LP#39: Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
I have tried different recipes for chocolate icing but never found the right one that suits our taste, hence the lack of posted recipe. […] Continue reading LP#39: Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Author: Iska
Weekend Snapshot: Iska’s Pork Sarciado
This is my first time to join Weekend Snapshot and for that, I share this dish I concocted last Saturday. […] Continue reading Weekend Snapshot: Iska’s Pork Sarciado
La.Pi.S.#29: Pan-fried Lamb Chops
What excites me is the fact that this is our very 1st Noche Buena in New Zealand! […] Continue reading La.Pi.S.#29: Pan-fried Lamb Chops
Banana Muffins with Cinnamon Frosting
I found this fabulous recipe book on sale when we were shopping for Christmas gifts and I’m quite satisfied with the million menus each with beautiful photos inside. It also has a section for desserts, may not be much but really good ones. The first time I peeked through, I already had my eye on this banana muffin recipe.
The first time I tried this recipe I must have mixed more banana than necessary. The taste was right but the texture isn’t. The 2nd time around, it’s perfect. They all made it through my box of Christmas goodies.
Merry Xmas!
And look at what we had… Continue reading Merry Xmas!
La.Pi.S#28: Kitchen Gadgets
Spatula, tong & fork – a 3-piece barbecue set by Tramontina. Wish they’re mine but I bought this set as Christmas gift to a very close family friend who loves the sun and barbecue. Just in time for summer further … Continue reading La.Pi.S#28: Kitchen Gadgets
La.Pi.S#27: Holiday Goodies
I only have this week and I’m off for Christmas holiday! Yey! (1 1/2 day next week doesn’t count at all.) I decided I’m gonna be spending those days practicing a couple of cupcake and muffin recipes for giveaways. Nothing dead tedious, just pretty basic but definitely something to be proud of. Probably work on some new frosting to jazz up my vanilla cupcakes and chocolate muffins.
These are mini triple choc muffins I baked for Antonio’s packed school lunch.
LP#37: Mahalagang Regalo
Ako ay isang taong hindi mahirap regaluhan.
Mababaw lang naman ang aking kaligayahan.
Maligaya ako basta’t masaya ang aking unico hijo; siya na rin yatang pinakamahalagang regalong natanggap ko sa buhay ko.
Maligaya din ako na sa araw-araw ay may biyaya sa aming hapag-kainan.
(Little A and food on the dining table.)
Sa panahon ngayon ng recession at sandamakmak na redundancy,
… mahalagang regalo para sa amin ang balitang kami ay residente na dito sa bansa ni Gollum.
Maligaya kami’t magkakasama dito para sa aming unang pasko.
(Munching on M&Ms watching this City of Sails, autumn early this year)
La.Pi.S#26: Fettuccine Carbonara
I figured buying fresh pasta over standard dried ones is way better; the pasta itself is yummier and even easier to prepare. Takes only 5 minutes or less to cook. Buying bottled carbonara sauce instead of preparing everything from scratch … Continue reading La.Pi.S#26: Fettuccine Carbonara
La.Pi.S.25: Longsilog
A quick visit to a dairy selling Pinoy goodies yesterday and voila! Our stash includes tocino, longgonisa, tinapang galunggong, and our favorite canned sardines. Just right for this week’s La.Pi.S. theme silog. Our lunch… longsilog! Longganisa, sinangag at itlog.
LP#35: Matagumpay na Butterfly Cupcakes
Wagi! Yun ang masasabi ko sa aking baking adventures na wala pa yatang dalawang buwan. Paminsan-minsan ay nakararanas din ng mga pagkakamali. Tulad ng… – ilagay daw ba agad ang icing sa bagong lutong cupcakes e di nalusaw agad. – … Continue reading LP#35: Matagumpay na Butterfly Cupcakes
Beef Broccoli Stir-fry
I was supposed to post this entry last Sunday for La.PI.S when I found out that a link from my website has been infected by malware. It must be THE “ISKAndals” attracting it… grrr! Just when I was so excited … Continue reading Beef Broccoli Stir-fry
Roast Chicken Stew (with Home-made Lechon Sauce!)
I hosted a simple dinner with new friends about a month ago and roasted 3 whole chickens. Potluck kami… so I ended up with massive left-overs. Don’t wanna be eating the same dish for days so I thought about paksiw na lechong manok. Perfect! Problem is… I don’t have Mang Tomas lechon sauce. Having no time to buy, I googled “how to make lechon sauce” and ended up reading Marketman’s recipe. Lechon sauce from scratch – fabulous!
I first tried his recipe; replacing cider vinegar with standard mukhasim vinegar and Reno liver spread with a packet of liver pate. Instant sawsawan for fried pork chops. Nice, YUM and chunky. Ubos agad. And so the next day, I decided to use the same recipe but go straight to paksiw na lechong manok.
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Coffee Buttercream Icing on Triple Choc Muffins
White chocolate chips against mini chocolate kisses. The icing on the chocolate muffin itself.
Two-tone.
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Spicy!
Pickled green chili on the sides and what else? Sky’s the limit! Fried chicken, inihaw na tilapia, daing na bangus, pork chops, longganisa, mussels… Recipe here. Lasang Pinoy, Sundays… Spicy! And happy anniversary to blogger friend, Ces of Spices! Woo … Continue reading Spicy!