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"Melt in your mouth" Chocolate puddings
( This will make 18 servings)

250 gr of sugar
250 gr of butter
350 gr good quality dark cooking chocolate (preferably Perugina)
6 eggs
170 gr cake flour
70 gr corn starch

Place the butter and chocolate into a pyrex bowl over a saucepan of water, and heat over a low flame, allowing the ingredients to melt.

Remove from heat, add sugar, then eggs, one at a time, using electric mixer at velocity 1. Then add flour and cornstarch.

When well mixed, place 70gr of mixture in individual aluminium forms, and leave to rest for a few hours in the fridge.

Heat oven to 200C, then place the puddings at lowest level and cook 8-10 minutes.

When cooked, turn out onto a plate and serve, dusted lightly with icing sugar, with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream.

The secret to success is having the puddings cooked on the outside and soft on the inside.

Enjoy!

Bandiera

This dish is called bandiera, which means 'flag', named for the colours of the Italian flag being red, white, and green. Enjoy, while you think of Italy!

Finely slice a good sized onion and let it soften/sweat in a frying pan with olive oil and a little water to make sure it doesn't fry.
Cut zucchini, red peppers, and potato into strips.
When the onion is softened, first add the peppers that need a bit more cooking, and when they have started to soften, add the potato. After a few more minutes, add the zucchini.
Let it cook gently for a few minutes till softened.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Finally, add a few slices of tomato and serve.

Enjoy!

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