Cupcakes!

Cupcakes

I'm on a roll! Haha. I know I've posted some cupcake pics before but this is the more recent cupcakes I made. The picture above is where my mom requested me to make some since she loved the one I made for my friend (order). It was halloween that time so I made the icing purple and orange!

This one is an order from a friend of mine I met during my training days in Antipolo. It's his son's birthday so she ordered 25 pieces of cupcakes. She said it's yummy and I'm really happy to hear that. So in case you guys wanna order from me check out: Cupcakes Inc. I can only accept orders in Metro Manila as of the moment, thank you!

Mac and Cheese

Mac and Cheese

I've been craving for mac and cheese for a long time that time so I decided to make one myself since I'm bored and I've got nothing to do. My mom during that time was glaring at me since she doesn't have any idea what is Mac and Cheese is.

When I made them she was instantly delighted and told me it's delicious and grabbed another serving of mac and cheese. My brother and sisters loved it and ate 3 servings. All in all my cravings have been fullfilled, I added some chili garlic sauce just to add some flavor to the regular mac and cheese, I guess that's the reason why my mac and cheese is colored Orange! Haha. Oh I used regular cheddar cheese by the way, since it's cheaper and I'm just trying it! Haha

Chocolate Crinkles

Chocolate Crinkles

I usually love these cookies. I always make our maid to buy them in a nearby local bakery store. Haha. I decided to try and make them. I absolutely love them. This is great as gifts to friends and just for home eating. I absolutely love the chocolate-y goodness and richness of this cookie!!

Chicken Wraps

Chicken Wraps

I blame it on the KFC tvc! So my mom doesn't want to buy the KFC chicken wraps that looks so yummy in TVC... she told me to make one myself. Haha. Mean right? Just joking.

So here goes... bought some whole wheat tortilla wraps, since I couldn't find a regular tortilla. Instead of pizza sauce, I used Prego's tomato sauce with mushrooms, herb and garlic in it. Bought some quickmelt cheese and chicken breasts and off to the kitchen I go when we came home from the grocery!

Everyone loved it... I also made it my dinner. I fried the chicken with Crispy Fry's breading mix. I'm not promoting anything okay? I'm just telling the stuffs that I used. Yummy!

Chicken Macaroni Waldorf Salad

Chicken Macaroni Waldorf Salad

I accompanied my mom to the grocery that day when they gave free samples of macaroni salads to promote their Mayonnaise. My mom loved this salad above and told me to make it. Following my mom's wants we bought some chicken breast, macaroni, celery, cashew nuts, apples and mayonnaise, of course.

So while I was making this I got this great idea, that instead of cooking the chicken as it is by just rubbing it with salt and pepper, I tweaked it. I marinated the chicken with salt, pepper, dried rosemary and added a little bit of calamansi (filipino counterpart of lime), then fry it in olive oil.

So i just toasted the cashews, chopped the veggies and fruit, cooked the macaroni and tossed it all together. Added the mayonnaise and chicken and voila! Salad is ready!

The funny thing is, I made a big bowl of this salad and it only lasted for about 3-4 days. Does this mean it's good??? Hehe.

Chicken Galantina

Chicken Galantina

Haha.. okay so I just realized I have lots of stuff to blog since I've been idle since august. Well anyway here it goes..

Chicken Galantina, it's basically deboned chicken stuff with ground pork, raisins, green peas, carrots and pickle relish. The binder of those stuffings inside the chicken is egg. You sew the cavity of the chicken wrap it in aluminum foil and cook it using a steamer for 3 hours to 3 1/2 hours.

After cooking, let it cool, do not slice it while it's hot it will make the stuffs fall apart. :) I did this two days before Christmas so I just placed it in the freezer and defrosted it and sliced it. I fried it a little bit with butter and garlic then the chicken drippings, I made some gravy. I didn't take a picture of the gravy since everyone can make their own gravy anyway.

I love this dish because every Christmas back then, my dad's friend would give us something like this dish only it is made out of Turkey or Chicken depends on them. I fell in love with this dish since it's so yummy, you can make me eat this dish for a month, as long as there's gravy accompanying it! Hehe.

Mamon

Mamon

Mamon is called Spongecake in other countries. It's technically made out of beaten whites (meringue) and yolks then folded together then later added some dry ingredients and oil.

I found this recipe about 8 months ago but just decided to save it in my files for safekeeping. Early this morning, since I've got nothing to do except browse my files, I came across this recipe in my files and decided to make them.

The texture is really soft and it is moist. Not as fluffy as Goldilocks or Red Ribbon's but it is acceptable. I also increased the baking time since the recipe calls for 12-15 mins, it's not done yet. I baked it around 20 minutes and the result was the picture above. I tried baking the last batch for 25 minutes, and I liked the result of the cake. It's golden brown in color, the type of color I was looking for.

I brushed some butter and sprinkled some sugar on top, to add more texture. I think it will also be nice if you substitute the oil for butter, not only it will give you more color but also much tastier flavor and aroma!