Ingredients 1 kilo kamote 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup butter juice of 1 orange orange rind Instructions Pare and cut kamote into rounds about 1″ thick. Parboil then drain. Arrange the kamote slices on a buttered baking dish. Set aside. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan. Caramelize this mixture. Add in…
Recipe: Ice Scramble
1 cup Evaporated milk 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon banana flavoring (adjust to desired taste) few drops of red liquid coloring to get the right shade of pink color 3 cups crushed ice toppings: 2 Tablespoons milk powder Chocolate syrup 2 tablespoons mini marshmallows (optional) Mix the ingredients of the base and add on to crushed…
When in Hong Kong…
Hong Kong is definitely our happy place! Well, what’s not to love about HK?! You can shop for cheap stuff. You can get all the high end brands. You can can get bargains especially during SALE season. And most of all you get to eat really really good food. Well that’s what we did last…
Recipe: California Maki
Ingredients: cooked Japanese rice (in a rice cooker, cook 2 cups short-grain Japanese rice in 3 cups water) ground white pepper mirin (Japanese rice wine) bowl of water nori (seaweed) sheets, cut in half wasabi Japanese mayonnaise ripe mango slices cucumber slices crab sticks fish roe bamboo sushi mat Make the vinegared rice: Season the cooked rice with…
DIY Flash Cards
I was looking for flash cards at National Bookstore and Fully Booked but I was not able to find one. I wanted to teach Mia about fruits, vegestables, shapes, colors and animals, so I looked online if I can just print those and have it laminated. Well google is really my friend! One click then…
Recipe: Maja Blanca
Ingredients 2 large coconut milk 1 big evaporated milk 1 (14 ounces) condensed milk ¾ cup sugar 1 sweet kernel corn, drained 1/2 creamed corn 1 cup cornstarch ½ cup water For the Latik 2 cups coconut cream Instructions Brush bottom and sides of a large baking dish with coconut oil (from cooking the latik). In a…
The Balikbayan is Back!
One of my bestfriends Ness came home for a quick vacation from Singapore. What’s our agenda everytime someone abroad comes back home? EAT…EAT…EAT!!! Well we wanted to go somewhere unique, a place that serves authentic Pinoy food. She wanted food that you rarely get abroad (Barbecued meat to be exact). Ley came up with an…
Recipe: Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I saw this recipe online so I had to try them and it was perfect and delicious! Sharing with you the recipe Ingredients: 2 and 1/4 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks or 170 grams) unsalted butter, melted1 3/4 cup (135…
My Pak Ganern Look
My secret… Eyelash extensions!!! For about 5 years now, I’ve been rocking the no make-up but flawless look. I can’t live without my eyelashes. It can make your my eyes pop, match it up with on-fleek brows then you’re good to go! I’ve been loyal to one Eyelash extension place for the longest time. “Salve” my…
Recipe: Aligue(Crab Fat) Pasta w/ Grilled Shrimp
Ingredients: 1 Big bottle of Aligue (Crab Fat) 1/2 kilo cooked spaghetti 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1/4 kilo Grilled shrimp 3 pcs calamansi juice chopped garlic parmesan cheese Saute olive oil, garlic and aligue Add calamansi juice and the let boil Add spaghetti noodles then remove from heat Plate pasta and top with shrimp…
Kerry Sports Tour
I wanted to visit the Adventure Zone of Shangri-La BGC for our usual playdates with my friends kids. I asked my friend Jen Uyehara who works at Shang Fort for the membership rates. The membership was not really ideal for us since I live in QC and the traffic going to the Fort is getting worse…
Recipe: Atchara and Pickled Shallots
Atchara Ingredients: 1Tbsp Rock salt 4 cups shredded papaya 4 cups vinegar 4 cups sugar 1/2 cup chopped bell peppers 1/2 cup slice carrots 1 medium onions chopped 1 thumb-sized ginger cut into strips 1/4 cup raisins Sprinkle salt over papaya. Mix and set aside for 10 minutes Boil vinegar and sugar. Set aside Squeeze…
The OC Mom 