Its Anzac Day today a national day in Australia and New Zealand commemorated every 25th of April in remembrance and honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. In this remembrance we will be making some Anzac biscuits a dish that … Continue reading »
It is the holy week and right now in the Philippines and other countries that practice the Catholic faith. During these times people start to abstain from any meat dishes which means only vegetables and seafood are to be consumed, to honour that practice this week will be Lenten dishes week and that means I will only post vegetable … Continue reading »
Last day of the minced meat week and for today we will be making some Shepherd’s pie. Sheperd’s pie or for others “Cottage pie”, is a type of meat pie served in a crust of mashed potatoes. Though Shepherd’s pie and Cottage pie looks synonymous due to present day usage both are different dishes. Now … Continue reading »
What’s better than having your favourite fast-food items cooked at home the way you like it? Well it is combining two of your favourite fast-food items cooked at home, that’s why for fourth day of the minced meat week we will be merging two favourite fast food dishes in one, the pizza and cheeseburger. I … Continue reading »
Day three of minced meat week, and we already had featured an Asian Meatball dish and a very different type of sauce. For today lets make something popular and nothing can be as popular as the humble Lasagna. Lasagna is an Italian pasta dish made out of different layers of wide flat pasta, Béchamel Sauce … Continue reading »
Cake week, Day 4: Ube Macapuno Cake. Yay! It’s been 2 years since I started this blog and thanks to you guys for all your support, without you I would not be able to reach this stage. Now the best way to celebrate this day like any other occasions is to have a cake, that … Continue reading »
Cake week, Day 3: Crema de Fruta. One more day and you will all know what are we celebrating for. Crema de Fruta is a Filipino dessert made out of sponge cake, custard, fruits, and gelatine. A very popular dessert in Philippines which is commonly served in big festive occasions. This is complicated and time-consuming … Continue reading »
Cake week, Day 2: Chocolate Souffle. Soufflé basically is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and egg whites combined with other ingredients such as fruits, chocolate and cheese; it can be served as a savoury dish or a sweet dessert. Soufflé came from the French word “souffler” which means “to blow up” and … Continue reading »
Sometimes when you are successful with a recipe you try to reuse it as much as possible, this post is no different as we love this cinnamon roll recipe we had for ages and were trying all sorts of different flavour variations with it. So far we had created the classic cinnamon rolls, apple caramel … Continue reading »
There are a lot of pizza flavours to choose, from the simple Margherita to Super Supreme but there are few versions that are suited for the ones who love hot and spicy food like me, I don’t even recall if there was a popular hot pizza flavour. Having that in mind why not make my … Continue reading »
Every Christmas in our house a leg ham is a must, it like a tradition similar to turkeys in the U.S. during Thanksgiving but like my blueberry cheesecake I want to change what’s on our centrepiece this time around so I opted for a pork leg roast as I am imagining a really soft melt … Continue reading »
Meatloaf is a dish made out of ground meat and sometimes vegetables flavoured with spices and shaped into a loaf then is either baked or smoked, it is then served with a type of sweet relish or sauce. Meatloaf have been around as early as 5th century during the Roman period and since then it … Continue reading »
A while back I made some Cinnamon Rolls and it was a big hit so it was requested again and again but now I will be trying a different version using apples and caramel as its main ingredients, I got this idea when one of my colleagues brought some baked goods at the office and … Continue reading »
Meringue Kisses is a type of dessert made out of baked whipped egg whites and sugar, this is one of the really good ways of using unused egg whites after making some yema (like the one we made yesterday), crème caramel or crème brulee. Meringue has been existing for quite some time now and like any other popular … Continue reading »
When I was in the Philippines there is no need to bake at home as everything was cheaply available in a nearby specialty shop from Cakes at Goldilocks and Red Ribbon, Donuts at Dunkin Donut and Mister Donut, Filipino Pastries (mamon, ensaymada, Spanish bread), Cinnamon Rolls at Cinnabon’s, Pretzels at Auntie Anne’s , Cookies at Mrs. … Continue reading »
