Non-powdered Spiced Tea

Obviously, I couldn't get a good picture of this thing. A little girl kept on trying to snatch the glass. That's spiced tea, btw. It's my variation of the usual spiced tea mix. We don't have powdered drinks here (except for Husband's ever present Nestea), so I didn't have the Tang or the powdered lemonade. What I did basically was just to brew lemon tea. I then added natural orange juice, muscovado sugar (sorry, I didn't measure - just kept on adding until just right), ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Since my allergies were acting up yesterday, I heated a mug up so I could drink mine hot. And no, I didn't give Marguerite tea. She was able to sneak in a sip and seemed to like it, but I gave her plain orange juice and she accepted the trade without any fuss.

Flaming Red Applesauce

It's been a long time since I last made applesauce. This is not how I usually make it, but I was inspired by Supermommy's post. I had the red hots, the apples, and the water, so why not go for it? It smells wonderful. It's also great with dessert.

Tuna a la King

Tuna a la king. It's a modification of a recipe I found online. I used frozen mixed veggies instead of just peas, and I also added a cup of chicken stock and some grated cheese. Last night, we topped it on rice and today, we put them on buttered toast.

Experience with Kesong Puti

Hi, all! Look who's going to post an entry after months of absence! Anyway, still haven't concocted anything worth blogging about, but we did go to Laguna recently and went home with three bundles of kesong puti. We drove through at Jollibee (Pakil or thereabouts) and there was a young boy right beside the window selling them. We bought 3 bundles and waited a week before eating the things. They already smell spoiled, as a rule, and they supposedly do spoil easily, but to wait a week before consuming them was just plain, uh, adventurous. If you must know, we didn't suffer any ill effects. The spoiled smell wouldn't matter if you're a fan of stinky cheese, like I am (believe me, I've come across worse smelling cheese). Anyway, fried up the things and put them in between buttered slices of bread. They were good. But. That big bundle holding these puny blobs of cheese! The fridge was unnecessarily overcrowded.

Hi! We're Still Alive!

Oh my poor neglected cooking blog. Hi, people! I do cook, but not anything new lately. I'll try to back in cooking cooking groove soon. Just saying hi for now.

Jazzing up Bananas

Ants had attacked this week's bunch of bananas which is why Husband washed them. Which is why they became more prone to mold. I decided to get all the good ones (before they went to waste too) and fried them in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Yum.

I "Confect" That I Copied This Idea

I saw this on TV while my sister and I were hanging out. I think it was one of those filler commercial thingies for Sam Oh's True Confections. It caught my eye because I thought it would be something my daughter would be willing to eat (uh, false). I tried googling for a similar recipe since I couldn't recall the steps, simple enough as they were, and found the exact recipe here. I have to perfect the toasting part, but it could be a good snack for less picky children, lol.