Tea
Got a good find yesterday.
I’m a big fan or caramel and it thought of picking this up from the supermarket shelf when i bought stuff for my sick hon.
Just add sugar and milk (or creamer) for a latté taste. I always like my tea strong, so I prefer soaking the teabag in hot water instead of just dunking it a couple of times or for a few seconds.
Taste: It truly has a caramel taste with a nutty essence to it. Since it’s black, it still has a malty after taste. However, there were a few times the caramel scent was somewhat like coconut (which I didn’t like), especially if it’s just in the packet.
Pastry
Thought of baking some carrot cakes last Saturday. I’ve been craving for one with cream cheese frosting, so I got this nice recipe from the ever-reliable Epicurious.com.
I didn’t really use up the whole recipe but instead, used half of it. I used only 1 pan but half of the recipe has a lot of frosting, so mom made another one the next day. 
No nuts for us because we just didn’t like nuts.
The result: Very easy to make. Tasty and moist cake with a very rich and sweet frosting.
I’ll probably lessen the sugar in the frosting next time. Some recommended incorporation of apple sauce, but I couldn’t find it here in the local market. All-in-all, it was really a good one. 4 out of 5 spoons for this.
Click here for the Epicurious recipe on the Triple-layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I finally got what I was craving for « ~curly thoughts~ Said:
on July 4, 2009 at 7:56 pm
[...] This morning, I asked Jinggoy again to look for some carrot cake. Unfortunately, he didn’t find any from nearby cafes and bakeshops. Thus, I made my own using the same recipe I used before (see 06/11/08 entry). [...]