Through a Glass, Darkly
GelaMerce
...whatever floats my boatGraduated with AB International Studies, Major in European Studies and BS in Commerce, Major in Business Management
De La Salle University - Manila
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Freshly Baked by Me
The Bakeaters
NYC Adventures 2011
The Fat Gypsy
Oreo Marshmallows! (recipe/tutorial)
When I get my own KitchenAid, I shall try to whip one up! :D
Marbled Brownies
Four Cheeses Macaroni
Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ (easy)Yield:
8-10 servingsIngredients:
- 4 tbsp + 2 tbsp butter
- 500 g / 1 lb medium pasta shells
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 cup beer (replace with milk if preferred)
- 400 g / 14 oz (about 3-4 cups grated) of cheeses of your choice
- 1 tbsp each Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups coarse bread crumbs (6 slices of bread)
- salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Heat a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta until very al dente, according to package instructions. Drain once almost cooked and pour into a lightly greased 9×13″ baking dish.
- Meanwhile as your pasta is cooking, in a separate saucepan, melt 4 tbsp of the butter until liquid. Add the flour and whisk so it forms a paste, cook for 2-3 minutes but do not brown. Slowly add the milk and beer, adding about 1/2 cup at a time and whisking each time until no lumps can be seen and the sauce thickens. Add a pinch of salt and a few generous grinds of pepper, the Dijon and the Worcestershire, and stir well.
- Grate or roughly chop all of the cheese and stir it into the white sauce. Continue stirring the white sauce on medium-low heat until no (or very few) cheese lumps can be seen. Taste and adjust as necessary—add more Dijon or Worcestershire, salt, or pepper (cheese is quite salty so you probably won’t need much salt). Pour over the mostly cooked pasta in the pan, and stir carefully so that pasta is coated with cheese sauce.
- Melt remaining two tablespoons of butter and drizzle over the bread crumbs, toss to coat slightly. Sprinkle evenly over the pasta in the dish. Bake at 400 F / 200 C for 15-20 minutes until topping is golden and sauce is bubbling. If your dish is very very full, be sure to put a rimmed baking tray under it in the oven to avoid a baked cheese mess!
Perfect lunch! I shall try you out!
Currently munching on this while internet-ing/reading a 123-paged article :)
Snyder’s - definitely my number 1 comfort food. Good thing it’s now available in a grocery near our place since I used to buy this in Rustan’s Supermarket in Shang (which is still closed…boohoo) I could eat this all day and not complain and be oh-so-happy :)
Oh yeah! Maty’s is on the list! Hindi ka Paulinian (ng Paranaque) kung hindi ka nakakain sa Maty’s. I miss eating there :( It’s been 4 years (i think) since I last ate there with friends. One of my best friends in HS lives just beside Maty’s so it was a normal thing for us to eat there when we go to her place after classes or after practices :)
I miss living in Paranaque :|
oh and I saw this link @ helgaholic :)
Bibingka Soufflé @ C2
My favorite dessert of all time! :) Sweet and Salty all at the same time (LOVE) I already created a crater in the middle for the ‘syrup’ thingy (I must ask what that is) and was very eager to eat it :)
I want to learn how to make this.
taken last sunday (300510) using my phone cam
Yesterday, i finally made my first batch of muffins! The idea hit me after watching Julie & Julia last saturday midnight and I started searching for recipes online (yes, no special ingredients thingamajig). So, i found the recipe for white chocolate muffins and marshmallow muffins..the blueberry muffin set are my secret (hahaha)
Presenting: The Blueberry Muffins!
and the end product?
Batch 2: White Chocolate Muffins
Too bad i don’t have the baked picture :(
and finally, my Marshmallow Muffins:
Alas, i only have the picture of the over-cooked mallow muffins :( but they still taste great and its still moist inside…just a bit sticky (too much sugar :|)
so yeah…that’s me ‘baking’ (i used an electric oven not the conventional oven). will bake again before school starts (most likely on sunday).
Baking is fun…and its super convenient for me since there’s a baking-needs store just across the condo :)
i’m on baking spree! haha:) already finished with blueberry muffins and will start with the marshmallow-core muffins and after that the white chocolate one :)
who wants one?
first time to bake! hahaha hope it turns out well.
VERY EXCITED!
Upside Down Mac & Cheese Pizza
A layer of mac & cheese sandwiched between two cheese pizzas.
Tumblr break!
i wanna die right now…I WANT THIS!
