lazy late posts

Red Velvet crinkles

marshmallow frosted caramel drizzled caramel cupcakes

mango and mixed greens salad with tuna salpicao

mango fish and lettuce bites with bagoong

candy buttons

aglio olio with shrimps

Ysabela's rainbow cake

Seafood Chowder

1 whole onion, diced

2 tbsp flour

1 slab bacon

2 potatoes, cubed

2 cups clam juice

1/2 cup of cream

salt 

pepper

bay leaf

oregano

saute onion until soft, add bacon and cook until brown, 

add flour and stir well scraping the pan for all the good flavorful stuff from the bacon,

add the potatoes

shrimp, crab meat, white fish, 

add clam juice, salt, pepper, bay leaf and oregano

bring to a boil until thick

add the cream

let simmer for a few minutes

season to taste

voila!

Coffee Cocoa rubbed chicken roast with roasted veggies

I had been wanting to sample on coffee rubbed ribs for the longest time. Ever since i became a mom my cravings were less gratified as i would rather stay home with Ysabela and force myself to try to cook that which i am craving rather than spend a ridiculous amount of time stuck in traffic.

I had some of my good friends coming over so i said why not give it a try.

t'was good (at least thats what they said)

this was fairly easy to make  

For the dry rub i mixed 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper, 1 tsp of Paprika and 1 tbsp espresso powder

1. smile (you can do this)

2. Clean the chicken and rinse with cold water (set aside to dry or dry with a clean towel)

3. rub generously with butter (this will help make the skin crispy)

4. rub with the coffee and cocoa mix

5. refrigerate for atleast an hour

FOR THE VEGETABLES

Slice and/or cut onions, carrots, potatoes into same size pieces

season with salt and pepper

and thyme

(i added 3 cloves of crushed garlic and green beans)

DRIZZLE CHICKEN AND VEGGIES WITH OLIVE OIL

ROAST VEGETABLES AND CHICKEN AT THE SAME TIME around 30-40 minutes in a 350F oven (you can also grill it if you wish)

Baste chicken with its juice every now and then

if the chicken browns easily, cover with foil and continue roasting until cooked

this will prevent the skin from burning.

Seven minute frosting frosted cupcakes

June-July 2012 kitchen adventures

Banana Crunch Muffin

Oven Roasted Garlic Rosemary Chicken with roasted vegetables and homemade gravy

Dalandan Soda Pork Adobo

Veggie Stir fry (top)
Crispy Rosemary Salmon Belly (bottom)

Potato Gnocchi with mushroom in creamy butter parmesan sauce

Chocolate buttercream filled yellow batter cake

my crab omelette

May-June 2012

I know its been more than a month since my last post.

but I have been running out of time lately... 

so i'm sharing pics of some of the goodies i have had the chance to make & enjoy this past month

Banana Muffins

Yellow batter cake layered with black magic chocolate cake and cream cheese filling with nuttela buttercream

carrot crunch muffin

chocolate chip banana crunch muffin

Dynamite Chili

freshly made basil pesto and tuna pasta

chocolate cupcakes

Singaporean Chili Crabs

Red Velvet Cake

Molten Chocolate cake

I miss my sisters (this applies to both my biological sisters and girlfriends)

we used to dine at Cyma and share an order of Skolatina after eating salad, pork chops and gyros, & gossip haha

and because i miss them so, this is for them

ate kay, gelli, diane, tian & worthy

molten chocolate cake

3 eggs

1/2 c sugar

1/2 cup flour

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

8 oz semi-sweet chocolate

preheat oven at 400F

in a double broiler melt together butter and chocolate. I used my Bela's steamer as a makeshift double broiler and it worked hehe. set aside

beat eggs, sugar & vanilla

pour onto chocolate mixture and mix until well incorporated

add flour and mix well until batter is smooth, lump free and shiny

grease ramekins and fill with batter

bake for 12-15  minutes