Pumpkin Flan

munchkinmommy | November 29, 2007

Long before Thanksgiving, I’ve already made up my mind that I’m going to make a pumpkin-based dessert/s.  I thought if turkey was the star of the Thanksgiving feast, pumpkins, on the other hand, hold a very important supporting role,. :lol: It was a toss-up between a pumpkin pie, pumpkin cheesecake and pumpkin flan.  In the end, [...]

Musashino

munchkinmommy | November 15, 2007

Musashino is one of three authentic Japanese restaurants we’ve tried thus far.  And mind you, all three have earned the seal of approval of hubby’s Japanese colleagues. ;)  You know what that means!  Food should really be good if they pass the discriminating taste of they who hail from the Land of the Rising Sun. :smile:
Hubby and [...]

Arroz a la Cubana

munchkinmommy | November 14, 2007

I dare say that anyone who has spent a great deal of time cooking has made arroz a la cubana at least once…knowingly or unknowingly. :)  Wikipedia simply defines Arroz a la Cubana, which literally means Cuban-style rice, as “a Spanish dish consisting of rice, fried egg and tomato sauce.”  How simple is that?   
In my 4 [...]

Wurstfest (Sausage Festival)

munchkinmommy | November 10, 2007

The following is an excerpt from “About Last Weekend”, an entry I posted on my personal blogsite on 09 November 2007. 
Last Sunday, 04November, we attended the 10am mass instead of our usual 11:45am because we wanted to squeeze in a side-trip to Europe. ;)  Want to know which country?  Here’s a clue…

Come on!  That’s a no-brainer! :D  Ok, ok, [...]

Blondies (Blonde Brownies)

munchkinmommy | November 9, 2007

One of my favorite Food Network shows is Throwdown with Bobby Flay.  One thing I learned from the show last week is that there’s such a thing sa Blondies…the fair counterpart of brownies!  Am I the only person in the known universe who didn’t know about it?  I checked out my Hershey’s recipe book and [...]