... 
WOW it doesn’t seem hard to make!! looks lovely!! I ahve to bookmark this, and try it soon
This is so wrong, she made flan and didn’t invite me over…shame, shame…
Thanks for your comments, Ambrosiality! Try making it. It is really easy.