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Buko Pandan Cake with Macapuno Filling

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No bake Strawberry Cheesecake

This was a very late post that I made for Food Trip Friday weeks ago.

It was my first time making a cheesecake and I was satisfied with the output . Looking forward to more cheesecake making sessions in the future.

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I’ve got a taste again of baking last Sunday, that’s why it’s been two nights that I’m itching to do some follow-up. I wanted to try baking some chocolate chip cookie that can served as a school snack for my little girl. I haven’t tried making a cookie ever since I started baking early this year and I’m so excited to be able to make some.

Photo Credits from Joy of baking.com

Chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated from United States. Chocolate chip cookies are commonly made with white sugar, brown sugar, flour, a small portion of salt, eggs, a leavening agent such as baking  powder, fat – typically butter or shortening , vanilla extract and semi-sweet chocolate pieces. Some recipes also include milk or nuts (such as chopped walnuts) in the dough. Read the rest of this entry »

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If you are one of those who is into reading cookbooks and watching cooking shows, then you happened by chance heard of the term Frittata and Omelette, aren’t you confused of those two? well, I definitely am.

Frittatas and Omelettes are both egg-base dishes. Most of the time Frittata is mistakenly use to refer an Omellete and vice versa, and honestly speaking, I’m one of those. To clear things up, I compiled here descriptions and comparisons of the two dishes for everyone’s understanding .

What is an Omelette?

An Omelette (Omelet) is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetable and meat (*source from Wiki). It is commonly thought to have originated in Ancient Near East and as it travelled to Western Europe, many variations adapting the original recipes were made from it. With the different variations, the most noted of them is the French Omelette. Read the rest of this entry »

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