Dulce de Leche (yield: about 2 cups) 1 300 milliliter can full cream condensed milk 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup fresh milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp instant coffee powder Serve with: assorted cakes (cut in cubes) assorted fruits (cut in cubes) assorted cookies Peel off the label from a can…
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Kani-Nori Rolls
Kani-Nori Rolls 12 pcs kani, halved crosswise 24 pcs nori, pre-cut (2″ x 2 1/2″) 1 cup tempura batter oil for deep frying short bamboo sticks tempura batter: 1 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup water Completely wrap crabsticks with nori wrapper. Skewer a piece or two of the wrapped kani in a bamboo stick….
Squash and Carrot Soup
Squash and Carrot Soup (2 servings if you feel like sharing) 1 small squash 2-3 pcs carrots 2 cups chicken stock 1 pc onion, quartered 1 pc ginger, thumb size, minced Salt to taste Pepper to taste 3 tbsp olive oil, divided ½ cup *malunggay leaves 1. Pre-heat oven to 250 ° F….
Rice with Assorted Dried Seafood and Tomato Salsa
My mother is Ilonggo. Born and raised in Iloilo but left for good after her wedding to move here in Mindanao. My fondest memories of her hometown would be the 5 am wake up calls to rush into the nearby, bay-bay (seashore) to meet fishermen coming back from their daily catch. Since, I’ve…
TV without popcorn?! Listen to yourself…
Whenever I find, accidentally or on purpose, a TV show that is very entertaining whether its a comedy, drama, gruesome or a combination thereof they tend to have a “watch it over and over again” effect on me. Even if the show is rife with truthful inaccuracies I tend to let it go….
Are you a morning person?
If I were to answer truthfully. I’d say NO. However,I’d love to be one. I love staying up all night. Doing what depends solely on whatever catches my fancy. As far back as I recall this all started in high school. It was a chilly Sunday night, Batman was on TV and I…
From leftovers to hearty breakfast
The morning of January 1st(around 8am), I was able to gather a handful of side dish leftovers that has nowhere to go. I feel there “what about me?” cries as the ham, roast turkey and such gets to be reheated with no trouble. So here’s what I made a vegetable and chicken omelet…
fruit in agar-agar shots
Ingredients Fruits (cut into bite size pieces) 1 pack 135g clear sweetened agar agar 4 tbsp vodka (unflavored) 2 1/4 cups water Procedure: Arrange cut fruits in molds. Make sure that the fruits are right next to you once you have cooked your agar-agar to avoid mishaps and disappointments. Boil water. Once boiling…
Last Saturday Night
(Written December 31st 2011) It’s noisy outside. Philippines just welcomed 2012 and here I am blogging. Technically writing for the blog. I’m not much of a fireworks person. They’re pretty and all but they’re noisy as well so I don’t like ’em that much. Just a little bit, in occasion. Earlier something went…
