{"id":6127,"date":"2013-09-06T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T20:22:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2019-04-16T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T12:37:24","slug":"veganmofo-fridays-with-friends-rachels-birthday-flan-html-d2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laughfrodisiac.com\/2013\/09\/06\/veganmofo-fridays-with-friends-rachels-birthday-flan-html-d2\/","title":{"rendered":"Veganizing “Friends”: Rachel’s Birthday Flan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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      Hello everyone! If you are sticking with me through all of this “Fun with Friends” veganization, then you know that on Monday, I had a very interesting experience<\/a> that left me feeling for a while like the guys do in the picture at left. It was a bit rough at times, a bit revolting, but overall it was really fun. And you know what? <\/div>\n
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     Anyway, we’re moving on and today we’re going to try to create something delicious for a friend’s birthday. And, with Monica Fallula Gellar as the source of all wisdom, the most sophisticated way to celebrate a birthday is with birthday flan.<\/em><\/strong> Remember? From “The One With Two Parties”:<\/div>\n
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Phoebe:<\/span> Ok, here are the birthday candles. Where’s the birthday cake?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Monica: <\/span>Ok, we’re not having birthday cake, we’re having birthday flan.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Chandler:<\/span> Excuse me?
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Monica: <\/span>It’s a traditional Mexican custard dessert.
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Joey: <\/span>Oh that’s nice, Happy birthday Rachel, here’s some goo. <\/strong><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

     Ok, all of the Friends were rightly skeptical of the flan idea – who wants goo instead of birthday cake? Birthday cake rocks. I would never serve flan as the sole dessert on a birthday. That’s pretty sad. Sorry Monica. Today, we’ll make mini flans<\/strong>, which will leave room in the belly for lots of birthday cake and ice cream and whatever other goodies want to play. And, since I have about an hour to do this, we’re going to give it JUST ONE SHOT. I hope you are crossing those fingers and toes! 
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    Using the above ingredients, I created a really simple custard that we’re going to call flan. It took a total of like 20 minutes (not counting chilling time), and it tasted pretty good.<\/p>\n

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