In the Aftermath of the Typhoon…

SybDive is pausing a bit on food blogging to give way to this serious shout-out for assistance.
25% of Metropolitan Manila is still underwater as of now (7:11 PM, Manila time) due to the heaviest downpour we have experienced in nearly forty years.  Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) dumped about six months’ worth of rain on [...]

Vanilla Treacle Coffeecake

One of the best things I did on my birthday yesterday was to help spruce things up for the monthly meeting of lay vicariate coordinators over at the Diocesan Chancery of Paranaque by baking what I feel is the most interesting bread in my repertoire.You’ve all read about my recipe for zimtschnecken (German-style cinnamon rolls).  [...]

The Birthday Post: 33 – and Counting!

Squash blossoms from our home garden

Don’t the flowers look nice?  They’re actually edible.  I think all foodie-girls should get a bouquet of squash blossoms on their birthdays.    It’s a most appropriate gift: you can appreciate their beauty at once, then batter ‘em up and deep-fry them.  That way, you get to enjoy your [...]

Shoyu Ramen for Breakfast

Long-time readers of this blog know this: I’m the sort of person who will eat a bowl of ramen for breakfast.  I actually crave for the stuff in pretty much the same way other people yearn for a cholesterol-raising platter of tapa (fried smoked beef) and sinangag (garlic-infused fried rice) or a savory bowl of [...]

A Bit of Chocolate Indulgence

I was at Secret Recipe about a week ago and found myself craving for something sweet as opposed to my usual laksa fix.  So, I found myself looking at the cake display and pondered on a classic question: Will it be cream cake today or cheesecake? Ahh, decisions, decisions…
What settled the question for me was [...]