tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82628046466916223822024-03-13T23:31:32.162+08:00Pink Apron's Kitchen CounterChronicling my kitchen, dining and entertaining adventures over a cup of teaPink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-22278451760649347982020-07-02T01:36:00.004+08:002020-08-22T13:49:59.137+08:00The Spanish Bread That Is All Filipino Spanish bread is a mainstay Filipino style bread made of sweet dough and filled with butter and sugar and then rolled in fine bread crumbs. Both low-end and high-end bakeries all over the country offer this variety. It is a favorite breakfast or merienda item paired with coffee. This is an easy recipe to master and doesn't need much tweaking. For an authentic panaderia Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-53460174682914289092020-06-19T15:38:00.001+08:002020-06-19T15:38:27.196+08:00Mommy's Creamy Macaroni Salad My mother only cooked out of necessity. She didn't like hanging out in the kitchen. She grew up working from a young age so learning to cook wasn't a priority. And when she got married, my Dad was the one who did most of the cooking.
But since my Dad really wanted to get into the restaurant business, my Mom tried her best to learn how Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-21870415176235003052020-06-14T10:21:00.000+08:002020-06-14T10:21:35.198+08:00Vanilla Cream-Filled Doughnuts What could be better than freshly made doughnuts? Vanilla cream-filled doughnuts, of course! Super soft freshly cooked doughnuts with creamy and smooth vanilla-laced filling in every bite is a craving buster for sure. The filling can be made ahead and kept chilled. But I would advise to eat these filled doughnuts within 24 hours to avoid the filling Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-15210703124822734752020-06-12T10:43:00.000+08:002020-06-12T10:43:11.595+08:00Ube Champorado I love me a good steaming bowl of champorado any day. Comforting on a cold day and satisfying even when served straight out of the fridge late at night. Fresh out of cocoa powder, I figured what great timing to finally try making ube champorado. I have seen numerous Filipino restaurants in the Metro serving this new champorado Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-8734499650192017702020-05-30T15:35:00.000+08:002020-06-02T11:10:02.404+08:00Tinapa Pomodoro
For those of you who are constantly finding ways to serve food that is new to avoid ho-hum dishes the family is sick of eating during lockdown, here is a dish using good old tinapa. Tinapa Pomodoro uses simple ingredients that are already in your pantry. It is a cinch to make and lasts a week in the refrigerator or longer if bottled in sterilized jars.
Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-46853960465339614302020-05-27T17:32:00.000+08:002020-06-02T11:10:59.419+08:00Malunggay Pandesal
There has been a campaign by the Health Department to use malunggay or moringa to fortify dishes and baked products to increase the nutritional value of low-cost food. Not only because it has been discovered that moringa is a superfood, it is found in abundance in most areas of the country. It has antioxidant properties, may lower blood glucose levels, reduce Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-28531290246195236982020-05-25T01:30:00.000+08:002020-05-25T13:03:41.215+08:00Mom's Creamy and Meaty Baked Macaroni
There are only a few dishes that remind me of my Mom as my Dad was the designated cook in the family. But I am always reminded of her whenever I would eat her baked macaroni, macaroni salad, cheese pimiento spread, Brüün butter cake or custard chiffon cake that I make myself. It makes me think of happier times and not all the hospital stays and debilitating pain Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-38291298841287183772020-05-20T09:00:00.000+08:002020-05-20T12:07:16.092+08:00Hokkaido Milk Bread (Using Tangzhong Method)
Japanese milk bread or Hokkaido Milk Bread is all the rage online for a few years now. What makes it interesting is the use of a cooked roux "starter" which is made up of a portion of the flour and liquid called for in the recipe.
I'm not familiar with the alchemy such a step imparts on the bread but adding the tangzhong (as it was coined by a Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-8517207010321262132020-05-18T10:26:00.000+08:002020-05-18T10:26:07.368+08:00Raisin Bonnets
Raisin bonnets are my favorite thing to buy from The French Baker. Always freshly baked and always available, these pillowy soft gems rarely last a day in our house. With a bit of nostalgia I tried recreating them at home.
I used my own raisin bread recipe which uses the sponge and dough method. Good thing there was enough raisins to Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-28734257750653819252020-05-15T11:00:00.000+08:002020-05-19T19:16:41.156+08:00Japanese Souffle Pancakes
This extended quarantine has given me an opportunity to try out recipes I've been meaning to. For weeks prior to the lockdown I have wanted to try these fluffy and jiggly Japanese souffle pancakes at a newly opened Japanese cafe in town. But since I can't do that momentarily, I set out to try making them at home instead. I had no hopes I would get it at the first tryPink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-57425203595952324732020-05-12T15:18:00.005+08:002020-06-15T10:44:41.671+08:00Fun Time Making Sugar Coated Yeast Raised Doughnuts
In my youth, I used to buy fried doughnuts from the local bakery that they pack in brown bags so thin they turn greasy before you even got home. I miss those warm doughnuts, so unpretentious yet utterly delicious as I recall. And chased down with a glass of ice cold gulaman from the next door refreshment stand.
I must admit in all my years as Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-25044178438238905782020-04-26T13:00:00.000+08:002020-05-16T23:14:38.461+08:00Ube Cheese Pandesal
Maybe by now most of you are tired of seeing yet another post about the ubiquitous ube cheese pandesal. Why exactly are people buying dozens of these purple buns and home bakers have their hands busy churning out boxes of them? Since some of my friends swear by how good they are, I set out to try and make my version based on my own egg pandesal recipe.
&Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-54868773015837589982020-04-14T14:08:00.000+08:002020-05-14T03:18:00.551+08:00Olives And Rosemary Foccacia
How are you folks holding up? Today is day -- of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in my region and for the past weeks I have done a handful of baking that my pantry contents can make possible. And because it is summer here, I would prefer not to be holed up in the kitchen if I could. Plus if someone said there is a way to make things easier, I'm all for it. Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-26041631522762400292019-11-20T22:56:00.002+08:002020-06-12T11:13:38.806+08:00The Wonderful World Of Sourdough Bread
My interest in baking artisanal sourdough bread started just this year. I had just picked up baking again and wanted to make bread at home. From my research I came across several blogs demonstrating how sourdough is made with wild yeast from your kitchen and without the aid of a mixer or minutes of backbreaking kneading of the dough by hand. That piqued my interestPink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-89784323790111890712019-11-08T17:26:00.000+08:002020-05-23T00:45:53.904+08:00Did I Mention I Was Once A Potter?
Hi! I'm Liza and I'm a serial hobbyist. For some 30 odd years, I have been a baker, potter, scrapbooker, photographer and candlestick-maker. Yes, you read it right. Blame my addictive personality, I did all that with a passion to rival a madwoman's. And our storeroom is witness to all the junk still lingering on the shelves.
&Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-62584473525281844462019-10-31T18:38:00.000+08:002020-05-21T18:39:50.433+08:00Banana Chocolate Chip Sourdough Bread Pudding
On the off chance that I do have a loaf of sourdough bread about to go stale, I would try to make banana chocolate chip sourdough bread pudding. But it almost always never happens that I have all the ingredients needed to make a pudding too. So it was a happy coincidence that I got to make this for the family's late-night attack of the munchies one evening. The taste was Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-91571528188675207752019-10-21T16:43:00.000+08:002020-05-16T22:33:48.562+08:00Super-soft Dinner Rolls To Rest Your Head On
I think there are two types of bread-loving folks. The ones who like the hearty, chewy variety and those who love soft and pillowy bread you can rest your head on. I personally stand in the middle of both which makes me an oddity. But no matter what type you fall into, no one has ever said No to these dinner rolls especially when they are warm from Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-22727521185713549702019-09-02T15:35:00.004+08:002019-09-02T15:35:56.700+08:00Salmon Poke Bowl
For anyone not into eating raw fish, please look away.
Poke, a word which originated in Hawaii meaning to "slice or dice into small pieces" is a dish of diced raw fish (tuna or salmon) over rice. Very similar to the Japanese chirashi don, raw fish is usually served tossed with a sesame soy marinade over rice. And then it is artfully arranged with Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-34960290962156901302019-08-18T12:13:00.000+08:002019-08-22T00:51:55.408+08:00Getting Back To Baking Bread With My Favorite Pandesal Recipe
I cannot recall the last time I made bread. I think it was when I still had my commercial bakery and all my equipment. But I still remember how the dough feels in my hands. The warmth, texture, and weight of it feels so homey. Some would even go as far as calling the dough a living, breathing thing because of the presence of yeast. I guess it is true to some Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-35963883383884239222019-08-15T18:17:00.002+08:002020-05-02T01:36:19.030+08:00Best Thing I Ever Ate: Manila Edition Part II
Due to health reasons and my ever expanding waistline, I have given up constant dining out and prefer to eat homecooked meals most days. It's a sad reality but I still want to be around for my future grandchildren so it's a small sacrifice come to think of it.
Despite the embargo on eating out, I have managed to think up a list of the Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-46127143729390809522019-08-09T09:23:00.000+08:002019-08-22T00:52:43.141+08:00The Grazing Table Featuring All Things Delicious
You can pretty much sum up what I love in one word...CHEESE! Savory, stinky and full of heady umami flavors, cheese is probably one of my guilty pleasures. So imagine a table filled with a variety of cheeses from around the world. Add to that some choice charcuterie items, nuts, bread, fruit and pickled vegetables and you have the recipe for a great grazing table.Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-68203003969124112852019-08-07T11:53:00.000+08:002019-08-22T00:53:13.969+08:00Cajun Shrimp Pasta
My family loves Tex Mex dishes. That's why we frequent restaurants like T.G.I. Friday's and Chili's to name a few. And often we order their Cajun Chicken Pasta when we visit. Cajun seasoning is usually made from a combination of spices like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, black pepper, oregano, thyme and cayenne pepper. Recently I found a bottle of Cajun seasoning with no salt Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-84030679490115177002019-08-05T17:01:00.001+08:002019-08-22T00:54:08.141+08:00Baking Basics: Must-Have Baking Tools and Some Non-Essential Tools That Are Nice To Have
When starting out in baking, we tend to buy whatever we see in the baking supply stores without realizing whether an item is useful or not. Yes it is true that baking can be quite a daunting experience if you do not have on hand some essential tools. But there are just a small number of tools you can have in your kitchen to get you by.
Based onPink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-19862714527470281942019-08-03T09:14:00.005+08:002019-08-03T09:14:44.334+08:00Cheesy Baked Salmon
Another weekend and another recipe hack for you, ladies and gentlemen! This is a copycat recipe for Conti's Baked Salmon. This cheesy baked salmon has two kinds of cheese, mayonnaise, garlic and lemon juice. It is such a hit at our parties it is the first dish to always run out. I get requests for the recipe all the time so I'm finally sharing it here.
&Pink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8262804646691622382.post-23292211599168131952019-07-30T02:21:00.002+08:002019-08-22T00:55:03.093+08:00Macarons 101 At Enderun Colleges
Macarons are perhaps my favorite French pastry. I have gushed about them for years and have always wanted to perfect baking them. I had a chance to learn about them again at Enderun Colleges when I took their Macarons 101 class under Chef Instructor Randolf Sapitan.
So what makes a good macaron? A good macaron must have a smooth surface, a "foot" andPink Apronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421494363176234059noreply@blogger.com0