In my first blog months ago, I introduced some people whose love for cooking (unknowingly) influenced and inspired me to also be good at it. I also mentioned one specialty dish I attribute to each of them. One is my Ate Nora’s pancit luglug. The mere mention of this special dish already brings back treasured […]

Two years ago, my Little Chef requested that we bake a New York cheesecake. I remember, he even showed me a recipe from a book we had at home. So with much enthusiasm, we baked our very first cheesecake. While cheesecakes are normally served chilled, the kiddo preferred his warm. That was during the days […]

Yesterday morning, while we’re still in bed, I had this convo with the kiddo: Me: Good morning! It’s Saturday!Kiddo: Good morning, Mom! It’s ice cream day!Me: Okay, but we’re not buying. We’ll just make one.Kiddo: I like Oreo ice cream. And make sure you do it like Anna Olson.Me: How does she do it?Kiddo: She […]

Other than Filipino food, the taste of most Korean dishes comes close to my palate. Charge it to more than two decades of exposure through friends and students way back in the late ’90s until recently with colleagues who share the same fondness for Korean food. And to have fortunately had experienced authentic Korean dishes […]

We occasionally have leftover pizza either for lunch or snacks. But on my first attempt at making pizza all from scratch, the kiddo requested it for breakfast. 😀 But before I embarked on my pizza-all-from-scratch venture, I baked pizza using store bought crust. Since a bigger size crust wasn’t available last time, I had to […]

Sunny days aren’t back yet. While this post might seem untimely since it’s been raining a lot lately, I still want to share some ‘cool’ treats ideas to try with the kiddos when Mr. Sun shines back. 🌞 My son usually gets his sweet treats during weekends. When it comes to ice cream, cookies and […]

The kiddo and I love tomato-based dishes. We also both love soups. One day in June, he came to me with his proposed recipe and said, “Mom, can you please cook this?” My heart melted, and I promised to do as requested. Anyway, who wouldn’t say yes to this cuteness? While planning to cook my […]

Pre-pandemic, when we’re grocery shopping and needed some snacks, we often looked for this popular puff pastry beef patties. Besides being reasonably priced, the brand offers variety. The taste is good and the size is right to give a quick hunger fix. Lately, the hubby seemed to miss it and requested me to bake. Since […]

On days that we run out of bread, we normally resort to having pancakes for breakfast. Of course, it’s the pancake mix, boxed stuff. In fairness, it’s easy to prepare and the taste can always be elevated when topped with butter and honey or maple syrup if we have. Sometime last month, as we neither […]

Being an introvert, I’ve always been hesitant to share anything personal with others, especially through social media. On Facebook, my current network is limited only to a little over a hundred people. I do post about important milestones, but with much caution and careful choice of words. This is so, perhaps, because I am so […]