Kat's Notebook

I love Japanese food. Sometimes I get to experiment cooking Japanese food. I haven’t tried sushi yet because I don’t have the bamboo rolling mat and suffice to say I’m not artsy-craftsy kind of person so I’ll just make a mess of it. Cooking tempura is still not successful because I can’t make the batter [...]

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. [...]