Totally UnEGGciting!

| December 5, 2008

Because of the amount of baking that I do, I sleep better at night when I know I have enough eggs to use if and when the bake bug bites.  Last week, I knew I’d be baking more than usual because of Thanksgiving related feasting. I thought buying a tray of 2 1/2 dozen eggs [...]

The Almost But Not Quite Leche Flan

| June 21, 2008

Ask someone from the Philippines what his/her favorite dessert is and most likely, leche flan would be in the top 3.  I love leche flan.  I’ve made it a couple of times in the last year.  Consistency is still my biggest problem.  I may come up with a perfectly nice batch one time and a [...]

Hen=Chicken? Not!

| May 22, 2007

My kitchen adventures in the past have been limited to a few pasta dishes, a handful of desserts and maybe a few ulams (note: not the basic Filipino staples!).  These adventures were rare and far in between and usually just brought about by a sudden sumpong to cook or to impress my ex-boyfriend (now my hubby!).  That being said, [...]