Lasang Pinoy Sundays: Kitchen Tools/Gadgets You Want
Not that I need any more kitchen gadgets or tools anytime soon but I’ve been wanting Rachel Ray’s Stoneware set for a while now. I watch her using them in the Food Network show 30-Minute Meals and I think the stoneware are not only very cleverly designed, they pretty too.
Chocolate Cupcakes W/ Coconut Buttercream Frosting
I actually bought the bag of coconut flakes for macaroons after I saw Ina Garten’s recipe on Food Network. I love macaroons and when I first made some years ago, it didn’t look like macaroons at all. That means they were an EPIC Fail. But I learned what I did wrong while watching Ina make her macaroons so I was definitely ready to redeem myself. Too bad that when I started to assemble the stuff in my counter to make them, I realize that I forgot to buy 1 major ingredient. The condense milk. Like Duhhhhh. However, I did not let that deter me from making something sweet that day, heh. If all else fails, MAKE CUPCAKES. If there’s a coconut cake, I’m sure cupcakes with coconut frosting wouldn’t be so bad. And VOILA, behold the chocolate cupcakes with coconut buttercream frosting.
LASANG PINOY SUNDAYS: SEAFOOD: SALMON FISH FRY W/ MANGO & SCALLIONS RELISH
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.
LASANG PINOY, SUNDAYS: ROLLED – STUFFED PORK ROAST W/ SPINACH & MUSHROOMS
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays theme this week is ROLLED. It worked out perfectly coz I have this stuffed pork roast with spinach and mushroom ready to roll, so to speak 
. This pork started as a pork loin. I cut it in half without going all the way to the bottom, and then butterflied the sides to get a flattened pork plank, pretty much. Once that’s done, stuffing it with anything you like is a breeze.
Holiday Recap: New Year’s Eve/Birthday Dinner
A continuation of the lechon kawali/deep fried pork roast post which we enjoyed for our New Year’s Eve dinner which also happened to be my birthday dinner as well. I did not make any appetizers since we actually went out for lunch which served as my birthday eat-out celebration.
