A couple of weeks back my best friend enrolled me in a baking class in MIHCA as a gift. Yesterday I was able to attend this class. This was one of MIHCA’s lifestyle classes. I was hoping that this was more than a demo class and would allow real hands-on baking. The class did not [...]
During my best friend’s birthday, I decided to surprise him with one of his favorites: A New York Cheesecake. I’ve done a couple of cheesecakes in the past. Every one I baked came out cracked. I asked my friend Lori (Dessert Comes First) for advice on how to stop this from happening. The answer: Cook [...]
It’s been a long time since I last experienced cold weather like this during the holidays. Last year was unusually warm. But this year was different. This year I’m able to sleep without the need to turn on the electric fan. This year was snuggle weather. Hot chocolate weather. Best of all, hot buttered rum [...]
I love going to second-hand bookstores. Specially those places which sell really old books. It’s in these places that one would find gems. Like a very old cookbook. While second-hand seller BookSale can be found everywhere I go here in Metro Manila, it’s very seldom that I find a nice old book on their shelves. [...]
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Back in 2000, I was assigned by my second employer to a project in Bangkok. In hindsight, it was quite a funny turn of events. I was first sent there to teach a development platform to the rest of the team. Basically it was a two-week assignment. Then they decided that since I was teaching [...]
I used to have another blog long ago called “Blog, Eat“. It was short-lived though. I only got through as far as two posts before I forgot all about it. One of those times when I thought would be a great idea and I suddenly found myself grasping for something to talk about. This recipe [...]
