Do-It-Yourself Ice Cream Cake

| May 16, 2009

*This is entry# 48 for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays (La.Pi.S.).* This week’s theme for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is “Slice ‘em Up”.  To tell you honestly, the theme didn’t require too much pondering on my part.  And if you consider yourself a regular visitor of this blog (because we’re related or good friends, perhaps? hee hee!) then [...]

FoodieWednesday #2: A Better Beef Salpicao

| May 12, 2009

This week at WifeSpeaks, we’re talking “Ideal Marriages”.  For Memoir Mondays, most blog carnival participants posted photos of couples whose marriages they found inspiring.  ChikaTuesday, on the other hand, was all about inspiring showbiz marriages.  In translating that to food, we’re having ideal recipes/meals/dishes for FoodieWednesday. An ideal everyday dish for me is one that [...]

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake & Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Cake…A Redo

| May 11, 2009

It was Teacher Appreciation Week at my daughter’s school last week.  And I thought it would be nice to give the Little Munchkin’s two teachers a cake each (among other things) plus a third cake for the school’s teachers and staff to share among themselves. So I slaved away in the kitchen late Thursday night [...]

Arroz a la Cubana Bowl

| May 9, 2009

*This is entry #47 for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays (La.Pi.S.)* This week’s theme for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is “Over the Top” and I have to say, this was one of the rare instances when I almost misinterpreted the theme.  My first instinct was to come up with rice toppings.  Then again, I thought, what if I’m [...]

Spring-y Cake

| May 6, 2009

“I’ll be yours in springtime when the flowers are in bloom. We’ll wander through the meadows, in all their sweet perfume. And every night I’ll hold you tight beneath that April moon.” Come on, tell me you know this song or have at least heard it?  It’s called “Girl for All Seasons” from the movie [...]