Oats Arroz Caldo

I started using MyFitnessPal at the start of the year 2016 but I won't be blogging about that until I've gotten the results I wanted. One of the things I like about it, though, is the fact that it gives me a rough estimate of the nutritional value of the things I cook. So now I know what kind of nutrients are inside this Oats Arroz Caldo that I made for breakfast.

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My version of French Toast

I actually don't really like French toast because I normally find it too greasy, but since I love my ceramic pan, I gave it a go.

This recipe is for a highly acidic person like me. I try to avoid a lot of things that could trigger an ulcer attack so I have replaced many ingredients that are normally used for French toast.

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Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

Last weekend, I was sick for about three days and had a craving for hot and sour soup. Unfortunately, my favorite Knorr hot and sour soup doesn't seem to be available in the market now, so I opened up YouTube and looked for the recipe closest to how I remembered it. (I don't eat pork so I avoided channels that had pork in their recipe.)

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Experimental Creamy Shiitake Mushroom Pasta

There are times, whenever I do grocery, that I'd just grab something interesting from the shelf even without knowing what to do with it. Like this pack of dried shiitake mushrooms at SM Hypermarket. I actually had no idea what I could use shiitake mushrooms for so I ended up checking the shelves for other leftover ingredients that I might use.

This is what I learned about dried shiitake mushrooms: they're difficult to chew but they're perfect with soups because they absorb water and become oh-so soft and delicious.

Anyway, for this recipe, you'll need:

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Chicken and ginger soup recipe for the sick

This morning, I woke up with a very bad case of sore throat -- as if a cheese grater had run repeatedly through it -- and allergic rhinitis. I wanted to make something soothing. I hit the internet by checking out the best ways to relieve the kind of pain I was in and a few suggestions about chicken soup came up. This recipe is pretty simple. It had to be simple because my hands were shaking with hunger when I was making this.

 What you need:

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The Red Velvet Experiments

As requested by a few of my readers, I would like to share the recipe of my red velvet experiments. Actually...the pancakes, the makeshift cake and the cupcakes all came from the same batter. Unfortunately, not all of them met expectations.

First, the disclaimer: I am not a baker and I know baking requires precision. I'm the kind of person who would just estimate the amount of ingredients to use depending on my taste.

Second: This experiment came about because I hate chocolate cake but LOVE red velvet, which is basically a kind of chocolate cake. I had looked up various recipes to find out what makes it different and...well, apparently, it has vinegar.

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