Summers are supposed to be fun…for the kids particularly. I can’t say I enjoy it as much as they do but I try. I’ve often said how my body changed when I moved here. Summers tend to be really hot…
Chinese Cabbage Omelette
One of the frequent dish I cook and a home favorite is Nilagang baka (beef stew with vegetables such as potato, cabbage, mais). I can seldom get the traditional cabbage we use for Nilaga (repolyo) so I content the dish…
Seared Trout on Quinoa + Dried Tomatoes
Sometimes in my head I have too much to do, ideas bursting from here and there but I never got the time to actually bring them to fruition. Recipes for one are all listed down but remains there…sadly. So whenever…
Breakfasts at Victoria Hotels
My kids love to eat and have a good time. However, we all love traveling too. Imagine what hubby would search for each time we travel. Hotel with ample amenities to keep the kids entertained, a pool for them to…
Trout, Butter, Dill and Lemons
“Cook ingredients that you are used to cooking by other techniques, such as fish, chicken, or hamburgers. In other words be comfortable with the ingredients you are using.” – Bobby Flay My trinity ingredients for fish: butter, dill and lemon. I…
Candy Sprinkles
One of the best way to bond with kids is baking, it’s an enjoyable activity for my kids, at least. They love to put tins, crack eggs, measure the ingredients, mix the batter, watch them in the oven as they…
Rib-eye Steak
— I’ve got Gordon Ramsay to thank for this rib-eye steak cooked right, juicy and tender. I’m not so good when it comes to meat, I almost always have them baked. Poor us! So this time I braved what reservations I have….
Insalata Caprese
Summer is so late around this region that until now we are having hot-cold fight offs in the mornings. It’s not easy to decide on what to wear when the weather is crazy like that. If there’s one of the…
Craving for…
Mochi. Those molded Japanese rice cakes of various colors following its flavor and ingredients. This came from seeing my photos of the ginataang bilo bilo we cooked at mom-in-law’s place. Those are glutinous rice balls cooked in coconut milk added…
Cream Cheese Frosting
What make cupcakes more special? This…frosting that’s smooth, melt-in-your-mouth that you’ll be having seconds…and thirds…and fourths. Ingredients: Make sure that the cream cheese and Mascarpone are in room temperature before mixing them in. 250 grams cream cheese 250 grams Mascarpone…
Macarons for the win!
Today ends my nosebleeding and headaches after going through almost 2 months into them! I finally finished the translation project! Yaay! I actually thought that everything’s finished yesterday so I went with the boys to McCafe, our favorite hangout because…
Colorful Bubble Teas
Summer made itself felt quite intensely this week. The kids requested for bubble teas, I just can’t say no. AB got Taro (violet) with raindow jelly, C got Mango (yellow) and popping Boba, D got Apple without toppings and I…
