Yearly Archives: 2009
Kusina Maria and Davao Foodie is proud to announce that the winner of our Bake Me A Cake Contest is Brendel Balaga and she wants me to bake her a Ssaeng Cream Cake.
For our second baking session with Doc Joanna (first session here), we decided to bake some brownies and some butter cake. I have baked both before so it was a painless session. Brownies We chose this recipe and technique in making brownies since my cousin wanted fudgy, moist brownies. I think brownies are as good as the chocolate they’re made…
Blueberry New York Cheese Cake To finish off our Sunday Lunch we decided to make some Blueberry New York Cheesecake. We decided on this since one of our cousins is allergic to chocolates and I was also trying to avoid chocolates. According to the Joy of Baking New York Cheesecakes as distinct from Italian Cheesecakes because they use cream cheese…
There used to be a time when Sundays meant Sunday Lunch at Lola’s house. Each family would bring a dish made by aunts who all had a gift for cooking and baking. There would be Sundays when we stuffed ourselves silly with home-cooked Filipino dishes such as Imbao Soup, Kare-kare or various versions of Adobo. There would be times when…
On the very first day of culinary school, the very first thing I made was a Mocha Souffle. And it was a nerve-wracking but very fulfilling task. I enjoyed it because I love mocha. And so did my groupmates. One of my aunts, Tita Teri, an experienced baker, requested that we bake souffle. She already knows how to bake a…
Here are some notes from the dinner party I made for Mommy’s Birthday. I prepared the Anchovy Pasta specifically for Daddy who loooves anchovies. Turns out everybody loved it. And they like capers as much as I do. I prepared too much (1 kilo for 8 adults) but they all ended up taking home some anchovy yummy-ness.
Last week, my cousins suggested I cook for our Mommy’s birthday. We had quite a blast with her surprise party last year, which included belly dancers and an Arabian Nights theme. This time, we settled for a quiet dinner with just us relatives, although nothing is ever quiet when we’re together. The menu planning was quite hard since my elder…
I have been hearing about it so much from Oprah and other US TV shows, especially on the Food Network. When I had the chance to taste a Red Velvet Cake, I grabbed a slice and nom nomed it to my heart’s delight. And it didn’t disappoint. It had a peculiar pleasant taste, a smooth texture, and a yummy, sweet…
Today I cooked Oven Roasted Chicken Legs. I was supposed to make Oven Roasted Chicken. But since it’s halloween, there was a shortage of whole chicken at the supermarket. My second choice was breasts. Still… shortage. So I improvised and roasted chicken legs.
Part 1 (Original post) at this LINK. 6 pm Stew out of the oven. Sauce being boiled until thick enough. Onions and mushrooms now with the beef.
Hi there! This is my first attempt to live blog while I cook. This is, of course, inspired by Julie and Julia combining two of my passions: blogging and cooking. And now… with photos. I am cooking a dish based on the Boeuf Bourguignon recipe from the book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” by Simone Beck, Louisette Berthole, and…
For our first ever blog writing contest, KusinaMaria.com is tying up with DavaoFoodie.com. And we are asking you what your favorite specialty cake or pastry is? Just blog about that specialty cake or pastry that you have tasted or been wanting to taste and why you deserve to have it for Christmas. The blogger with the best entry will get…
