Sweet Glazed Ham

This ham is just sooooo good! I helped my mother-in-law prep it by spreading the glaze (yep, that was my part!).  We used the Boar's Head Brown Sugar and Spice Glaze and Boar's Head Ham to make this delicious combo. Nope, not a sponsored...

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Tropical Dump Cake

One evening, I invited my in-laws over to have dinner in our house, and my mother-in-law suggested that we have "Dump Cake" for dessert. It was the first time I have ever heard of it in my entire life, and the images that danced in my mind...

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White Pork Afritada

Yet again, this dish was inspired by Kuya Dennis' post. I love how he would take traditional dishes and tweak it to make a new dish. I always trust his recipes because he has three kids as taste-testers! I also did some tweaking of my...

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Corned Beef Hash

  Silly as it may sound, "canned corned beef" is one of the foods that I miss eating. I used to take it for granted when I was still living in 'Pinas, only having it when there is no other option. But since living here in the States,...

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Decadent Baked Mac and Cheese

This is truly a decadent and delicious mac and cheese dish. Hubby found the recipe after searching through several cook books and cooking sites. Truth be told, I love his enthusiasm in the kitchen. He is always very adventurous and his...

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Habanero Peppers

I am excited about these peppers... We initially tried planting jalapeno peppers, but no matter how meticulous we were in caring for it, they ended up dying (we tried twice with the same results). We were gonna throw the remaining seeds...

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Strawberry-Mint Popsicle

This post was inspired by my friend April. She made some healthy yogurt popsicles which inspired me to make my own version. I didn't use yogurt, though, because I prefer smoothie-type popsicles. Yeah. I'm weird that way. ;-) I also snipped...

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Bacon, Gruyere and Egg Sandwich

This dish was actually hubby's idea. He bought a block of gruyere cheese as a "surprise" for me (he knows I love smoked gruyere), but since I can't eat a whole block, he helped me by incorporating it into some dishes. He actually started...

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Red, White and Blue Strawberry Cake

Since 4th of July is just around the corner, I thought I'd post this Red, White and Blue Strawberry Cake that I made a few weeks ago.  Regular readers of my blog would know that I rarely bake things from scratch - only when I am really...

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