Whenever we are craving for crepes, we go to Bob Evans. They serve the best crepes with different fillings (whatever is available of course, banana cream, blueberries or strawberries). But of course, we can't afford eating out all the time coz once we're there, crepes aren't the only ones we're ... Read More

    As mentioned in the chocolate cupcakes with buttercream coconut cupcakes recipe, I’ve finally made the coconut macaroons. I learned how to make it from watching an episode of Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. My first attempt on making macaroons years ago certainly baffles me ... Read More

The apples from the grocery stores really looked delicious the other day so I bought a bag and decided to make an apple crisp out of them. I haven’t made in a while so I figured yesterday was as good as any. What I like about apple ... Read More

Something fruity and crunchy are added into pancakes to make it interesting for breakfast. Besides making the basic recipe for pancakes, I had to make the apple-cinnamon filling separately. INGREDIENTS : (pancakes) * 2 cups flour * 2 tbsp ... Read More

I saw a pack of Zatarain’s Fish Fry Mix at the store so I figured I’d try it with the pretty looking  salmon I bought at BJ’s. Something for a change. Fish Fry usually uses cod or haddock but I decided to be “fancy” and used salmon instead. INGREDIENTS: salmon, sliced in ... Read More

For our Christmas dinner, we didn’t do the traditional ham or roasted chicken. Hubs found some really nice looking rib eye steaks from BJ’s days before Christmas which made him declare, “we’re having steaks for Christmas.” I had no problem with it coz it meant he’ll be ... Read More

If pumpkin or sweet potatoes pies are for Thanksgiving, our traditional Christmas dessert is apple pie. I have to make this every year or else I'll hear about not having apple pie one Christmas for the rest of my life. Truthfully, I quite enjoy baking an apple pie ... Read More

... And caramelized apples on the side. Sorry but adding the caramelized apples on the title would've made it too long. After reading Connie's (Pinoycook) Penne with creamed portobello mushrooms I was reminded of the bacon wrapped beef stuffed with portobello mushrooms, cheese and asparagus dish that ... Read More

  Our family love fruits. Fresh ones. Which is a good thing in balancing a healthy diet. We are enjoying what the Summer season has to offer. Have you seen the papayas? Watermelon is staple in our house during summer. Red and yellow. We discovered the latter color last year ... Read More

I saw this ripe papaya at the commissary and since  my kids have never  tried papayas I figured it's now or never.  They weren't too sweet but they weren't bland either. and not too ripe either. Just a perfect balance. Of course I discarded the seeds. They look ... Read More

Using the blender from my Magic Bullet Platinum Pro, I made strawberries & banana smoothie for me and the kids last Friday. Hubs already started drinking beer he didn't get any :). In the blender, I blended together : ice cubes 2 cups of ... Read More

We had such a great time partaking in our Chocolate fondue with assorted fruits. First, I'm proud to say I found my first ever fondue set at GoodWill for $3. It was still in a box so talk about a good find. It's a small set but geez, ... Read More

I promised my friend Mai I'd send her my Mango Salsa recipe that was featured on the Bento Box I made for Lasang Pinoy 25 so here it is. It's quite easy really. Ingredients : ripe mango tomatoes onions sprinkle of red pepper flakes salt & pepper sprinkle of cilantro Chop mango, tomatoes, onions and cilantro, finely. Mix ... Read More