The Perfect Birthday Cake

Today is my daughter Jade’s birthday so I was thrilled when I found out the recipe for my first Daring Baker’s Challenge! Yes, I joined the team of daring bakers to improve my baking skills which are practically nil

I have to say that I was happy with the results considering this is my first […]

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Classic Leche Flan

I posted previously a recipe for Coco Flan and Pumpkin Flan but I just realized that I hadn’t posted a recipe for the Classic Leche Flan with just milk and eggs and no additional flavoring. Since I had 8 egg yolks that needed to be used up, I decided to make flan for our Easter […]

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The Best Way to Cook Bacon

Bacon is one of our favorite breakfast items and we’ve had a love/hate relationship with it over the years. Some people in my household likes them extra crispy and some like them ‘just cooked but still soft’. Over the years, we’ve had more like burnt, too hard, or not cooked enough instead. There were bacon […]

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Potato, Mushrooms & Leeks Soup

The Clone loves soups and this weekend, as if sensing that soup weather will soon be past again, she requested soup for dinner. She’s always loved Potato Leek Soup but this time she said she would try mushrooms if it’s in the soup. Normally, she wouldn’t touch mushrooms. So just to get her eating them, […]

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Lamb Curry

Finally, here is the highlight of the Indian dinner, the lamb curry! Every time I go into Costco’s meat department, the lamb just keeps calling my name and I can’t go by without stopping to contemplate the things I could do with lamb. Lamb curry is my favorite thing to order at the Indian restaurant […]

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Spicy Marigold Rice

My family loves their steamed rice and hate raisins. So when they say that this is one of the best rice dishes they’ve ever had, you better believe it!

You can see a peek of the Indian dinner we had last week. This dish is not only pretty to look at, it was aromatic and delicious […]

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Spring Basket Giveaway at Megan’s Cookin’

Megan’s Cookin’ is giving away this beautiful spring basket for your kitchen. All you have to do to get a chance to win it is click on the link or the photo to her giveaway announcement and leave he a comment telling her you’d like to be in the drawing. Make sure to tell her […]

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Raita

I made a great Indian Food dinner last weekend, if I do say so myself. I made a very strong, pungent and delicious curry and this yogurt condiment was perfect to cool it down with. The recipes and meal combination were from the All Around the World Cookbook by Sheila Lukins. Asi, my oldest daughter […]

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