Tag Archives: my own recipes

A dessert without a name

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Here’s one sweet treat I came up with which badly needs a name.  Few people have already asked me what it’s called and I brilliantly replied ” uhm, a dessert?” You can say it’s a distant cousin of the Filipino … Continue reading

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Garam masala spiced turkey with vegetables

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I have a thing for spicy foods.  It’s no wonder Indian and Thai are two of my favorite cuisines.  They’re just as crazy as me when it comes to chili.  I would probably go into shock and would get catatonic … Continue reading

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Apple Cake

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I bake when I’m stressed.  And these days just reading the news about my beloved Visayas region in the Philippines makes me go whip up something in the kitchen to drive the stress and frustrations away.  But let’s not get … Continue reading

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Sauteed vegetables with bouillon

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Today’s entry is one of my many quick-fix side dishes/meals.  Yes, I tend to slack in the cooking department though I’m  quite a perfectionist when it comes to baking.  I sometimes don’t get why we spend a lot of time in … Continue reading

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Banana- red currant cake

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These days I’m mostly in the kitchen whipping up new recipes out of fresh fruits and vegetables from my parents in laws’ garden.  We often visit them in their summer-house and each time we come back to Prague we always … Continue reading

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Healthy raspberry- blueberry cake

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Is there such a thing as healthy cake?  Yes, I’d like to believe so when we don’t load it with too much sugar or butter, or when we use healthy substitutes for common ingredients like the ever-present all-purpose flour.  In … Continue reading

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Banana bread with dark chocolates

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I know one might think there are already thousands of banana bread recipes existing online so why bother to come up with another one?  It’s because when I bake I usually don’t measure the ingredients and it’s a pain trying … Continue reading

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Stir-fry vegetables with tofu

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I’m not a vegetarian but lately I noticed that the recipes I often come up with would please my vegetarian friends.  I still cook meat for my husband because just like most Czechs, he is a hardcore carnivore but if … Continue reading

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