I like my cookies chewy always. That’s why I’m picky with what I buy. I make cookies and I can’t seem to find that perfect balance of chewy-ness whenever I make one. So I stopped trying altogether. My friend Chermaine, we call her Seri-maine because of CLOY – is a newly minted baker. Whatever she…
Milk teas are something that holds meaning to me. Serenitea will ALWAYS be my first milk tea love. It was because of my love of milk teas that I met blogger friends turned real life friends who have helped me along the way. This lockdown has introduced making milk teas at home. I know for…
Baby Back Ribs is something I am very intimidated to try to make at home. I don’t like wasting a good part of meat because I cooked it the wrong way. But since I had a LOT of time on my hands – why not try it! My good friend K guided me and shared…
When you say ma-ki, I would always associate it with Manosa’s along Ongpin. I have very fond memories for eating there with my parents. Their ma-ki is my benchmark for all the ma-ki’s that I have tried. Nothing comes close, nothing. I have always wondered why my mom hasn’t tried to replicate it. I guess…
Radish cake is something I really enjoy eating. I learned it from the best, my mom! When we went out to eat dimsum, she would always order this and then tell the waiter or server to fry it a little more for a crisp to the cake. Since I grew up seeing and having that…
This lockdown has seriously made me tired with all the cooking. It’s not just the cooking really, it’s the thinking of what to cook every single day for lunch and dinner. I think I have injured my right arm with all the cooking that I have done in the first two weeks of the lockdown….
I thought to ask – how are you guys doing this lockdown? When the lockdown started, I was anxious and uncertain. I couldn’t get a grasp of what was happening. I’m sure everyone was on high alert because I certainly was. Then as the days progressed, I learned that an uncle of mine passed away…
A week into the lockdown, there was a bread making movement seen on my social media feeds. It wasn’t because it was a fad, it was mainly because bread was scarce at that time. I have dreamed of making bread, but am deathly afraid of using yeast. I’ve never tried using yeast ever, even if…
Our family loves food, especially our 2 year old girl who is fond of all things tasty! One dish she surely loves is her dad’s baked spaghetti — it’s sweet, meaty and best of all, extra cheesy! My husband, who has a background in culinary, makes this Filipino style pasta dish whenever we have a…
I’m a sucker for gyoza, even if it’s just a dumpling – well a Japanese version dumpling. Hahaha! I would order this all the time and I remember, my god daughter, Alleya – she’s a Gyoza monster as she loves eating it! One of the things I least like to do is to think of…
I absolutely love #AdobongMani with balat. I remember my mom buying this in Unimart. How I would be glued on how the lady scooped up the fried peanuts and place them on a brown paper bag. And then when we got home, my mom would transfer it to a glass container – a reused mayonnaise…