A s i a n S l a w

Every now and then I crave for a vegetarian appetizer that has less calories. So what I did, one time before watching a good movie with my son, is I got 1/4 from 1 head of a cabbage. Shredded it, boiled a few peanuts for extra flavor and a little texture. Having a hot pan coated with a just a little olive oil, caramelized 1 small red onion, , took out he onion having better flavor in the oil, wilted the shredded cabbage, added in the nuts and seasoned with salt and pepper. There you have it, easy and health asian slaw, healthy,easy and simple.

Caught in the act...C u b e d B r o w n i e

This brownie I had put together a few weeks ago for a small party was a success. People would not know if I only have a few baking staples in my kitchen. During those times, I was short for everything and all I have left was flour, cocoa, sugar and oil. Ofcourse the necessary ingredients like baking powder and baking soda is always present. Not even eggs, believe it or not but I was able to make such a moist brownie. Lighter thanthe usual brownie. I whipped up an american mocha buttercream which is powdered sugar, butter and coffee powder.Sprinkled the top with Honey browns which is powdered brown sugar. I may have survived this event, wish me luck for another unexpected one...

White is beautiful by itself. It symbolizes purity and clarity, gastronomically speaking, a light and lean egg dish . There's always a bowl of extra eggwhite in my fridge and this is what I thought would be perfect for my next post-White Omelet. Always, always, in any pastry kictchen, eggwhite should be utilized for icings, glazes and meringues. Savory is what popped up in my mind. After watching a favorite cooking show- Martha Show - a simple recipe of salt and slightly whisked eggwhite was featured. Just added grated light cheddar and leeks to add flavor to this white dish. White is beautiful still...

O v e r l o a d e d...

Nachos con Guacamole
This season of the year,rainy I must say is the time for Avocados. Manang would fill the basket withfreshly picked, almost ripe avocados perfect for making Guacamole. I could not help but make this savorytreat since I have been craving for chips-and-dip. Underneath is a pile of deep-fried wonton wrappers shapedin triangle and as ease,squares. Pan should be hot before adding the oil,with jsut a little of it is enoughto fry the wontons. Yummy but loaded with calories, I decided to omit the meat and simply heateda cup of tomato sauce. I think it tastes better if you sweat the onions in oil before combining it withthe mashed avocados. Have some tomatoes,why not toss it in the mixture. Grated regular cheeseand there you are, snack and full meal by itself.

tiny c a k e

Tiny c a k e, mini,small,midget,pewee -such a cute genre. I have been focusing too much on too big things and it is time for a little fun. I had to take out the middle of once of my cakes and this what I got a tiny cake. Just used left over butter icing. Some dessicated coconut to finish the dessert.

Peaches and Cream

I would like to thank my aunt Lulu for giving me this white distorted bowl,seems like from the
70's but hey classic is classic. You guys had too much dose of chocolate hue from recent posts and I just thought having this simple but delightful. Peaches and Cream is an all time favorite. This is just heavy cream,condensed milk and wedges of peach fruit. So good especially when served chilled.

Pineapple Lighthouse

This treat is perfectly right to end the summer. It is still humid and all I needed was a refreshing sorbet. This is simply pineapple juice and simple syrup. It can also be served as Granita but it looks good straight out from the plastic cup. If you are to use sweetened pineapple juice, simple syrup can then be omitted. Quenching!

"Order Pleas"! My dad was my very first customer ever since I started baking since I was small". Be it cookies or anything that I made just to make me feel good.

A few months ago, I promised myself that I should know how to make one of my

mom's expertise "Sans Rival" which is a cake made from cashew dacqoise( meringue), Itlaian buttercream(softened butter+meringue+cooked syrup), more cashew nuts. I conditioned myself that "I am gonna make it".Well not this time, I overbaked the meringue so I could not get even a round cut for the cake. Everything was alright but the meringue itself. It was bake at 200F , and I was watching it from time-to-time. Apparently I missed perhaps just a few seconds and it really got hard. It is suppose to be chewy when you bite into it. I thought I have to be creative and push myself to still come up with a good treat. Finally, I realized I do have extra-sponge cakes in the freezer which I thaw out everytime I will use it. The cake is compose of: meringue, buttercream,sponge infused with simple syrup (you can a dd another set of three). Tada there you have a "Country Torte" named by Dad. It really looks like am abstract cake but hey it tasts good and creamy inside. I just sprinkled it with powdered sugar Up until now ,dad orders this cake from my kitchen. "Dad thanks for believing in me!

If you could not pull a snack, just a grab a slice of a pullman bread or most known as tasty bread. Slice the bread into 4-5 pieces. Dip it in milk-egg-and sugar mixture. Pan fry it and tada!there you have an easy snack. A shot of cold fresh milk is not bad or may be even dipping the stick into the milk.

Pan de Sal, a yeast bread made from very simple ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast. It can also be made with eggs what they call the egg pan de sal which is also known as the Special pan de sal. There are quite many versions, small and huge ones. People now a days use this as a pizza-pan de pizza, pan de carne (corn beef filled) or on its very simple preparation "served with black coffe. Pinoys love to dip or dunk this bread in a cup of coffee. Some put kesong puti, peanut butter, other savory spreads, even liver spread. Since I was able to find goat cheese and butter from the fridge, I knew it was stil going to taste perfect, even more after it was toasted. My son ate 4 pieces in a row. The Melon Con Hielo is simply , fresh milk, sugar, ice and melon shavings. Its all good!