Kat's Notebook

I can’t believe I forgot to post this. This is one of my most favorite and successful recipe of my baking career. This is the first recipe I tried to bake after returning to the States a year ago. Why did I choose this recipe? First, my aunt gave us too much apples from her [...]

It’s been more than 1 and half years since I have tasted my most favorite raisin bread from Hizon’s. Hizon’s is a bakery located in Malate. They also have a stall in Landmark, Makati. I know that prices of food are inflated right now but it was still a shock to find that the bread [...]

I had the pleasure of experiencing a wonderful sunday eat-all-you-can buffet lunch with my relatives at the Dusit Thani Hotel Makati, Philippines. What can I say? I was stuffed. The food are absolutely gourmet and authentic to its country’s dishes. The Dusit Thani is a 5-star hotel and is formerly known as Dusit Nikko. When [...]

I can say that drinks of Starbucks particularly the Frappuccino (my most ordered drink) are not similar in all Starbucks stores. I would say that I love the frap in the Philippines more than the frap here in the US. My brother works part-time for Starbucks and I can tell that their store has the [...]

I read this in a yahoo article (http://food.yahoo.com/blog/hungrygirl/23716/10-things-to-never-eat-from-vending-machines). For us who can never go without snacks while working, here are the food to avoid! “We’ve all been there… It’s 3pm, you’re at work, you need a snack, and the office vending machine is RIGHT THERE in front of you. If you haven’t armed yourself with [...]

While I was researching for the article on the 10 dirtiest places in your house, I stumbled upon this report. I’m going to post the summary list of the places, if you want to read the full article check out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3473728/ 10: TACO BELL The 100 Taco Bells we sampled had the fewest total critical [...]

All my recipes I’ve posted so far are easy to make and fail-proof. The recipe for this rice krispies squares is passed on to me by my aunt whose son loves this dessert. It appears similar to the chinese dessert “ang pao” but this is not red. When I made this, my mom loves it [...]

Having brought up in the Philippines, our dishes majorly revolve around Filipino and Chinese dishes. When I was younger I hear about MSG in food, how bad it is. I never actually know what it did to the body and I couldn’t even discern its taste so I wouldn’t know if I’m eating food with [...]

I got this recipe from my aunt. She told me to make this food for my mom when she was released from the hospital after her surgery. Chinese Porridge is also called “congee” or “lugaw”, a comfort food for any season, better if it’s during cold days. I can’t believe how easy it is to [...]