Tonight's overcooked flan. Sigh. I keep forgetting the new oven now runs on 220 volts and is super powerful, fast, and retains heat extremely well. I need to crank down the temperature drastically on all recipes, and shorten all the baking times. Baking in a water bath (bain marie) is supposed to temper the temperature fluctations and help cook delicate custards slowly and evenly. After a few minutes, I found Ulysses battling whirlpools in the center of my oven. Damned new efficient technologies! I'm still smarting from when the oven cracked my pizza stone in two. I think this oven sucks down more power than what the entire house used when it was first built in 1917.
Christmas Tree Lane. Half a mile from the house. Over a century ago, deodar cedar saplings from Italy were planted on what was supposed to be a driveway to a grand manor. The mansion was never built, and now 80 feet tall christmas trees line both sides of Santa Rosa Ave- officially known as Christmas Tree Lane around this time of the year. Since the 1950's, the Chirstmas Tree Lane Association holds a pledge drive around the neighborhood to help pay for the electric bill. I think they should convert to more energy effiecient LED bulbs.
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