Kat's Notebook

Almost every after dinner, our main dessert would be fruits. My dad loves to eat fruits. He abides by the rule “One apple a day keeps the doctor away”. So every grocery shopping, he buys lots of fruits: banana, avocado, apple, oranges, and watermelons. He shops at Costco where the fruits are reasonably priced and [...]

I have been successfully baking apple pie so often that I’ve decided to try other recipes. Because I don’t have a big mixer or electric hand mixer, I look for simple recipes for a simple baker. While I was driving along El Camino Real in San Mateo, I passed by Heidi’s Pies. I remembered eating [...]

My first blogging event was held at Fully Booked, Fort Bonifacion High Street on August 7, 2009. I was invited to the Goldilocks awarding ceremony after submitting a Goldilocks blog. The show was a collaboration between Goldilocks and Nuffnang. I was so excited when I came to the venue. Although we were late, the show [...]

My take on Ginataang saba is just a modified version of the Ginataang halo-halo I made before. Ginataang saba is actually banana plantain in coconut milk. Similar to ginataang halo-halo, this version has banana, the galapong or rice flour balls and tapioca as main ingredients. Its difference from the halo-halo is the absence of the [...]

Here’s my research on the world’s most expensive foods. Will you pay a lot to eat it? Is it worth the money? Are you fortunate enough to have tasted and eaten it? Hey, as long as I don’t go hungry and I’m healthy, almost any food is fine. Saffron, a spice grown worldwide, is derived [...]

I love guinataang halo-halo dessert. It ranks high on my most favorite desserts/snacks. My grandmother always makes it for me whenever she’s around in the Philippines or when I’m back in the US. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to learn how to make this dessert from her. I just remembered how to make the sticky rice [...]

I was flipping through local TV channels yesterday and came upon this TV segment on Coffee Alamid. From the show I heard a snippet of it being the most expensive coffee in the world. Intrigued that Philippines has the most expensive coffee in the world, I continued to watch the show. Furthermore, I was thinking [...]

I love Chinese new year!  Since I’m half-chinese in blood, we always take time to remember the chinese new year. For me it signifies the days of the tikoy! Yes I love tikoy!!! It’s a round sticky sweet rice cake that you fry in oil. It can be cooked plain or dipped in beaten eggs. [...]

Ok maybe you’ve seen this article in yahoo. But I just love posting  informative articles such as this because I’m so guilty when it comes to taking care of my health. Men’sHealth magazine wrote about America’s Worst Mall Foods (click here) and this is the gist of the article: Although this food are so affordable, [...]