Boiled Chuck Shoulder Roast with Vegetables (Nilagang Baka)

| February 20, 2011

I’ve got exciting news I want to share with ‘all.  Cafe Munchkin is one of 12  blogs chosen to participate in  FoodBuzz’s Tastemaker Program in partnership with the Texas Beef Council.  My assignment is to share 4 healthy  recipes featuring any of the 29 cuts of lean beef.  To make the recipes come to life, [...]

V-Day Cakes

| February 18, 2011

Last weekend was pretty busy for me.  I baked and decorated a cake and a couple of cupcakes for a 7th birthday party, which you’ll get to see in the next few days.  I didn’t realize it’s been more than 3 months since I last decorated a cake! On that same weekend, we attended a [...]

Pilipinas Food Trip #12: Fishballs

| February 17, 2011

You didn’t think I was through with my Pilipinas food trip entries, did you?  I am far from through so I’ll just go right ahead with it. The highlight of our last day in the Philippines was a trip to the University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus. No, the trip was not to take photos [...]

Cotton Candy

| February 9, 2011

We have a new toy courtesy of Santa Claus.  We found it sitting on my daughter’s bed the night we arrived from the Philippines. *wink*  It’s a Nostalgia Electrics  cotton candy machine and it’s something my daughter really asked for (and light-up shoes, which Santa delivered to the Philippines).  It’s not really a toy because [...]