Cafe Munchkin’s Heir(ess) Apparent

| March 30, 2009

She’s no other than my Little Munchkin, of course! The above photo was taken last Saturday (morning).  Because we had nothing planned for the weekend, I thought it was about time I kept my promise to my daughter, one that I made almost a month ago.  And that is, to let her decorate cupcakes at [...]

Mamon (Filipino Sponge Cake)

| March 14, 2009

After last week’s well-received Chocolate Chip and Cream Cheese Coffee Cake, I’ve been thinking of other goodies that perfectly complement coffee.  I was thinking along the lines of something Pinoy.  I ended up fantasizing about Goldilocks’ and Red Ribbon’s special mamon.  And since the nearest Goldilocks Bakeshop and Red Ribbon are a plane ride away [...]

Tuna and Cream Cheese Maki

| March 9, 2009

Cream cheese was my most used ingredient between Feb 27 and March 7.  I used it to make Strawberry Napoleones (February 27th) and Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Coffee Cake (March 6th).  Hubby and I also snacked on crackers and cream cheese while watching tv one night.  And because March 6th was meatless Friday, I made [...]

WS #44: Football Cake

| February 2, 2009

Yesterday was Superbowl Sunday, a good enough excuse to make a football cake and practice my star and zigzag piping skills.  ;)  And that’s exactly what I did!  I baked a football-shaped cake using a football pan and decorated it with stars and zigzags. The sun has already set by the time I finished decorating [...]

Fujian Grand China Buffet

| January 25, 2009

*This is entry #43 for Weekend Snapshot.* Chinese New Year is on January 26th, just a couple of hours away on our part of the world.  Back in the Philippines, we make it a point to join the Chinese New Year festivities even if we are not Chinese.  Once or twice, we even paid good [...]