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Taste Buds: Tortilla de Patatas with Whiskey Sauce

This Taste Buds post is courtesy of Chef, actually. I call my husband “Chef” for a reason – well, for many reasons. One of which is because he has inspired me to explore my Chef side, even before we were married. Thus, the humble beginnings of this Taste Buds series. I first had some tortilla [...]

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Taste Buds: Cassava Cake

When Chef and I went to the Asian store, we both went crazy just finding things that we were not used to seeing at Costco and Safeway. It was even quite extraordinary compared to the stuff I saw in the grocery stores of Manila. I mean, Asian stores here are a hoot! As we spent [...]

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Taste Buds: Tiramisù

My friends, this is my tried and tested tiramisù recipe that I believe won the heart of Chef when we were still dating. I knew that Chef spoke Italian but it wasn’t really until a couple of weeks into our relationship that I learned that this designer is a chef at heart. So, I bought [...]

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Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Centrale Kitchen & Bar

Centrale Kitchen & Bar 1825 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA (209) 939-1825 With the limited choices in the area, Centrale Kitchen & Bar (also turns up as Centrale Restaurant & Lounge in Internet searches) has quickly become my go-to place for a good dining experience. The food, the ambience, the service and the crowd are just the [...]

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Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Angèle Restaurant & Bar

Angèle Restaurant & Bar 540 Main St Napa, CA 94559-3353 (707) 252-8115 In truth, I am easy to please when it comes to food. But you know what, this meal we had at Angèle has been one of the best meals of my life. It was the most perfect thing because every dish, basically, everything [...]

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Taste Buds: Chicken Tikka Masala

This was a spur of the moment thing. Last Sunday, Chef and I were at the grocery store buying chicken. And we both said, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA! We had to Google the recipe right there and then because, come on, this is Indian food, and we knew there are spices in this dish that we [...]

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Le Critique: Hole in the Wall: Universal Café

Universal Cafe 2814 19th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Tel: 415.821.4608 For an early 1st church wedding anniversary celebration, Chef spent the night in San Francisco courtesy of his sister and brother-in-law, who was also one of our principal sponsors. Sometimes, it seems that Chef and I have been together forever that things like this, [...]

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Taste Buds: Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

This was my first ever attempt to bake cupcakes. And this was the first time I used my new professional KitchenAid mixer. Since I posted these pictures on Twitter, I have made this two times now and the second one was more successful. Well, it was more successful for me because the second batch was [...]

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Taste Buds: French Dinner! Part 4: Coffee-Caramel Crème Brûlée

I cannot believe I forgot to post the dessert installment of our French Dinner series. I only remembered when I had to write my final Activite Culturelle paper for my French class. I have made this dessert two times now and I must say, it doesn’t matter how long it seems to take. It is [...]

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Taste Buds: Our Thanksgiving Feast

I must say, I was nervous beyond my wits for our Thanksgiving Celebration. More than the fact that this was our first time hosting and we were serving for 11 people, this was the first time I have ever prepared a Thanksgiving dish, and I went all-American with the turkey, the stuffing, and the potatoes. [...]

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Taste Buds: French Dinner! Part 3: Quick Coq au Vin

I first learned of a Coq au Vin years and years ago when my love for the French culture was starting. I think I read it somewhere, and it is a dish that is of course truly French. Some years back, I saw an episode of Good Eats where Alton Brown made Coq au Vin [...]