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Glimpse | Peko Peko Charity Cookbook for Japan
[image size=”large” align=”center” autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″]http://kitchenconfidante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Dough-477×720.jpg[/image] Two posts ago, I mentioned my involvement with two charity projects focused on the relief efforts in Japan. With every passing day, the reality of the devastation in Japan sinks in with every news development, every image, every statistic. The…
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Indonesian Pork Tenderloin
If you’re scrambling for an easy but fabulous dinner on a weeknight, Indonesian Pork Tenderloin will take pantry-ready ingredients and transform a tenderloin into a sweet and spicy masterpiece. Enjoy this super simple meal that takes virtually no effort whatsoever!
Read MoreInternational Food Bloggers Auction for Japan
[image size=”large” align=”center” autoHeight=”true” quality=”100″]http://kitchenconfidante.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Green-Tea-477×720.jpg[/image] [dropcap3 color=”green”]T[/dropcap3]he world suddenly becomes smaller when we are faced with devastation. Oceans become puddles, miles shrink to inches, language barriers disappear. Our hearts and our minds instantly connect with images conveyed on our screens, and we realize how quickly…
Read MoreSoak | Roast Chicken, Potatoes & Garlic
As I sit here typing, the windows have darkened over and the swollen clouds in the sky are releasing another strong downpour. The earth is soaked from a winter of rain, but this last week has been particularly stormy, and it almost seems as if…
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Ginataang Bilo-Bilo: Filipino Coconut Tapioca Pudding
Ginataang Bilo-Bilo (Filipino Coconut Tapioca Pudding with Glutinous Rice Balls/Mochi) is a traditional Filipino dessert that is pure creamy comfort. It’s like a coconut tapioca pudding, studded with delightfully chewy orbs of glutinous rice dumplings (also known as mochi), Saba bananas, and jackfruit.
Read MoreHow to Boil…Lobster
Don’t be intimidated! Follow these tips for how to buy, boil and crack lobster perfectly every time! Don’t stare at those sweet little beady eyes too long. You just might get attached. The whole point of today’s post is not how to make friends with…
Read MoreBold | Dragon Fruit & Pitaya Juice
Never mind the fact that genetically, my roots hail from the tropics. I do believe that if I were to be reincarnated as a fruit, I would still opt (if the option was possible, of course), to grow near the Equator, where the warm sun…
Read MoreOff the Wall
There is something about mushrooms that I find alluring. As a child, I imagined them growing in mystical forests, under a cloak of fog, amid quilts of moss and the dense canopy above. I found them romantic and mysterious, and wished I could go foraging…
Read MoreWho Wants Fruit?
I couldn’t resist. My kids collaborated on this drawing together and I just had to share. I’m officially at that point in the winter season when I have just about had my fill of cold and rain. I’m longing for the warm weather, and I’m…
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Banana Bread Pudding
Go ahead…dip your spoon into the warm custard, lifting out layers of sugary sweet banana and fluffy, cream-soaked cinnamon bread….leftovers never tasted so good as they do in Banana Bread Pudding.
Read MoreOld Promise
Do you keep a to-do list? Paper or electronic? I know it helps me to stay organized and on top of things, but sometimes I feel like it’s a battle. I win a few, the to-do list gets me back. Just as I cross things…
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Sapin Sapin
Sapin-sapin is one example of the Philippine’s sweet delicacies made with glutinous rice. The literal translation of “layers,” sapin-sapin is made with sweet coconut milk and rice flour, and each layer has a different flavor. In my version, it is layers of cooconut, ube (purple…
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Decadence
Decadence doesn’t have to be complicated. All too often, I think of dizzying cakes displaying artistic pastry skills and delicate confections that require years of apprenticeship as the ultimate in decadence. I periodically take a step back to ground myself. As much as attempting complicated…
Read MoreMemento
First things first! Congratulations to Isabelle, the randomly chosen winner of the CSN Stores giveaway! Isabelle said, My favourite birthday dessert is flourless chocolate cake, preferably with a big dollop of whipped cream and some fresh berries. As far as I’m concerned, a cake isn’t…
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