Mango cheese pie
First of all, I apologize for the disappearance of Pinoy Cook from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. today, Manila time. I exceeded my bandwidth allocation and I did not find out until late in the afternoon.
I had to do the house chores before turning on my computer. Bad decision especially considering that I normally turn [...]
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My first apple pie
Whenever I had a craving for apple pie in the past, I knew of only one place where I could have the real thing — Hizon’s in Manila. Of course, today, there are a lot of delis that sell apple pie but Hizon’s is still the pie place for me (not McDonald’s, for goodness’ sakes). [...]
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Mixed berries muffins
We — meaning, my kids and I — used to bake muffins using prepared mixes. In fact, their absolute favorite is Betty Crocker’s blueberry muffin mix. But it’s darn expensive. A pouch that costs almost a hundred pesos only yields six muffins and it just isn’t fair.
We tried baking blueberry muffins from scratch using canned [...]
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Sam’s butterscotch brownies
I meant to post two entries last Saturday but some things got in my way. First, my broadband (sic) internet slowed to a crawl which made uploading photos tedious. Then, on Saturday afternoon, right after lunch, I caught a bug that kept me in bed until early Sunday afternoon. Feeling well enough to go out [...]
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Mango and jelly (jango) dessert
These days, my kids spend more time experimenting in the kitchen than I do. I bought some almond-flavored jelly a few weeks ago intending to combine it with fresh ripe mangoes for dessert. My idea was to cut the jelly and the mangoes into cubes then toss them with a mixture of cream and sweetened [...]
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Churros con chocolate
Spanish in origin, churros are fried strips of dough. They may be dipped in thick chocolate or sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. The churros in the photo were made with a ready mix. It’s something new in the market from Antonio Pueo, maker of the chocolate tablets that are melted to make [...]
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Betty Crocker’s blueberry muffins
Taking the kids to the supermarket is fun. They discover food products that I’d never take a second look at. It also means that the bill can double or even triple. Anyway, it was one of my daughters (can’t remember now which one) who discovered Betty Crocker’s blueberry muffin mix a couple of years ago. [...]
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Alex’s mango shake
My younger daughter, Alex, stayed home from school yesterday. Bad cold. By noon, she was bored. She started pestering me about making some mango shake. I told her later in the afternoon. Two hours later, she couldn’t wait anymore. She made the mango shake herself. Absolutely divine!
I didn’t see how she did it… why [...]
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