Kat's Notebook

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 [...]

I love cream puffs. I always nag my sister to make me cream puffs. She would make a big batch of them and I would say those are all mine. She would shake her head and tell me to be generous to other people. No way! I just love her cream puffs too much to [...]

Ever wonder if what you’re drinking is good for you? I know sodas are packed high in calories and they’re very bad for the teeth too. What about coffees? Caffeine can make you be a nervous wreck all day when consumed too much. Juice drinks – are they natural or artificial? Based from a research [...]

This recipe will tweak your ordinary quaker oats into a delicious and sophisticated dessert/pastry. It’s very easy to do and has lots of nutritional value (Quaker oats – anti-hypercholesterol; Blueberry – antioxidants). I tried this before and it came out nicely although a 2-quart rectangular dish would have a really good presentation (I used a [...]

One of the things I love doing here in the US is to discover my baking skills. Seriously, me and flour don’t mix well together. However this Apple pie recipe is fool-proof. It tastes yummy every time even though it’s your first time to bake one. I made this pie almost 6 times already and [...]

During our routine shopping to an Oriental grocery store at Foster City, I saw this lady selling enoki mushroom. I already grabbed a pack of white button mushroom and there’s something about her mushroom that makes me want to try it. I love mushrooms: button mushroom, canned mushroom, winter mushroom,  dried mushroom, rat’s ear mushroom [...]