Cookies with Candy-Coated Chocolate Chips

April 5th, 2015

  Cookies with candy-coated chocolates for our Easter Sunday snack. Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) (226 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated white sugar (I used 1/2 cup only) 3/4 cup (160 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla [ ... ]

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

January 27th, 2015

  Baked Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: 3 big sweet potatoes, peeled and cut like French Fries olive oil pinch of salt a dash of Paprika Procedure: After you peeled and cut the sweet potatoes, put in a deep bowl and soak in water for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove the water and pat dry the […] [ ... ]

Fruit Kebabs

January 19th, 2015

  One of the ways children and adults too, can eat vegetables and fruits would be to present these in a creative manner like these Fruit Kebabs. These were what I brought to the Christmas lunch with the inlaws: Fruit Kebabs TIPS: To easily facilitate using the sticks, you have to wash these first and  [ ... ]

Watermelon Shake

January 16th, 2015

  One of the bestsellers in this household is the the Watermelon Shake. Procedure: Cut watermelon in small cubes and freeze. This was two cups frozen watermelon plus a cup of water in the blender.Blitz until desired consistency is reached. And why not? Watermelon has… significant levels of vitam [ ... ]

Lunchbox Chronicles : January 7, 2015

January 7th, 2015

    Lunchbox Chronicles for the first day of school: Lunch: longganisa (sausage links) and scrambled eggs and rice. Snacks: PB&J sandwich, sliced orange, PB cookies and salted caramel popcorn from Kettle Korn. [ ... ]