This is not a sponsored post, just my own personal view. One of the highlights of my girls’ birthdays and other milestone events over the years has been the cupcakes baked by Karen Zorn from Dulce & Petit. She is a local Jersey girl who will work with you on whatever creative ideas you …
We always tend to remember food from our childhood where a few recipes stand out and stay as lifetime favorites. For me as a kid, one of my all-time Filipino/Spanish desserts is flan or leche flan, as Filipinos often call the dish. I like my flan a certain way — sturdy (not soggy or runny), …
A few weeks ago, we were invited to a friend’s house for a traditional Galician/Spanish dinner. While we knew we were in for some delicious Spanish food, we didn’t know we were going to be treated to a conxuro da queimada finale. Have you heard of it? It’s basically the equivalent of a witchcraft’s brew …
For Chiara’s birthday two weeks ago, I made Jamie Oliver’s Chocolate Fudge Cake, a super easy-to-make, indulgent dessert. The girls and Richard liked it so much that I’m planning to do it again this Saturday when we have a belated celebration for the birthday girl. We’re new to the tween party hosting so we’ll see …
This past Sunday, we were fortunate enough to get lessons on how to make a French Yule Log, Bûche de Noël, with the girls’ French tutor, Aurore. On a busy December weekend, she patiently showed us how to make the cake, its filling and frosting. I read somewhere that the Yule Log originated from an …
To get ready for several holiday and dinner parties that we’re hosting in the next few weeks, I decided to try a new dessert recipe with my little helper, Ines, over the weekend. This particular dish, Apple Crostata from Ina Garten, is a nice change from the traditional apple pie and relatively healthy in contrast …
Before I get started baking apple pies and other heartier dishes, I made coconut bread pudding last week in the hopes of making summer last a little bit longer at home. This dish is definitely an ideal end-of-summer treat, easy to make and relatively healthy for everyone to indulge in. So I am sharing the …
For the last five years or so, I have been meeting up with my French conversation group to practice French and talk about all sorts of stuff. The group is made up of one Californian, a Frenchwoman, a Spaniard, and me, the token Filipina. I’ve come to look forward to meeting with this woman regardless …
When we decided to spend the girls’ Spring Break in Miami Beach, we chose it because it was a quick getaway — simply three hours on the plane, and voila, guaranteed sun, beach and warm weather. And while we did do our share of basking in the sun, I felt like what we did most …
One of the things we love to do in the winter is eat crêpes…actually, scratch that, we love to eat crêpes pretty much all year round. Crêpes are a French regional specialty from Brittany where Richard grew up. He has always regaled us with stories from his childhood, how he and his brothers would compete …