May 2013
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100 Cupcakes: Hawaiian Blast
I remember my first 100 cupcakes project was with a little girl named Gianna for her 1st birthday back in 2011. The theme was “4th of July” as I remember because her birthday is actually July 4.
This time, they’re for a girl named Hanna Joyce who’s having her 7th birthday party; And her choice for a theme: Hawaiian.
For the cupcakes, they preferred the chocolate fudge...
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March 2013
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Great Eats Outside The Kitchen: "Harbor Gastro...
Since it was our last day of school yesterday, my friends and I decided to get some food.
This place was suggested by a good friend of mine, (which is also in fact a friend of the owner). She said their steak was great so we had to give it a try.
It was a new place along the street of Angeles City, Nepo Quadrangle.
I must say I was a bit disappointed that we didn’t get to order the...
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February 2013
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January 2013
7 posts
Sunday Feature: "Kakanin Extra Extra"
I’m very lucky to have a family whose passion is cooking. I grew up seeing my mom, my grandma, my aunts cooking together whenever there are occasions. And for every occasion they serve these sweet specialties of theirs. It’s always been a tradition for Filipinos to serve these type of desserts whatever the occasion is. And for today’s feature, we have my aunts’ special...
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December 2012
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Baking Sessions: Chocolate Cupcakes
I wouldn’t end this year without another baking session right? For this session I am with a new friend, (which whom I met from my wonderful cousins) (have to give them credit) Sam. She wanted to learn how to bake cupcakes and I had to grab the opportunity, I mean how seldom do people ask me to bake with them?
So we started with the basics: measuring, mixing etc.
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Seafood Extravaganza!
Had an amazing time today in Manila, with some of my favorite people. We had a seafood fest for lunch and it was amazing. Here’s how it went down.
We purchased fresh seafood from the market across the street.
Took it to the restaurant and let them cook it (with our preferences of course).
(top right: Sinigang na talakitok (“trevally” as my sources tell me, which is in fact...
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When I go to places I always assure that I try some of the food in that location. Whether it’s weird, creepy or just plain delicious, I will always have to try some because no one ever knows if I can go to back to that place again.
This year we went to Ilocos and I was pretty persistent about trying their “bagnet” — it’s fried pork with the skin on but there was...
Once Upon A Snack Time...
This is homemade chocolate drink with rock salt foam and ensaymadas (bread rolls brushed with butter and sprinkled with sugar).
You know what, it rarely happens when my brother and I have a great snack together, so that is why he suggested that I make a rock salt foam from the leftover cream last night.
I first heard about this type of foam from a tea shop nearby called Mang Chaa. It’s...
November 2012
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Birthday Projects: Roses and Black Frostings
It’s been my thing to give cupcakes or cakes during birthdays as a gift and this time it was my cousin’s “Debut”— which is an 18th birthday celebration in the Philippines wherein a girl turns into a young woman, similar to a quinceanera with the Spanish people.
So I decided that I’d make cupcakes. Her motif was black and red but there was no particular theme. I...
Feed Thy Curiosity: Balicutia
On my recent trip in Ilocos, I came across these ear-shaped, cookie-like things that made me curious as to what they tasted like.
My cousins and I were walking the streets of Vigan and at first, I didn’t give them that much attention because they looked like your typical cornstarch cookies that you can buy on your local groceries. One of my cousins, bought a small pack and we decided to...
October 2012
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Failures Have Hope
On the recently concluded “Baking Sessions” I baked some pavlovas which were not bad, I might say. But not everything I plan to make is perfect especially if I try on a new recipe. You see, baking is not just your typical mix and fold type of thing that you just put in the oven and it’s perfect. Baking is a science and also an art at the same time, and most of the time it’s...
Baking Sessions: Pavlova
A simple light dessert that’s gonna send you floating in mid-air.
The first time I heard about pavlovas was from a high school friend when he asked me if I knew how to make one. Since being the curious culinary student, I had to research about them.
“A light meringue that’s crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside”. Since it caught my attention, I had to try them, so...
Hello there! I’m Paula, a culinary student that would like to share my passion for food to the world. Hopefully this blog would help me show my knowledge, curiosity, and love for food.
Together with my friends, I plan to make people appreciate the food they are eating. I look forward to expand my knowledge about food and make it exciting as I discover more things about the industry that...
