Posted by Nez | Apr 4th, 2010

Zesty Hotcake

I am enjoying the long vacation we have for this lenten season – get-together with the family, overnight stay at Baguio, swimming at Leisure Coast Resort, a time of worship, and most especially great meal moments with my family. I had the box of Maya Pancake since December and thankfully, I finally had a time to do the work with HOTCAKES or PANCAKES. Though I made a bit variation to break the traditional...

Posted by Nez | Mar 5th, 2010

Apple Cinnamon Muffins

I took a break for a while from baking. It is quite hard for me with my big belly to go around the kitchen, reach for baking utensils in our cabinets, bend on my knees if I dropped something and whew, I find it very warm for my tummy each time I bake. I was grateful Royce was at home last weekend and helped me bake some goodies again. I guess he misses my baking. I had a couple of apples waiting in our fridge so I...

Posted by Nez | Jan 30th, 2010

I’m back!

I know, it has been a while… a very, very long while. It has been more than 4 months since I keyed in my last blog entry. I know being pregnant is not a valid excuse for being gone from blogosphere as I am on my 6th month now. I have been over with those cravings and aversions but I had a very hard time getting myself upbeat from August up to mid of November. Though mood swings gradually disappeared, fatigue...

Posted by Nez | Sep 1st, 2009

Pound Cake

We will be welcoming a new member of the family 8 months from now! Yes, I am a month pregnant and I am excited again for our new baby! And to mark this day with a celebration, I baked Pound Cake to share with family and some friends. Pound cake is a light cake with delicate crumbs. A very simple cake to bake which remains as one of the amateur bakers’ best pleasure – nobody commits mistake with Pound...

Posted by Nez | Jul 31st, 2009

Sugar Cookies

I know I have already posted a number of cookie recipes here in my blog. But yesterday my co-workers, who checked my blog for the first time, were teasing me for not having tasted any of my baked goodies yet, so, I made the easiest and quickest cookie recipe for them. I made them last night – my preparation time was about 20 minutes and baking time was just only 15 minutes. And the cookies were ready! I got...

Posted by Nez | Jul 22nd, 2009

Chocolate Crinkles

One of the things I like about working in an educational institution is having a frequent FREE food tasting from students of Hotel and Restaurant Management and Nursing Nutrition class. I always ask for the recipes they make if a meal gets my palate’s interest. I have been enjoying this treat for 5 years now since I got the job in the school. I have collected a good number of recipes from international...

Posted by Nez | Jun 5th, 2009

Peanut Butter Cookies

I bought a bottle of home-made peanut butter from Ate Belen, our school canteen cook. Some of it was used for our vegetarian kare-kare, some as spread and some I used for the peanut butter cookies. This is one of the results from my out-of-curiosity’s sake and unhappily, it was a failure. If I would follow my cookie standard, they ought to be crispy outside yet chewy inside. They were neither crisp nor chewy....

Posted by Nez | Jun 3rd, 2009

heavenly muffins

Last night, Royce and I were having a deliberation of what to call this recipe. I actually got this from my mom’s old recipe book which she named cheesecake, the more it added confusion, coz it not a cheesecake, even if mom added cheese in it....

Posted by Nez | May 26th, 2009

Oatmeal Cookies

After our lunch date at Caloys Kambingan House (goat meat eatery) with my officemates last Saturday, Royce dropped me off to our unit, and then he went to attend the High Priest Group meeting at Arellano Chapel. So thankful I was as I thought, “Weekend, finally”. Only in weekends and holidays that I have time to do the some of the things I wanted to do, particularly, doze at siestas. I really wanted to nap but...