Cinnamon-Butterscotch Quick Bread

Another semi-homemade recipe. Like I said before, I am not much of a baker - I would rather get help from Betty Crocker or Duncan Hines. Today, I saw the box of Cinnamon Streusel, but decided on making quick bread instead of muffins. The...

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Garlic Hummus

Regular readers of this blog would know that Hubby and I are big fans of ethnic food. We particularly like Japanese and Mediterranean food. Both of which, unfortunately, are expensive and hard to make. But every once in a while, we give in...

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Mint Limeade

Ever since my mint plant started growing wild flourishing, I always have an excuse to make something with it. Today, it is mint limeade - which became our favorite to date.It is just so easy to make and so refreshing. It is actually like...

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Halloween Treat Boxes - Coffin Style!

I am gearing up for Halloween as early as today (or at least my online shop is). These coffin  boxes are just so cute and the perfect treat bags for your Halloween party. I have enjoyed making them and can't wait to fill them with candies. If...

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Banoffee Pavlova

I made flan for hubby a couple of days ago and saved the egg whites for a recipe. I really didn't have anything in mind, I was just in the mood to bake. I was originally thinking of making "Forgotten Cookies" based on my mother-in-law's recommendation,...

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Chocolate-Covered Cherries

You know what they say - "Life is just a bowl of cherries." Aside from "chocolate-covered cherries" being a nice alliteration, it also added some much-needed sweetness to my tangy cherries. I know... they're supposed to be in season, but...

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Soba-Pork Stri Fry

Yet again, I used Soba noodles to replace rice for starch in this meal because aside from noodles being hubby's favorite, it makes me think that we had "Chinese" for dinner. Only less greasy, and with dishes to do afterwards (yeah - you have...

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Product Review: DIY Blizzard Maker

Son got this Dairy Queen® Blizzard Maker for Christmas (yes, it was that long ago!) and I was kinda' perplexed as to why he wanted one, when we have a Cuisinart Professional Ice Cream Maker at home. Needless to say, it kinda' gathered dust...

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Pochero

So what do you do when you have left-over chickpeas, Spanish sausage, and plantain bananas? Make pochero, of course. Well actually, I have been planning on making pochero for quite a while  but everytime I have plantains, we end up...

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