Easy and Simple Corned Beef Spaghetti

When my husband asked me what's for tea tonight, I told him ---Spaghetti honey!  Then he replied, "the sweet pinoy spaghetti?"  I said, "nope, just a bit of this and that kind of spaghetti" hehehhehe.  Although, he eats pinoy style spaghetti, I know he finds it sweet to his liking so this time I tried a different approach.  I had tins that I can use for the sauce...although no hotdogs.  He certainly fell in love with this...

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Salmon Benedict by Denise M.

Salmon Benedict is a variation of the Eggs Benedict dish which originated in the US.  According to www.foodreference.com, there are two stories of the origin of this dish.  One is when honeymooners, Mr. and Mrs. Benedict, requested a new dish for breakfast at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York of which they are loyal patrons.  After discussing what they want to the maitre d' hotel, they came up with this dish.  The other story...

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Different Basic Dough Recipes

1.  Basic Bread Dough Recipe Ingredients 450g (3 cups) plain bread flour (see note) 1 tbs (12g/2 sachets) dried yeast 2 tsp caster sugar 1/2 tsp salt 250ml (1 cup) warm milk 2 tbs melted butter Procedure Combine flour, yeast and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in salt. Make a well in the centre. Add milk and butter. Use a wooden spoon to stir the mixture until well combined, then use your hands to bring the dough together in the bowl. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or until the dough is smooth and elastic. Brush...

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The Controversial Pan de Regla

When I posted in Facebook that I was baking Pan de Regla, I received comments immediately!  Some were curious and intrigued and the others started remembering what this bread is.  It's amazing to read their reactions to the name of this bread.  They began searching for pics and one of my friends and a former collegue even posted them on her FB wall.  They also shared the bread's different names --- kalihim, kabukiran, pan...

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Adobong Pusit

Living far from the coast here in Australia means finding fresh seafood in the market would be difficult.  Being in the entrance of the outback makes it worst too.  How I wish I could buy fresh ones...just like the prawns, crabs, alamang, fish, squids etc. which you can find at the Hagonoy Market.  In our barrio, Sagrada, we would often just buy from those who would come to the house and sell u s freshly caught seafoods and at a...

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Cream Cheese Covered Brownies

Brownies are our family's fave anytime, anywhere and that's why it's nice to experiment each time you bake them.  This time I tried to dillute the sweetness of the brownies with the cream cheese mixture and it did work!  The marriage between the two made this goodies yummier. Cream Cheese Mixture 3/4 c cream cheese, softened (easier if you use the one in jar) 45 g butter, softened 1/3 c granulated sugar 2 large eggs 3 tbsp plain flour 1...

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