Foot and Fire

Wet ingredients About 8 overripe bananas (500 grams), mashed 1 cup brown sugar 1 1/3 cup olive oil (or canola oil) 2 tsp cinnamon powder (or vanilla extract) Dry Ingredients 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup oatmeal 2 tsp baking powder Chopped macadamia nuts (any nuts or raisins will do) Combine all wet ingredients in a deep bowl Combine all dry ingredients in another bowl Add small amount at a time the dry mixture to the wet mixture. Mix well. Add the chopped nuts. Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes. Makes 16 medium-sized cupcakes

Are these deer heads real? Posing by the wall decors at Kristin's Steakhouse,  Lacson Street, Bacolod City. Kristin's serve crocodile steak as well as ostrich  but we did not dare try as we were genuinely hungry and we need surefire set of meals. Perhaps, next time. The place is highly recommended!!! *** Summer cooler, anyone? ** Their Ox tongue in mushroom sauce is superb. *** Kristin's house steak specialty...  beef tenders *** *** Their vegetable stir fry is wonderful too. *** We capped our dinner with Flibby's Cupcake.  Just a walking distance from Kristin's.

By GERLIE M. UY It's so filling. I can't feel the oatmeal. These are what they say about my last banana-oatmeal muffin. I called this ultimate because I love the rise, i love the banana taste and the bready feel of flour and oatmeal. I have made banana cake and muffins  here  and  here  but this is much more memorable output as it is just perfect for me. I made a big batch as we have bunches of "balangon" (green variety) bananas... 2 cups canola oil 6 cups brown sugar  6 large eggs, beaten 10 cups flour, sifted 5 cups oatmeal quick cooking 3 T baking powder 2 cans (3 cups) evaporated milk 2 t vanilla  10 cups of mashed over ripe banana (balangon or the green variety) Pre-heat oven to 350F. Grease a medium muffin tins. In a mixing bowl, cream the first three ingredients until well-blended. Set aside. Combine the sifted flour and baking powder.  In the mixing bowl of creamed ingredients, alternately add mixed flour and milk, a little at a time. Blending...

By GERLIE M. UY My banana muffin sprinkled with chopped almonds...   I have already featured the Banana muffins with glazed pili nut  here  in my blog. That try did not gave me a fluffy muffin as it was loaded with banana and so I noted what I should do the next time. So, I am pretty satisfied with the turn out of my recent banana muffin. In the past I have made banana cake with peanuts too . I made changes this time for my muffin. I used canola oil instead of butter, omitted the salt and baking soda (used to avoid discoloration of the banana) and used vanilla. I made 29 medium-sized muffins all in all for this recipe. Fluffy banana muffin with chopped almonds on top. 1 cup canola oil 2 cups brown sugar (add 1/2 cup more if desired) 3 large eggs, beaten 4 cups flour, sifted 2 t baking powder 1 1/2 c evaporated milk 1/2 t vanilla  6 cups of mashed over ripe banana (balangon or the green variety) a handful of almonds Pre-heat oven to 350F. Grease a medium muffin...