Apple Pie

At times when I want to make something and it’s something that I’m doing for the very first time. I always trust my instinct. It’s not luck or anything else that almost always I make it work and no disaster comes from it. I’ve been cooking for years now and I’ve learned a…

A tomato salsa excuse.

If it were all left in hands I’d rather have a very short and splendid affair rather than a long enduring one. I do believe in true love. I know it should include all if not every emotion known there is to humankind. I however, am also a very romantic person. Maritoni Fernandez’s…

Penne and Cheese on a stovetop

Stovetop Penne and Cheese Ingredients: 240 gram penne 4 tablespoons unsaltedbutter 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1/3 cup flour 1 – 1 1/2 cups chicken stock 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 cups, or so, shredded cheddar cheese pinch of nutmeg 1/8-1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder or cayenne pepper, to taste salt & pepper,…

Oh yeah, its my birthday!

Yesterday, since it was my birthday, I’ve prepared something special. Since 3 or 4 years ago I started to have a theme and plan a menu accordingly every time any event comes up. Last year it was Southern comfort food, this time it’s Thai! It’s a family affair plus one very special guest…

Cookies and Cream Sandwich

It has been raining every other day now and I’ve been blessed. I’ve always loved rain (but not too much because then that would be called a disaster in every sense of the word) even if most people don’t. When it rains during the day I feel like its cleansing the earth therefore…

Are you still waiting? (Daigoku Imo)

Korean singer Hee Young sang the single Are you still waiting?, from her album So Sudden for the Korean drama Lie to Me’s OST which I absolutely adore. The song has a folksy feel to it and it get your head bobbing and just feeling the beat. It’s the inspiration for today’s post. This…

A Bento Filler: Egg Wraps

This is a valid excuse, as days pass by, it takes longer to post using my internet provider. No matter how they boast on having the widest coverage yadda-yadda with fast and connection and even more yadda-yadda, it’s still not enough. Really. It took me 5 days and an accumulated 240 hours of…

Chicken and Waffles

Chicken and waffles is a known soul food served as breakfast in specialty restaurants (or home cooked) all over the United States. The waffles are typically covered with butter and/or syrup. I usually stick to History or TLC or Lifestyle Network when it comes to finding out about a specific meal’s history but…

Yeast-raised doughnuts (donuts)

When I was in elementary school there was an old snack lady who would sell really nutty doughnuts that was so famous you have to run to her post in the school canteen once recess starts just to get a piece. It was so delicious and really cheap. Years later I was introduced…