Fresh Lumpia :)

So I woke up one morning craving for Fresh Lumpia.. I have no idea why I'm craving but it felt like I was going insane for fresh lumpia. This is btw, one of my favorite food. And so I asked my mom to buy all the ingredients for me and so yep.. here it is. :)

I swear, this is the closest taste from Max's fresh lumpia. (I'm crazy about them btw)

The recipe:
Filling
2 cups sweet potato, cubed
2 tbsp fish sauce (patis)
1 lb cabbage, shredded
1 ½ cup carrots, julienned
½ cup water
½ cup peanuts, crushed
6 pieces Lettuce leaves
½ lb pork, thinly sliced
1 pack extra firm tofu, sliced in strips
1 cup shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 cups string beans (baguio beans), chopped
1 medium sized onions, chopped
½ cup cilantro, chopped
3 tbsp garlic, minced
1 pork cube

Wrapper
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 pieces raw eggs
2 tbsp cooking oil
½ tsp salt
1½ cups milk

Sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
½ cup brown sugar
2 cups water
½ pork cube
1 tbsp garlic, minced
2 tbsp corn starch (diluted in 4 tbsp water)
(Source: Panlasang Pinoy)

and ofcourse,

Since it's Chinese New Year I also made Tikoy lumpia for dessert - just to complete the lumpia combo. LOL

 I just soaked the tikoy first in beaten eggs and then rolled on lumpia wrapper.

and just added my Sour cream frenchies :)

So pls don't ask me why I gained too much weight lately. Cooking is my favorite and Food is my first love.

P.S
I seriously need to get back on my belly dancing and samba.
Summer is fast approaching.. I need to look good on my Highwaisted Bikini! x

My Girly cupcakes! :)

Baking is an art. and for the love of it. I always make sure I bake every weekends. :)

So here I made my very first home made fondant out of Marshmallow. (as shown in my twitter ILOVETIN) Its very easy to make but also very sticky and messy, so make sure to follow all the rules in making your own fondant.

I just used my cookie cutter star, heart and bear and just added some details.

and more pictures! :)

The next thing I will do is my first ever zebra print cake! :)

P.S
The only thing funny about making pretty cupcakes/cakes is,
 its too pretty to be eaten. lol

Baking on a Sunday morning... :)

Didn't have anything to do since it's Sunday, So I decided to bake first thing in the morning.

It's "Better than sex chocolate cupcake." I have a very sweet tooth so I'm crazy about cupcakes and shizz.. and I'm very much into baking, cooking these days so whatever. Here it is.

The recipe is very simple:

Ingredients
½ cup Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
¾ cup Granulated Sugar
¼ cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
½ cup Cocoa Powder
1 cup All Purpose Flour
¼ tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Instant Espresso Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Baking Soda
3/4 cup Buttermilk

Process,

1) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, line a 12 piece cupcake tin with liners and set aside.

2) In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.

3) In a large bowl, cream together the butter and both sugars, add the egg and vanilla and whisk until smooth.

4) Add the dry ingredients and mix just until they are almost all incorporated. Add the buttermilk and mix everything quickly so you don’t over mix.

5) Using an ice cream scoop, fill your muffin tin and bake them for about 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center of a cupcake.

6) Let them cool completely before frosting them.

REMINDERS: Do not over mix it, and put a pudding mix to make it moisty.

The FROSTING:

I decided to make an Almond buttercream frosting for my cuppies. and all you need is an Almond clear extract for the almond flavoring, some confectioners, milk and butter. I suggest if you want your frosting to be white just use a shortening or avoid over powering the butter. :)

ENJOY! xxx