Author: Cath

Currently in Thailand

Less than a month into staying in Thailand, I learned a very valuable lesson: Learn how to say “not spicy please”. I appreciate a hint of spice here and there but in Thailand, I realized “spicy” means completely different. But of course, I also love the fact that I can find a good…

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Cumbersome

That’s how I’d describe this week so far. Its not even the surviving bit that I’m worried about. I’d rather not go into details, besides, it doesn’t really matter, yes? So anyways, allow me to focus on the things I did that I really liked. I went to Gillman Barracks. It’s an old…

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Lemon Meringue Pie/ 3-colored cake and Pip/ Days 11 & 12 of 12 Days of Christmas

It was a busy Christmas Eve, here’s the last entry for my 12 Days of Christmas project. Most of the photos posted here were taken using a Lenovo smart phone.

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Ube waffles / Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas

Since it will be Christmas eve tomorrow I’ve prepared something light and simple to make today. I have posted the recipe before, you can find it here. The only difference is that I added 1 tsp of Ube Flavor (Purple Yam) to the batter and around 2 tbsp of haleyang ube (store bought)…

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Matcha Bars /Day 9 of 12 days of Christmas

A quick one bowl nibbles in between heavy hitters. Matcha bars You will need: 8 tbsp unsalted butter 1 cup minus 2 tbsp brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla pinch of salt 1 cup all purpose flour, sifted 1/2 tbsp matcha/green tea powder Pre heat oven to 350 F. Grease and…

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Christmas wreath swiss roll cake/ Day 8 of 12 Days of Christmas

I’ve been running errands these past couple of days (and was a bit ill during the weekend) that I almost couldn’t make this entry. I’ve always wanted to try making a deco swiss roll but have somehow failed during the rolling process. Thank God for small mercies I didn’t fail during my final…

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Macaroons / Day 7 of 12 Days of Christmas

By this time most Filipinos are already well acquainted with those pretty French tasty things called macaron. Prior to that, we only know of a chewy coconut cookies with a crunchy top called macaroons. These are easier to make than French macarons and the ingredients are easier to find as well. I’ve made…

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Brownies / Bonus for 12 Days of Christmas

I’ll tell you the truth. I made myself to finally commit on finishing a 12 Days of Christmas for 2 reasons. 1. I need to empty my baking pantry before the year ends. 2. I need to revamp my post choices that would include reviews, videos etc. So I’d need to buy a…

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Meringue Blushing Kisses / Day 6 of 12 Days of Christmas

I made plans to bake a Christmas toned meringue to be featured here and as a topping to an upcoming Christmas cake but there was a black out, 10 minutes into baking them. It last 6-8 minutes, and my meringue, was sweating, breaking apart and panicking in the oven. I continued to bake…

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Melon Pan / Day 5 of 12 Days of Christmas

If you’ve browsed and read a few of my previous entries before, you’d know that I have a fondness of Japanese culture and the arts, the ones I have easy access to would be J-pop, anime and manga. I do especially love manga, in most of the shoujo titles I’ve read, quite number…

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