Happy and Prosperous 2012!! on Jan 4, 2012 in Celebrations Aahh, 2012, new year. Is it just me or did 2011 come and go way too fast? It’s true what they say, you know, that time flies when one is having fun. *wink* Following is my New Year’s wish/message as posted on my Facebook wall, which I now...
Fudge Truffle Cheesecake on Nov 28, 2011 in Cake Decorating Celebrations Desserts/Goodies And just like that, Thanksgiving break is over! November is almost over! Boo! So, before the month officially ends a few days from now, let me squeeze in a quick update. Believe me, I feel the drought! Hee hee. Hubby celebrated his birthday on Than...
A Birthday Cake for a World Traveler on Oct 21, 2011 in Cake Decorating In May, I was asked to make a birthday cake for a dad who has traveled the world. His favorite pair of shoes are white Converse All-Stars, which had to be on the cake. That, to me, was the easy part. The challenge was incorporating landmarks from som...
Pretty Pig Cake on Oct 21, 2011 in Cake Decorating I have a backlog of cake entries from as far back as May. I’m afraid I have no choice but to bore you with cake entries left and right…top and bottom. Promise to bear with me? *smiles sheepishly* In July, a friend requested me to make her...
Ghirardelli Twilight Delight Champorado (Sweet Chocolate Rice Porridge) on Sep 28, 2011 in Rice/Pasta/Noodles Taste of Home I understand perfectly well if some people find the idea of sweet chocolate rice porridge – champorado as we call it in the Philippines – unfathomable. Just think about it…rice and chocolate. Yes, the combination does work! Hee hee.
Quick Chicken Karaage on Sep 21, 2011 in Poultry Quick Fix As part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, I received a box of Kikkoman Kara-age Soy-Ginger Seasoned Coating Mix to try. What is “karaage” anyway? Karaage, as lifted from Wikipedia, is a Japanese cooking technique in which various foods...
Dance/Glitz and Glam Topsy Turvy Cake on Sep 14, 2011 in Cake Decorating Celebrations Would you look at that! It’s my first post for September! No excuses from this delinquent foodie home cook. There are a few recipes that I tried and cakes that I’ve created that I want to share with you all. Hopefully, they’ll find...
Lunch-in-a-Jar on Aug 31, 2011 in Home-Prepared Lunchables We are now on our second week of school. And I am happy to report that we have now pretty much settled into a groove. Yay! So I am back making and packing lunches for my now 2nd grader. Much as I want to come up with “cute” looking lunc...
Cutlery to Go on Aug 22, 2011 in Home-Prepared Lunchables Kitchen/Food Etcetera In just a few hours, Texas schools will open for the 2011-2012 school year. That means, less kinect xbox time for darling daughter…and more for me! Kidding! One of our last minute shopping trips today was at The Container Store. I was looking f...
Kodak Gallery Photo Book: Fondant Cakes by Munchkin Mommy on Aug 19, 2011 in About Me Cake Decorating Howdy, y’all! Cafe Munchkin, as part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program, was chosen to receive a free Kodak Gallery Photo Book. I love love love photo books, more so when they are gratis. *wink* Thank you, Kodak Gallery! Thank you, Foodbuzz! I...
