TGIF has been a popular creed among teens, to us too when we were at that age…still is until now that we are working professionals, stay-at-home moms or travel junkies. It’s also what we often reply to when asked by…
Sweets
From the last entry you saw two of our main dishes, that’s actually the only photos I got because we were seated round a table, I can’t take photos of the other plates and I was too lazy to stand…
S’Baggers – Food Sliding Down
That’s my naggerder Frankendöner Haweii mid Dibb/Escalope Hawai, seared pork cutlet topped with ham and grilled pineapple. This is what I had during our last semi-rendezvous with the in-laws in Nürnberg, at S’Baggers to be exact. For the dish, I…
Chicken Teriyaki Bentou
I bought a really helpful and cute recipe book…the title says it all – Kawaii Bento Boxes. It’s to motivate me to cook more packed lunch for the hubby…those healthy and nutritious and attractive dishes! 😉 This particular lunch would be…
Rocky Road Ice Cream – Made at home…
Philippine ice cream flavors has finally landed in this city. Magnolia ice cream tubs are now available at some of Vienna’s Asian shops. I was accidentally at an Asian shop during the first few days of their arrival so I…
Ikura sushi
INGREDIENTS 1 cup prepared sushi rice (recipe here) 1 sheet nori 3/4 teaspoon wasabi paste, or to taste 4 ounces prepared salmon roe INSTRUCTIONS 1. Prepare 8 finger sushi by dipping your right hand into a bowl of vinegared water…
Cupcakes for Breakfast
Early morning yummy smell. That’s what woke up the kids on a Saturday morning. The weather hasn’t been so cooperative – summer at 14 degrees? It’s not really that bad…I’m not really a summer person. I enjoy 18-22° more than…
Camping Knives
(photo by John C) It’s that time of the year. At least where we are. Travels, beaches, flight back home or to a nearby city are the talk of town. Picnics and camping are set by families and friends. We’ve…
Moist Ube Cake
Well, the title says ube – the tagalog word for purple and also the tuber from which my kids’ favorite cakes are made (purple yam) but this cake didn’t really turn out purple. If any there’s just a hint of…
A Loaf
In life, there are instances when you can only have a few of the most important things, in those cases have something to keep you alive and something beautiful/something to help you fall in love… — for:
Ebi – All You Can Eat Japanese Restaurant
Long before I got obsessed with macarons I was addicted to eel. I wrote a lot of times about eel before… before this blog’s content were deleted. I remember an instant when I had to search all over the city…
Spaghetti with homegrown basil
At the start of spring the kids planted each an herb in small pots sitting by our kitchen window. Parsley, chives and basil were the contents of the packets we got from the store. They chose them in that order…
