Among the important life lessons I’ve learned so far, one of my favourites is how sometimes the things we fear, once overcome, can turn into things we grow to love and cherish. I think this is the sort of relationship I have with yeast. I used to be so afraid of failing with it, always getting ahead of myself in imagining all sorts of possible mishaps, that I turn into such a nervous mess whenever I start the recipe. My fear prevented me from getting into my usual concentrated calm that helps me make sense of what I’m baking. My first few attempts at making yeast breads were major disasters,…
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Whole Wheat Pita Bread- the most therapeutic thing I made all year
Let’s face it, the holidays can sometimes get people into a gift-shopping, party-planning frenzy. For bakers like myself, the feeling of glee and the spirit of Christmas generates such an excitement in the creation of a wide array of Christmas-y treats that I feel like I should live in my kitchen at least for the month of December. And it’s not necessarily like I am baking things to give as gifts with every recipe I make, but simply because it is what the mood of the season makes me want to do. I want to constantly fill my house with peppermint, gingerbread, reds and greens… All things festive in the…
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{Built from Scratch} Chicken Parmesan Burgers with Garlic Fries
While I was thinking about which of my recipes in my backlog to post first, I had an idea: I wanted to make a segment for the blog that would incorporate several recipes from scratch to create one full delicious meal. Burgers seemed like a pretty good starting point, even though to be honest, I’m not much of a burger girl (nor a fastfood girl for that matter). That’s probably why I’ve never thought of making a whole burger from scratch before. For this little project, I was most excited for the bun-making aspect. I guess for people who like bread-making such as myself, any chance to get to make…
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The graduation luncheon
I officially graduated today! It feels so strange to be reminded of finishing a significant chapter in my life. And yet there is no more fitting way to launch this blog than with a luncheon that symbolizes new beginnings. My Dad has been wanting to try this place at the Ayala Triangle called Wee Nam Kee. We’ve been hearing so many good things about its authentic Singaporean Hainanese Chicken. The last time I went to Singapore was almost 9 or 10 years ago, and to be honest I can’t remember a thing! On October 10, 2010, the restaurant was brought to the local Manila scene by two entrepreneurs, Linfred Yap and Wyser…
