Foot and Fire

Seafood platter When hunger and sweet tooth cry out, Lacson street in Bacolod City can answer the call. Pepe's sumptuous lunch can be punctuated by the sweet delights of Calea located just a little farther across the street. Pepe's is located on the second floor of Sorrento building. This rugged building is undergoing renovations at the moment but this did not stop hungry souls from dishing out their favorites from fish to meat. Meanwhile, the coffee and sweets craving are answered by Calea, the house of the popular triple chocolate mousse. And so, here are my shots of the blessings we partook as part of our Christmas friendship gathering. *** Ceasar's salad *** lemonade *** Grilled fish in mango-coconut salsa *** Beef salpicao *** The burger *** Triple chocolate mousse, the Calea's best. *** Good old apple pie. *** Triple sweet delights! *** Blueberry topped fruit cheesecake ***

By GERLIE M. UY glazed pili nuts on top! up close with the muffins! still stuck on the tin! Hot.. first tray... my batter! a sure hit, these muffins were gone in no time. More of the muffins; evidently more time to take photos!!! a closer look at the muffins... 1 cup butter 2 c brown sugar 3 large eggs, beaten 3 c flour, sifted 1 1/2 t baking powder 1/4 t iodized salt (omitted) 1 1/2 c evaporated milk 1/2 t vanilla (omitted) 6 cups of mashed over ripe banana a handful of glazed pili nuts 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, baking powder and salt. In the mixing bowl of creamed ingredients, alternately add mixed flour and milk, a little at a time. Blending the mixture each time the ingredient is added in order to avoid lumps. Put together the last four ingredients and add to the mixture. Place mixture in each muffin tin, then put pili nuts on top. Bake muffin for ...

Mango-Sesame Muffin Muffins, up close and personal mmm, yummy muffins. 3 cups all-purpose flour yummy muffins 11/2 cup sugar   1 1/2 t baking soda 1 1/2 t baking powder  3 t cinnamon powder   3/4 t iodized salt   4 eggs, lightly beaten   1 cup canola oil   1 t calamansi juice   3 cups shredded ripe mangoes   3/4 cup raisins   1/4 cup sesame seeds In a large tin or glass bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and calamansi juice. Slowly add the latter to the dry ingredients (the former mixture) just until moistened. Then stir in the mango, raisins and sesame seeds.   Fill greased muffin tins with the mixture up to two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool before removing from muffin tins.