Summer is supposed to be the time when one should look good enough to fit into a swimsuit 😀
But with ice cream temptations and other cold, yummy and sweet concoctions, one would surely need the best appetite suppressants to be able to resist the urge to grab one of these or maybe two 🙁
So, how do you stay clear of these sugar-laden sweet and cold treats?
- Drinks lots of water
- Have fresh fruits instead
- Have drinks as natural as can be like smoothies but be sure to cut down on the sugar since the fruits are naturally sweet already
- Don’t go to the malls where you are most like tempted to buy yourself a cone or a special
Tags: summer, sweet
I know this is a Lasang Pinoy Sundays meme and my title is French Toast 😉 The LaPiS theme for this week is MELTed bliss
This is one of the children’s favorite breakfast and snack fare: French Toast
Nothing fancy, I just mixed sweet milk (condensed) with egg, put a dash of cinnamon powder for the dip (is it called dip?)
Then I put sliced cheese on the lower half of a bread from a loaf, folded it and dipped in the egg mixture
I then cooked this with a little melted butter turning over the bread once one side is cooked and the bread is ready to be served 🙂 The melted cheese inside is just plain bliss 🙂
The kids have this with cold chocolate milk or just plain milk, yummy!
Tags: bread, breakfast, butter, cheese, cinnamon, egg, french toast, LaPiS, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, milk, snacks
Fine dining is something we don’t usually do, especially if we are the ones who will foot the bill. Yes, its that expensive on this side of the planet. Truth is, I would rather try (very hard) cooking food fit for fine-dining and serve these at home 😀
That is how a miser I am we are (oops, nabuking).
Anyway, here is a photo of a fine dining restaurant’s table, sans the china and silverware:
‘Hence, I am leaving it all up to you to help me come up with a more accurate description.” You wrote this and to that I answer:
fine dining means eating less while paying more 😉
So how do we eat these wee things?
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Tags: fine dining, food, food photo, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, Serendra
Yes, Weng’s Cafe Munchkin had its first birthday last February 12! To celebrate this one-year blog anniversary, Cafe Munchkin’s resident chef is having a birthday blowout! Woohoo!
Here are the mechanics:
All you have to do is post an entry on your blog about who or what you consider to be the greatest influence/s on your cooking, food preferences or views on food (that is, if you yourself don’t cook) and how that influence comes through. Don’t forget to link to this entry so I can get a pingback from you. Then, come back to this post and leave a comment informing me that you have already posted an entry. You have until 11:59pm (CST) of March 9th, that’s two weeks from today, to post your entries.
Ok, now here are my answers:
- Who do you consider the greatest influence on your cooking? I must say that both my parents are my influences in my cooking. Both can cook although they have different preferences. My father likes cooking with meat whereas my mother likes food with fish and vegetables. Their meals are simple but are very delicious, more like soul food or comfort food for me.
- My food preferences. I do not have food preferences but what I cook for my family mostly stems from inspiration and what I think they will appreciate more. Simple home-cooked meals do well for me because I am a working mom. We have not been having pork though for a long time now and if we do, these are far and in between. I mostly serve lean chicken and fish plus more vegetables and fruits.
- How do those influences come through? As I have mentioned, my parents cook simple home-cooked meals and that is what I do too.
Happy blog anniversary Weng! More food posts with wonderful photos 🙂
Tags: blog contest, Cafe Munchkin, food blog, virtual friendship
I was a bit challenged with this one and since I can not find any tricolore food photo in my files that I have cooked/made, I decided to put this hastily-taken photo of a glass of Sago’t Gulaman. Gutom na kasi at that time kaya hastily taken, more like an after-thought, 😀
Sago’t gulaman. One of the Pinoy thirst-quenchers that seems to have taken a back seat because of the influx of sugar-laden soda drinks, tea-based drinks and other drinks called shakes with chemically enhanced flavors. This is perfect for summer, isn’t it? If not, a halo-halo will do just fine 😀
Gotta.have.one.like.this.today ->note to self.
Yeah and not think that I need some weight loss pills to get ready for the beach this summer 😀
Tags: drinks, Filipino food, food photos, iced drink, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, sago't gulaman, summer drink
EATS a WRAP!
I was feeling a little worried that I would have to go order myself that wrap in one of the fast food nearby. I was also tempted to buy a shawarma, warm, cheesy and spicy. But wait, these are not Filipino foods so I thought long and hard because I knew I have something in my files and so I have!
Very simple, very Pinoy and very tasty: our home made Saba con cheese turon 😀
How to make these? Simple and here is how:
First of course, get some ripe bananas using the saba variety:
A little overripe is ok. Cut these bananas into four pieces.
Cut the cheese like little cheese sticks, or the size of French fries.
Put the sliced banana and cheese together on a wrap (lumpia wrapper, store bought) and sprinkle with a little sugar. We use muscovado sugar variety at home.
Fry these banana and cheese turon in a hot skillet and you will have:
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Tags: banana and cheese turon, banana turon, cheese, cheese sticks, food, food photos, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, turon
