Kuya Andrew and I took a baking class at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies here in Davao City. Our instructor was Chef Jun-jun de Guzman, and there were 7 of us in the class. I was tasked to bake Focaccia Bread and French Rolls. Kuya also baked French Rolls and Ciabatta. It was a very educational but also very tiring experience. The kneading was the worst part. ARGH! Luckily, my Foccacia and French Rolls came out great. But the best bread were the Dinner Rolls. Chef Jun-jun also concocted a dip which he only thought of right that moment. It was yummmmmy! We have another class tomorrow. We will be baking whole wheat bread, blueberry bread, walnut loaf, cuban loaf, and potato bread among others. I'm already excited, but scared at the same time. I hope those breads require less kneading. HAHA!
Category: food
Me Hate
The Paolo Mendoza tagged me with this hate meme... Food: Ummm... I had a hard time with this. But I think it's got to be onions. EW! Fruits: Marang, langka, bananas... Ew! For some reason I don't like uncooked bananas but I love it when it's boiled, fried or in any other form. Veggies: I hate ampalaya because it's very bitter. People: Controlling and demanding people who think they own me. And FC people!!! Event/Situation/Incident: I hate situations where I am forced to choose between two things. TV Shows/Movies: I don't think there's a TV Show I hate. Oh, wait... local TV shows that pretend to be Filipino originals but are actually clones of foreign shows. Music: I agree with Paolo on this one... COUNTRY! Household chores: All except cooking. :P Thing/s around the world: Stupid, greedy politicians, war, limelight-hungry celebs, people who create discord just to be popular... Thing/s about myself: My lack of discipline. Grrr... RAWRRR! I tag Kuya Andrew, Winston, and Jezh.
The Week That Was: September 1 – 7, 2007
On Alleba Politics: Whose Dark Conspiracy? - Federico Manrique accuses the administration of coercion and fabrication to force an Estrada conviction A Dubious Deal - on the NBN hoopla National Government Still to Distribute IRAs worth P27-B - LGUs haven't received their IRAs yet On Chikadora: Camille Prats is Pregnant - Ohhhkay On ShopChicks: Adorable Baby Clothes from Tutti Bella - CUTE! Fun and Funky Totes from Fun Tote - Nice Roxy Swimwear - Sexy On My Davao City: Davao's Park - I LOVE IT! A garden in the heart of Davao City Merco's Banana Split and other Desserts - YUM! On DotA Strategy: Who is Marvin "Lutan" Tan? - Lutan of Team Flow Team PusSy vs No Name Match Games - line-ups and recaps Upcoming Tournaments in Davao City - 3 within the next two months! Bristleback in the Jungle - ASTIG! On Life and Work with Ria: Kjwan's One Look - Nice song! Media in Focus: Mobs Rule - August 30, 2007 - Interesting... Coming Soon: Blogging Workshops With Ria - Free for groups of five or less IN DAVAO CITY ONLY Bloggers and the Principalia - a flawed proposal A Night Out - DRUNK! Win a Free…
The Week that Was According to My Blogs
Here's a round-up of everything I wrote this past week... August 25 - 31, 2007... On Alleba Politics: September 15 is Judgment Day - on the Erap verdict on September 15 A Reader Campaigns for Kapatiran - a commenter gives her blurb for Dr. Mario Bautista An Injustice by the AdDU OSA - AdDU OSA displays students who violated their ID Policy in Wanted Posters On Chikadora: The Wowowee Controversy - Willi Revillame vs Joey de Leon AGAIN On ShopChicks: Carolina Herrera’s Fall 2007 RTW Collection - Elegant... DKNY’s Fall 2007 RTW Collection - Gorgeous... Alberta Ferretti’s Fall 2007 Collection - Funky elegant... Quiksilver Board Shorts for Men - Summer! Giorgio Armani’s Fall 2007 Collection - Blacks and metallics... Elie Saab’s Fall 2007 Collection - Glamorous... On My Davao City: Coffee Pod’s Red Iced Tea - COOL! On DotA Strategy: DotA All-Stars Version 6.47 - NICE! Getting to Know Alfonso Baja of Flow - Interesting... Ch¡LL vs Ding Lao and other Match Games’ Line-ups - Lessons learned... On Life and Work with Ria: Impromptu Reunion at Kasagingan - Nice surprise... The Usual Suspects Meet Jun Asis - Short but sweet... UNO! Sequel Juan Luna Boys - A happy reunion with…
Breakfast at Mam Bebs
...any time of the day. I'm lucky that Alleba's office is right above Mam Bebs. Mam Bebs is my aunt's bakery and refreshment parlor. And like Ate Aileen, I love Pinoy breakfast food. Actually I love all breakfast food in general. Anyway... I get to eat Pinoy breakfast meals any time of the day... for breakfast, for lunch, or for dinner courtesy of Mam Bebs (minsan even for merienda). The one in the picture above is their Tosilog (tocino + sinangag + itlog) which I had with half a cup of plain rice only, accompanied by a cup of coffee. YUM! The ones below are Mam Bebs' Tapsilog (beef tapa + sinangag + itlog) which I had with half a cup of sinangag, and Mam Beb's Melosilog (meat loaf + sinangag + itlog) which I am having right now only it's not with sinangag but with half a cup of plain rice only. Vocabulary: tocino - cured pork tapa - cured beef sinangag - garlic rice itlog - egg
Usual Suspects Meet Up with the Google Country Consultant
Davao's Usual Suspects Kuya Andrew, Blogie, Dennis, Jun and I, once again had the privilege of being the Google Country Consultant's official Davao GROs. We met up with her last August 7 at the Casa Leticia for dinner at Sagay and chismis bonding. Marc wasn't around though. Later that night, when Jun and Dennis already left, we each opened our laptops, settled into our corners and had a YM conference with each other, joined by our young victims blogger friends Jez and Winston. Yesterday, Kuya Andrew, Blogie, Marc and I again met up with Ate Aileen (blame the kids for that) for lunch at Boyd's. After which, we went to Bruegger's at nearby Wheels n More Drive. It was a fun, fun, fun night and lunch with the guys and Aileen which didn't (for once) involve work. It did for Aileen though coz she had to finish some stuff, but not for the rest of us. Aileen is now back in Manila en route to somewhere else. Come back soon Ate Aileen!!! :D