Krapfen

On sale for 1 euro each.

Krapfen (filled donuts) could not be as popular here as it is with sweet-toothed Pinoys. We do not have Dunkin' Donuts, Mister Donut not even Krispy Kreme...(none that I'm aware of ha) We only have donuts at bakeshops and in very limited variety.

My daughter Alexie loves Vanilla a lot, be it pudding, cake, filled-sandwich or shake. This krapfen is one treat I often buy for her. I got one that I plan to give her as I pick her up from school. Too bad, one of her lower front teeth got loose and she (with a heavy heart) refused the vanilla-filled krapfen. =(

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Sausage display

Sausages

In all sizes, shapes and colors? I only see orange...=D

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Veggie mix

I don't exactly know what we in the Philippines call this dish. Everytime I am able to buy quail eggs, which is: rarely...I make this simple veggie mix with shrimp. Quail eggs are available at Asia shops, and I also saw a store in Naschmarkt selling them.


Ingredients:

Cooking oil
Quail eggs
onion
carrots
chayote (kohlrabi) or turnip

Shelled shrimps

brocolli

Ajinomoto ginisa flavor mix (also available at Asia shops) - could be substituted with Vegeta

water

How to:

1. In a pot, boil the quail eggs. Do not overcook. Cut up and wash the vegetables.

2. In a pan, heat cooking oil and saute onions. Drop carrots and chayote when the onions are transparent enough.

3. Put in the shrimps and cover. Remove the shells from the quail eggs.

4. Throw in brocolli and quail eggs in the pan, season with ajinomoto flavor mix or vegeta and a little water. Cover, turn off stove and let the veggies cook on still-hot stove. ;-)

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Baking Brownies with the Kids

The kids like brownies, muffins and chocolate cakes; homebaked or not. But they like the baking part even better. Here is one of the many baking sessions we had at home. I have forgotten where I got this brownie recipe though. =D

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
100ml water


How to:



1. Grease and flour your preferred baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Make sure the butter has melted or heat it in a small pan. Combine all ingredients. We added a little water to make it less sweet. You can omit the water if you like it firmer and sweeter.

3. Mix for maximum 6 minutes.

4. Spread batter into pan, Bake for 25 minutes. We poured prepared icing over the brownies that gave it a glossy top.

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