munchkinmommy | January 31, 2009
“Steamed” is the theme for this week’s Lasang Pinoy, Sundays. I have two steamers, both of which I use fairly often. I use the bamboo steamer, solely for dim-sum: siopao, siomai, dumplings, and cuapao. This good-sized aluminum steamer, I use for fish and one of my all-time favorite Filipino desserts, Leche Flan. Generally, steaming is [...]
munchkinmommy | January 29, 2009
Who hasn’t heard of Spam?! It is such a household name that some people actually make the mistake of referring to canned ham as Spam or sometimes by another brand…Ma-ling. Hee hee. Spam can be a lifesaver specially when one is too lazy to cook a decent viand. So it’s not the best option for [...]
munchkinmommy | January 25, 2009
*This is entry #43 for Weekend Snapshot.* Chinese New Year is on January 26th, just a couple of hours away on our part of the world. Back in the Philippines, we make it a point to join the Chinese New Year festivities even if we are not Chinese. Once or twice, we even paid good [...]
munchkinmommy | January 25, 2009
As promised, I’m posting the fool proof buttercream icing recipe I recently discovered, and which I have now been using shamelessly to ice and decorate cakes and cupcakes such as these… INGREDIENTS (STIFF CONSISTENCY) 1 cup solid white vegetable shortening 1 teaspoon Wilton Flavor (Vanilla, Almond or Butter or a combination of the 3) 2 [...]
munchkinmommy | January 24, 2009
This week’s Lasang Pinoy, Sundays (La.Pi.S.) theme is “Eye Candy”. I saved the photos I took of the cupcakes I made last Monday purposely for this entry. Ready? Let me send in the clowns! I used buttercream icing to decorate these cupcakes. Yes, I’ve been decorating again. You didn’t think the rainbow cake would be [...]
