Guess what? I baked Strawberry Cheesecake Macarons! I wanted to make something heart shaped and pink, and the idea fitted the brief. I succeeded! Well, sort of. I would have completely succeeded had I kept the oven heat, stable and constant. I was impatient and multitasked. When baking Macarons, you kind of have to focusContinue reading “Just a day before Valentine’s Day!!!”
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The Belgian Macarons
Months ago I have tried and practiced making the French Macarons. I almost got it perfected, until I had to cease baking due to skin problems. I suspected that I was consuming too much food coloring, so I took a hiatus from baking cute and rainbow barf inducing cakes. Now I’m fine, I have recovered,Continue reading “The Belgian Macarons”
Banana Cupcakes
My son loves bananas and I would add a banana fruit in his lunch pack for school almost every week! There are usually 5 bananas in one pack, but sometimes the supermarket would add more depending on the weight. And it so happens that last weeks’ pack had 7 pieces of bananas. That left meContinue reading “Banana Cupcakes”
Homemade Buttermilk
I actually made an experiment comparing 2 different type of homemade buttermilk: vinegar vs lemon based. Check it out at this —> link. Can’t find buttermilk at your local store? No problem! Make your own batch! It’s super easy. Homemade Buttermilk Recipe Ingredients: 10 ml of squeezed lemon juice 150 ml of full milk Instructions:Continue reading “Homemade Buttermilk”
Experimenting with Homemade Buttermilk
Today I did a little experiment to figure out which acetic acid solution is best to use for making a homemade buttermilk: Lemon or Vinegar? Allow me to first explain what and why buttermilk is important. Buttermilk is a fermented dairy, product of butter churning. It’s creamy with a tangy flavor and is excellent asContinue reading “Experimenting with Homemade Buttermilk”
Kokosnoot RijstePap (Coconut Rice Pudding)
A couple of months ago, during the first wave of the pandemic, I went a little crazy and consumed lots of food and drinks that are high in histamine. Back then I had no idea I was even histamine intolerant. I had an inkling that something was wrong because I would often react to particularContinue reading “Kokosnoot RijstePap (Coconut Rice Pudding)”
Palitaw: Filipino Sticky Rice Dessert
When I was little, I loved chewing on this simple, country dessert we Filipinos call ‘Palitaw’ as a ‘mirienda’ (snack). Palitaw literally means, ‘floating around’. It’s made up of flattened glutenous rice flour dough, boiled in hot water. Then it’s coated with a mixture of white sugar, white roasted sesame seeds, and grated coconuts. MyContinue reading “Palitaw: Filipino Sticky Rice Dessert”
How I write my Recipe Cards
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I haven’t been posting in a while because, things happen. I will explain a little bit more in the upcoming entries but for now, I just want to share this piece I drew today about recipe cards. I had a little chuckle and thought I’d share it. See you next time!
My Caramel Popcorn Recipe
I have started to bake and cook more cakes, cookies, snacks and other desserts when pandemic forced us all into quarantine. It rekindled my long lost passion for desserts. The passion bloomed as I was baking my daughter’s birthday cake (a story to be told later) however, I turned to popping corns recently as aContinue reading “My Caramel Popcorn Recipe”
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