The yeast adventure continues! This time I tried making the bread that I grew up with – Pandesal. This is a bread roll in the Philippines, a fixture for breakfast, as well as during “merienda” or afternoon tea/coffee time. This is an all-time favourite back home and I’m glad that I (seem to) got it…
Cinnamon Rolls
Bread-making videos are some of my favourite things to watch. I have been “baking” for a few weeks now – as in following recipes online 😆 – however my tiny box of yeast has been sitting on the pantry for quite a while now, untouched. I wasn’t sure on how to handle yeast. I was…
Chewy Raisin & Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I finished work early today so I had time for some quick home-baked goodies. Check out the list of ingredients and full recipe on the video below. Ingredients:3/4 cup butter (room temperature)3/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup caster sugar1 egg1 tsp vanilla extract1 and 1/3 cups flour3/4 tsp baking soda1 tsp cinnamon powder1/2 tsp salt1 and…
Basílica de la Sagrada Família – The Unfinished Beauty
Apart from images on school textbooks, I learned about Sagrada Família through the Taiwanese version of Meteor Garden, book 2. Even on a small tv screen, at a young age I thought the structure was such a beauty to behold, together with all its surrounding areas. That, plus the fact that I spent considerable time…
Matcha Macarons
I come from a place where it’s known for great food and great cooks, so whenever someone asks me if I cook, I always answer, “I can’t even fry an egg!”. I could simply say no, but “no” seems like an understatement for my lack of ability, not to mention any glimpse of interest. The…
Lovely Provence
When I travel, I always yearn for that surreal, dreamlike feeling that I am truly in a new, distinct place, far different from where I grew up. For every new place that I visit, I’ve always longed for that feeling of wanting to pinch myself to make sure it’s not just a dream. I’ve seen…
Lisboa, meu amor
I don’t remember when and how my fascination for Portugal began, but at some point I knew that it’s one of the places I’d gladly spend a fortune for. Since I moved to Australia, I found it a bit hard to plan for holidays, mostly because everything else but the ocean is so damn far!…
Mon Rêve – Paris
So I started typing this entry as I wait in queue for my flight to Lisbon. If you’re reading this, then congrats to me! Looks like I got to finish it… As someone who grew up in the Philippines, I think it’s fair to say that it’s quite common for Europe to be on my…
Ohayou Gozaimasu!
Yusuke Urameshi. Do you know him? Japan is now becoming a top tourist destination, and while most people are inclined to visit the country for its touristy spots and great selection of food (because why not?), my main reason has always been to experience and see places that I’ve loved to watch as a kid…
Hey, Taipei!
Planning a trip to Taipei? Ask someone who’s been there and you’ll probably hear some of these: (1) The food is great! (2) You’ll love the food! (3) The food is great, you’ll love it! Get the idea yet? But more than the food, which surely is not overrated, there’s a whole lot more to…
Phuket Escapade
“I still believe in paradise. But now at least I know it’s not some place you can look for. Because it’s not where you go. It’s how you feel for a moment in your life when you’re a part of something. And if you find that moment … it lasts forever.” – The Beach, 2000…
Life in Siargao
Siargao Island – a place where smart phones are not a thing. In this day and age, you’d almost always expect people to be bowed down to their smartphones wherever there is a signal (even where and when there’s none, really) but in Siargao, locals seem very much content with a basic “call and text” kind…
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