ABCs and 123s Birthday Cake

| March 31, 2011

It’s 2am.  I just finished making a couple of  decorations  for cakes I’m making this weekend.  And since my brain is still in “cool down” mode, I thought I’d squeeze in  a blog entry before I get some Zs. So here’s another cake entry.  Don’t get tired of  my cake entries just yet because after [...]

Bagaholic Cakelets (Mini Purse Cakes)

| March 22, 2011

I only had a little over 3 hours of sleep last night.  I decided at 11pm to play with left-overs.  That is, left-over cake of which I had 2 unfrosted 8-inch square layers (one vanilla chiffon and one chocolate chiffon), left-over Italian meringue buttercream and left-over fondant.  I only used one of the two cake [...]

Baptism Cake for a Baby Girl

| March 21, 2011

And just like that, Spring Break came to an end yesterday.  Boo-hoo! This past weekend was quite hectic for me.  Poor time management skills in action yet again!  I was requested to make two cakes for a back-to-back celebration  - a boy’s 3rd birthday and a baby girl’s baptism – scheduled for lunch time on [...]

Beef Siu Mai

| March 14, 2011

*This is the 4th of a 4-part recipe series featuring lean cuts of beef.  The first recipe is a Filipino dish – Boiled Chuck Shoulder Roast (Nilagang Baka) – which can be found HERE.  The second recipe is a Japanese dish – Beef Bowl (Gyudon) – which can be found HERE.  The third recipe is a Korean [...]

Japchae/Chapchae (Cellophane Noodles with Beef and Mixed Vegetables)

| March 12, 2011

*This is the 3rd of a 4-part recipe series featuring lean cuts of beef.  The first recipe is a Filipino dish – Boiled Chuck Shoulder Roast (Nilagang Baka) – which can be found HERE.  The second recipe is a Japanese dish – Beef Bowl (Gyudon) – which can be found HERE.* Spring break!!  It’s going [...]