BLOGS ABOUT SERIES AND RECIPES-by Ana Villajos

Castle

Castle is a TV series. Castle is a writer of detective novels and crime novels. One day, the police seeks help from Castle to solve a murder because the murderer is obsessed with the Castle´s novels and mimics his murders. Castle decides to give hand to the police. After solving the case, Castle starts liking to work in the Police Office because there he meets Kate and he stays with her during the case and he says that Kate is his muse. Castle asks the major, who is the Castle´s friend, if he can stay in the Police Station solving murders. Now, Kate and Castle start solving new crimes together.

Once upon a time

Once upon a time is a TV series. Emma is a girl, and she is a private detective. On a normal day, a boy whose name is Henry, goes to Emma´s house, and he says that Emma is his mum, and Emma tells him that she is going to bring back home. His home is in Storybroock. Apparently, Henry´s mum is the mayoress of Storybroock. Emma decides to stay in the town a few days, Henry shows her a book of tales and he says that this book is a real story, and the characters are the people of Storybroock but they have lost their memories because the evil witch cast a spell. The evil witch is the mayoress and as well is Snowhite´s mum. Henry tells Emma that she is the saviour of the town and she is the only person that can break the spell. At first, Emma doesn't believe it but over time Emma believes him and she decides that she is going to stay more time in Storybroock.

Chocolate muffins

For 18-20 units

Ingredients:

1.      250g of flour

2.     60g of sugar

3.     2,5 spoonful of leavening

4.     1 spoonful of cocoa powder

5.     A little bit of salt

6.     50g of butter

7.     2 beaten eggs

8.     150ml of milk

9.     50g of pieces of dark chocolate

10.  Moulds for muffins

Preheat the oven to 200 ºC. In a big bowl, you serve the flour and add the sugar, the cocoa, the leavening and the salt. Then, make a hole in the middle. You throw the butter in a pot and put it in the hole. Add the egg and the milk. You need to mix it with a spatula y the last moment you need to add the chocolate. Put the mixture in the moulds and you need to cook it in the oven for ten minutes. 

Chocolate pralines

For 15 units

Ingredients

1.   100g of chocolate milk

2.   50ml of cream

3.   20g of whole hazelnuts

4.   Silicone molds

Preheat the oven to 150 ºC. Put the hazelnuts on the baking tray and roasted hazelnuts approximately 5 minutes. Then, let it cool. Bring cream to a boil in a saucepan and add the chocolate. Remove from heat, stir until a good mix and distribute to the molds.

Insert two toasted hazelnuts in each one, cool the bonbons in the refrigerator before unmolding.