Sweet Potato Cupcakes

| October 4, 2010

I received a free recipe book a couple of weeks ago, which I believe to be a part of my magazine subscription.  The recipe book ended up being buried in a heap of still begging to be read magazines until at last, I found it again last week.  After leafing through the dessert pages, I [...]

Homemade Funnel Cake

| July 15, 2010

The place, Universal Studios Hollywood.  The month and year, May 2003.  That was where and when I had my first funnel cake, bless my cousin Lissa’s heart, who refused to leave Universal Studios until she fed us funnel cake.  Hee hee. Since moving to the US in 2007, I’ve had funnel cakes several times, mostly [...]

Scrambled Egg Whites

| June 3, 2010

Since Hubby and I started making healthier food choices, breakfast options have been limited to the following: cereal with soy milk or low-fat yogurt, whole wheat oatmeal or a slice of whole wheat toast and low-fat cheese, plus fruits and a cup of coffee for hubby and green tea for me.  Hubby proudly told me [...]

Strawberry-Banana Yogurt Parfait

| February 8, 2010

Last Saturday, my daughter wanted something new and different for breakfast.  She must have gotten tired of cereals.  Hee hee.  I made a quick survey of the fridge and fruit basket and thought I’d make her just that…something new and different, yet hearty and healthy. I came up with a Banana-Strawberry Yogurt Parfait, which I [...]

Serious About Cereals

| January 21, 2010

We always keep at least two or three boxes of cereals in the pantry.  The call of toasted bread or warm rolls paired with a yummy sandwich filling for breakfast, however, is often too loud and too tempting to ignore.  It’s embarrassing to admit that we’ve allowed one too many boxes of cereals to expire [...]