tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72306985600362610732012-01-04T12:00:26.669ZWhat I am passionate about and more..Confession Nookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09047130625205052432noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230698560036261073.post-58897697071827606882010-09-18T12:07:00.009+01:002010-09-20T00:26:02.897+01:00

!Hola everyone!I am here again and in case you were wondering where I was for the past 4 months since my last post, I was working with some paperworks to be with my husband and I am already with Mi Amore at this moment! oh love love...(hearts and kisses) wishing..wishing...my little man will be with us soon here too..=)Moving on, for this September in KCC, I am proud and honored to be the

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Hurray for this month's Kulinarya challenge... Polvoron!!!This sweet and uberly easy treat is very close to my heart as I have been making these since elementary school! I used to sell these together with other delightful Filipino goodies such as yema (dulce de leche), cheese sticks and ube(purple yam) candies. So when I knew that this will be for April's challenge, my first reaction was "oh yeah

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My first Kulinarya Challenge! yahoo!This month's Kulinarya dish was hosted by Kath of A Cupcake or Two who chose Empanada, which I think is perfect as I have been wanting to make this stuffed pastry since high school!I used to live with my aunt when I was still studying in Davao Oriental and Manang Inday, used to make these and sell it along our school entrance, and I was really proud of her

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So, the dreaded question...What's for dinner tonight?When I am confronted with such dilemma, I usually bounce back and ask..what would you like to have for dinner? Meat or vegetables?and the usual answer?? Meat with vegetables!..uhmm..ok. Right.Meat with vegetables, it is!me-Looking at the pantry. Sesame oil, mushrooms, sauces, tamarind paste (unopened),hmm..interesting. There's not much in

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Yes!110 for 2010 number 104, check!…uhmm….109 to go. Ha!Definitely not the end of salad for me as I have officially announced to everyone in the household that from now on Sunday is Salad day!Salad Sunday!Not a Carbo High day!Let’s be healthyMy belly is poking right out of my shirtie!Yay! =DStop.Let’s just go to the recipe shall we. Seared Garlic Shrimp and Feta Cheese Salad with Sourcream and

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Back in the UK, I never get to cook Lapu-Lapu or Grouper as much as I do since it was expensive and can be difficult to find. However, I have managed to cook the same dish using other types of white fish I can find in the market such as cod or haddock and it worked well, but I would always prefer making sweet and sour with grouper. It's more Asian-ish in taste. =)We found this one tiny Filipino/

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"SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION" --Watch out for falling debris-- ----Sorry for the inconvenience---

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I'm your biggest fan I'll follow you until you love me..Papa-paparazzi……Baby there's no other superstar you know that i'll be your..Papa-paparazzi…... Yes, imagine me singing to the tune of Paparazzi..Ok, I'm shutting my mouth now..heheI just felt like singing Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi whenever I thought about Paparazzis yummiest pizza ever!!! There are only two things that make me write about food

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Ehem...(clearing throat)My last Daring Cooks' Challenge was July last year. (what a shame ssshhhh....)Now to start the year, I want to be part of the Daring Kitchen's Daring Cooks' again. I haven't cooked/baked for quite sometime, well, you know, other than the usual dishes I make at home, but create something new, nada.Satay? I have not tried this before. It's a Thai dish and I LOOOVVVEEED it!

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It’s 3 hours away from my flights’ check-in time here at terminal 3 Cebu Pacific hub, sitting on the baggage trolley at the corner cradling my charging laptop. The entrance caught my attention of constant buzzing sound coming from the metal detector. A lady of her late 40’s who was inspecting everyone who gets in the terminal wasn’t doing her job well enough. Why do I think so? A Caucasian man

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Hi!It's been a very long time since I posted. I super miss blogging but time won't just let me. (good excuse ei! hihihi) Everything has been in limbo these past few months and I finally get to tidy a few things up. Whew!First thing..I went HOME and spent the whole month of October with my boys and it was fantastic! I've been able to spend quality time with them and we are so over the moon with

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I know this isn't food-related but I just want to share this to you guys. To those who have registered with online top-up powered by Mipay, I strongly suggest that you cancel your account with them or better yet cancel your debit/credit card that you have registered with them. Mipay has fraudulently charged me 10GBP for an online top up I didn't make. This happened last week, I called up my bank

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The cupcake mania is taking over me. I've always wanted to try a few different cupcake recipes though but never a chocolate one since I'm "allergic" to chocolate. It triggers my migraine and I tell you, migraine headache is very painful that I have vowed not to eat anything with chocolate for a month, then I thought I might go an extra mile and make it two months however today while browsing at

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I remember when I go to birthday parties back home I always noticed everyone seemed to be so excited about the cake. In weddings, everyone is looking forward to have a slice of the wedding cake. I see guests’ faces checking the cake out and they would seem to light up when served with a slice of it. I, on the other hand, was thinking, please for God’s sake, get that cake out of my face! But of

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This is my first submission to the The Daring Kitchen: Daring Cook's Challenge- July. The concept of the dish was based on Molecular Cuisine- A dish from Grant Achatz, found in the Alinea cookbook - page 230. The month's challenge was hosted by Sketchy who chose a recipe that could be completed without having to order a bunch of specialized chemicals or powders. Indeed, you don't have to order

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Ai, it's been awhile...haven't posted for a very long time, but definitely still cooking good food..ok, maybe porn food but hey, life is short, eat chocolates (or strawberries with lots of whipped cream..=PDo you love mushrooms? I do. I really really do..my Aunt Dang, mom's sister, taught me how to make a very simple recipe of sauteed mushrooms and fish (matambaka), and it's so good, that it has

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Talk about comfort food..this is absolutely one of them! 100% pure Filipino food and an all-time breakfast regular..TOCINO!This is often made using thinly cut pork loin, cured for days and the outcome is that tart, sweet and delicious soft meat that will totally make you fall in love with (excuse, for vegetarians). Big thanks to Manang Kim of At my Tabletop for the recipe. I am so excited as I

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I would like to thank Peachie for giving me my first ever award.. =)I am indeed honored and over the moon about this, my passion for food and cooking have inspired me to do more not just in the kitchen but also in life. Your lovely comments are an aknowledgement and that has been more than enough. =) Now, I would like to hand this award to the most creative and fun mommies I know in blogger

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WOW! This really made my day and I've been looking forward to this... drum rolling....My Beef Stroganoff is featured in Lisa Orgler's "The Lunchbox Project". *Lisa Orgler Award-winning artist and designer. She has been creating innovative landscapes and media for over ten years. She started her own design company in 2001 under the names Pigs & Poppies, then later changed it to Lisa Orgler Design.

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I think I am loving too much pancakes these days. A week ago, I made Cherry Ricotta cheese Pancakes and although it was delicious, I still prefer traditional pancakes, not too light. I love my carbo. =)Because I still have ricotta cheese left, I thought of making ricotta filled crepes. Crepes are basically very thin pancakes. I feel a little bit guilty of eating too much pancakes so what a nice

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Pinoy Dinner is a food gathering of all Pinoys and non-Pinoys who love Filipino cooking which happens usually at the end of every month if not the first week. The idea came up when me and Ate Beth were talking about who has the highest work hours for the month of January 2009 . We are, mind you, very obsessed with our work hours because that will ultimately determine our pay slips! (alam ng mga

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Everytime I look at this potato, I can't help but giggle and I don't know why. Is it cute or what ? It is wickedly cute!I consider myself as "mabaw ug lubot" in our native language which means that I appreciate even the smallest things (don't ask the literal meaning of that :-P).Now, I've picked this method of slicing while browsing for types of potatoes. I was trying to figure out what kind of

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*Filet mignon is a French term which means exquisite or dainty fillet. It is a steak cut of beef taken from the tenderloin, or psoas major of the steer or heifer.There's nothing dramatic in cooking filet mignon. This is a quick, easy and delicious main dish. I have read quiet a few recipes and food articles on how to cook a perfect steak using filet mignon and there is nothing more than

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First of all, I would like to give credit to my mom, who makes the best pancakes! I have never ever eaten pancakes as good as hers. I've been making these babies over and over again however I can't seem to do it exactly the way my mom does. There's really something about our mothers "cooking" that we can't seem to duplicate. Even if I use the same ingredients, it just doesn't seem to end up like

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I’ve been working for 7 months now as an elderly care provider. I didn’t realize I would be able to handle it when I left home for this job. I just had the courage to do it because I want to earn money for my family aside from getting an additional qualification, nothing more. I could only imagine handling fragile demented elderly clients. I only read them in books. I could probably say I am

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Finally, a 2-day off from work! I have been working so hard these past few days that I just felt I needed to reward myself. What better way to give yourself a treat than to make something "special" in the kitchen. I've been flipping my cookbook for a hour, however, none of the recipes caught my eye. I wanted to make a special beef dish. Then, Beef Stroganoff popped in my mind.. This is my first

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WARNING:May contain disturbing images.Full of "nuts". I don't know if this is an appropriate food post. I was thinking, I would probably humiliate myself, being a self-confessed foodie. (forgive me)Or some of you might see this as rather funny (please do) and think that this is just another common "disaster in the kitchen". Please forgive me, in the name of our passion, FOOD.It all started

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This dish is as easy as it looks. I don't usually use "gourmet" ingredients. I'm still quiet intimidated by most of it, so simple as it is, non-complicated dish just the way i like it. Having said that though, I'm still open for changes, after all I love food..I'm just taking things easy...=)Now, I could probably eat an all-seafood diet for a year rather than red meat. I'm such a huge fan of

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If you love tuna, you will surely love this pasta dish. I love tuna because it is very healthy, a rich source of omega3 and other nutrients. I usually use canned tuna since it is readily available. I doubt if they sell fresh tuna here, haven’t seen one yet, or maybe they do but fresh “frozen” tuna.. Nothing beats what I call “fresh tuna” straight from the matadero in Bankerohan. Tuna can be also

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I was on night duty the day before and my co-worker Babitha said I was insanely uttering "I want to eat fish and chips..i want to eat fish and chips" I didn't realize I was saying that..must have been so engrossed with the idea of eating fish because the last time I ate one was when I had my birthday, that was 24 days ago to be exact.I finally managed to go to Southampton to do my grocery for

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Just when I thought I will never have the chance to eat nilagang saging na sab-a (steamed saba bananas ) again till I come back home, I was totally wrong. You see, this is my most favorite food. It's not a grand and luxurious food but I won't trade it for caviar, foie gras or truffles..or maybe I didn't grow up with all those foods but then, there's no food that would probably transfer my

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It was ate beth's late birthday celebration. She bought 2 packs of chicken wings and she wanted me to do something out of it. Adobo isn't part of the option so, I browsed my 1 Million Cookbook for any idea. I found a chicken recipe that calls for coconut. The final dish was a dry-looking sauteed chicken strips but I wanted a creamy colorful dish. Red hot chilli was the first thing that popped in

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On my birthday I prepared just 2 dishes.. Hot chilli battered chicken and sweet and sour cod..wasn’t able to take photos coz mr. sony wasn’t in the mood (lowbatt)The chilli chicken was an experiment..yeah experimenting something on my birthday..i thought i wanted to create a KFC-like chicken since all of us here are crazy about the chicken bucket meal..a bucket would cost around 700 pesos so i

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Yesterday, I baked a couple of pre-packed battered haddock for my baon to work later in the evening. I also brought a couple of tangerines and strawberry yogurt for my early morning snack. Only to know that I will not be having any of it.I went doing the routine work when Babitha, our Indian co-worker who was there in the kitchen cooking up her chicken tikka masala, offered to give me some.

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My husband has somehow learned to hate chicken. For almost three years, chicken has been a constant sight on his plate since he is working in a pork-prohibited country that even "piglet" in Pooh and Friends is not allowed. He doesn't whine when it comes to food, he eats anything edible, and i mean anything, he is the type that doesn't choose what he puts in his mouth as long as it is edible. He

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It doesn't mean that I dislike -CHANGE-, but I'm uneasy with unfamiliarity. One thing I know about myself is that I am easily attached to things. I am attached to my blog because it's where I vent. Much to my dismay, my FS blog can only upload for up to 50MB of media only. I was on the process of updating my blog- writing about Tuna Mushroom Pasta- when the system went mental, it won't upload

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check this out..=)http://uk.news.yahoo.com/blog/editors_corner/article/11975/

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i was thinking of something to write..it seems that my head isn't up and about..so i just continued listening to "kung ok lang sayo". .. (a local song from a band called truefaith)..while writing this post. It's quite chilly here since i didnt turn on the heater yet. be right back in a sec....ok i am here again, the heater's turned on to 25 degrees..it should be warm in a couple of minutes..=)

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