Chicken and Shrimp Tempura

Shrimp Tempura

Chicken Tempura

I based the final recipe on this one and the reviews. When I tried it the first time, hubby and loved it. Needless to say, my sons and I did too. So now it has become a regular menu item in our household.

Buttermilk Doughnuts

Freshly made Buttermilk Donuts

After learning how to make butter, I had a by-product that could not be found in the grocery stores: the TRUE BUTTERMILK. This is the milk that is left over after churning heavy cream to make butter. In the grocery stores, what you will find is the cultured buttermilk, which is whole milk made with a starter culture. It's easy enough to make, but it tastes different from the real buttermilk. This true buttermilk can be used in a lot of recipes ranging from soups to cakes. It makes pancakes and cakes fluffy.

This recipe was one that was shared to me by my SIL after her husband showed me how to make butter. They gave the buttermilk to me and a pound of frozen butter they had made in the past. I immediately mixed the recipe as soon as I got home, then chilled it until I was ready to make the donuts. My whole family, including my picky husband, loves these. It has now become a regular snack/dessert item for us right after I make butter (which I do now about every week).

Chocolate Kahlua Cake

I got the recipe for Chocolate Kahlua Cake from The Cake Mix Doctor , but instead of the coffee Kahlua, what I had were Hazelnut Kahlua 1 L and Torino Chocolate Syrup.  So I changed the original 3/4 c Kahlua into 1/4 c hazelnut Kahlua and 1/2 c chocolate syrup. And for the glaze, instead of 1/4 c Kahlua, I used espresso (prepared using Tassimo), which was around 1/8 cup, so to make it 1/4, I mixed it with half Hazelnut Kahlua and half Chocolate Syrup.

Reader's Photo Gallery #23

Probably the biggest collection of photos I have received through email is from Lyra. Thanks for sharing your photos, Lyra!

hi manang,
I did try for the first time the pianono and it was a success, since I still have left over ube from ube ice cream, I made ube roll today and my kids love it, and all came from your recipe, dami ko na utang sa inyo...more power
Lyra of AZ

Spanish Bread and Ensaymada




Supersoft Ensaymada




Hopia




Pandesal




Pianono




Ube Ice Cream




Ube Cake Roll




Egg Pie

The Dairy Chronicle: Cream Separator

Cream Separator

 This post marks the start of my newfound interest in my rural American kitchen: DAIRY.


That includes milk, heavy cream, skimmed milk, butter, yogurt, and cheeses. The best part: I am getting the raw ingredient for FREE.

Reader's Photo Gallery #22

I love getting emails from (or being tagged on fb by) people/blog readers who have tried and loved recipes that I feature here. Thanks for sharing your photos and experiences!

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Marlene tagged me on fb for these photos below, for which she said,

Manang, the wait was really worth it!! My friends came over and they all loved it! Thanks so much!!!

Choco Flan Cake

Ziggy's Mango Mousse Cake

Mango Mousse Cake

An fb friend, Ella, recently sent me a box of ripe mangoes, and I went crazy looking for dessert recipes using mangoes. First thing that came to mind was mango mousse cake because, when I made mini-brazo de mercedes with mango mousse sauce, my in-laws and another American guest were raving about the mango mousse. I ended up sending some home with them.

Manang's Lechon Manok (Rotisserie Cornish Hens)

Cornish Hens to make Lechon Manok

Syempre hindi kumpleto ang Pinoy food cravings ko kung walang lechon manok. ["Of course, my Filipino cravings would not be satisfied without rotisserie chicken.] That is the main reason why I got myself a rotisserie. Actually, my friend Ana has it, and cooked lechon manok in it using cornish hens. That's what gave me the idea of getting myself this rotisserie.

Puto Mold Giveaway

Too many for my own use

This contest has concluded by the end of 3/20/2012 midnight EST. And the winner is:  Samantha Tioseco. Congratulations!
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In the past years due to online friendship with another blogger as well as due to my sister Cris, I have accumulated too many puto molds now than what I need (as you know, we can only load the bamboo steamer a few at a time, at most two layers at one time). I have found myself not really using some of them even during the time I prepare puto. So I thought I'd give away some of them, especially the mini ones, through a contest. (And that is fine by them.)

Here's how the contest will go:

BananaApple Muffins (Banana Muffins with Banana-Apple Jam Filling)

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BananApple-Filled Banana Muffins 

I have been baking banana muffins a lot but never made a post about it, mainly because such recipes abound on the net, that an additional one from me that I based on simplyrecipes will just add to the net clutter. However, after I made BananApple Jam, I thought I'd marry the two just for fun. So I baked this just before I left for work today.