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2012-08-03T18:47:00.000+08:00

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Carmelitas

2012-07-21T17:01:00.002+08:00

Ever since I joined Pinterest, I've stumbled upon tons of new recipes, many of which I can't wait to try out. One of the recipes I couldn't wait to try out was the Carmelitas. The post was from Lulu the Baker, and the pictures were just too delicious and mouth-watering so I knew I just had to try them out.

I decided to try out the recipe and have my new co-teachers taste them, and they ended up being a great hit. So what are they? It's mainly like an oatmeal cookie sandwich, with chocolate and caramel as the filling. I also tried using maple instead of caramel, and it was also well received by my friends.

It's been a long time since I've found something new worth offering, and I'm glad I stumbled onto this.

So here they are...Carmelitas!

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Baked Potato Pesto

2012-03-17T10:00:00.099+08:00

Recently, I've realized that I really like POTATOES. I've already successfully replicated the Creamy Potato Gratin that I loved during my college days. Now, it was time to try making some potato jackets and fill them up with nothing else but potatoes!

I came across this recipe for Pesto Baked Potato on Pinterest, and I knew I just had to try it out, with a few tweaks, of course.

So, here are things you'll be needing:

Equipment:
Any baking pan (I used my non-stick square pan)

Ingredients: Makes 2 servings
1 lb potato, washed
Garlic
Onion
150g cream
1 tbsp pesto sauce
Salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese, grated

Preheat your oven to 400F. Pinch your washed potatoes for about 6-8 times.

Pat the potatoes dry, then brush on some olive oil and rub with some sea salt. Bake the potato for about an hour or until it is tender.

When the potato has been in the oven for about 30 minutes, butter up a pan over low heat and toss in the garlic and onions.

When garlic starts to brown, put in the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper.

When cream starts to simmer, add in the pesto sauce. Leave the sauce to cool until potatoes are done.

Once potatoes are done, cut them in half using thongs to hold them steady. Leave the oven on low heat while preparing potatoes.

Scoop out some of the potatoes, making sure to leave some on with the skin.

Mix the scooped potatoes with the creamy pesto sauce, then put some into each of the potato jackets.

For one of the potato jackets, I added some peanuts to see if the added texture would really make it better.

Top the potatoes with some parmesan cheese.

Pop the potatoes back into the hot oven for about 10-15 minutes. Serve hot.

In my opinion, this dish is good by itself, but it can also be a side dish as suggested in the original recipe. Since I had nothing to serve it with, I ended up eating the entire thing for lunch.

Oh, and the peanuts did make it more interesting, but I still love good old fashioned potatoes by themselves. ^_~

Cinnamon French Toast

2012-03-11T10:00:00.002+08:00

Growing up, I've never been a fan of breakfast. Given a choice, I would rather sleep in my bed or take my time in the shower and dressing up than to drag myself to our dining table just to eat. I also don't feel hungry in the morning, so whenever I do eat, it feels like I'm forcing myself. And my options for breakfast meals are so limited, especially now that I've pledged that I won't be eating anything fried in oil.

After coming up with the Scrambled Egg Muffin, I just had to think of another dish for my least favorite meal. This time, I wanted a dish that would excite me by just thinking about it. And that is why I decided to try my luck with some french toast. I decided to add one of my favorite spices so far, which is CINNAMON!

Here's are the things you'll be needing:

CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST: Makes 2 toasts

Ingredients:
2 slices of bread

3 tbsp milk

3 tsp all-purpose flour
2 eggs
3 tsp sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Butter
Ground cinnamon

First step is to mix the milk and flour in a mixing bowl. As the flour dissolves, add in the eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk until well blended.

Now, dip bread slices one at a time until bread has absorb the egg mixture on both sides. Sprinkle one side with as much cinnamon as you like.

Over low heat, butter up a flat pan or heat up a non-stick pan if you have one. Take soaked bread slice and place on pan with the cinnamon side facing down. Sprinkle cinnamon on the other side of the bread slice.

Flip bread slice after 2-3 minutes or until bread is brown and not burnt. Don't worry, if you want it to be toasted a little more, you can always flip it over again.

Repeat the steps to the other slice of bread. Serve with maple syrup, and a few sprinkles of cinnamon and sugar.

If you've noticed, this dish is pretty sweet. The cinnamon provides a bit of kick. If you're concerned with the amount of sweetness in this dish, you can always use less maple syrup and add some fruits to your french toast.

Oreo Cheesecake for Savers

2012-03-10T10:00:00.001+08:00

A few weeks ago, I had to make sample cake pops for my friend Vero. Sadly, while I was baking the cake, our gas oven ran out of gas, and when I tried to use our turbo cooker, some of the cake batter spilled.

But silly me, I still thought I could make the cake pops, and so, after mixing in a can of frosting (I know, I know, I should have lessened the amount), I ended up with a moist cake-frosting mix which I couldn't make into cake pops anymore.

But it would be such a waste to just through the whole thing away, so I came up with a brilliant idea (well, in my opinion it was). The cake-frosting mixture was moist, but still cakey enough to make into a crust. And since my sister had been bugging me to make her some Oreo cheesecake, I decided to turn this mess into one.

Don't worry, I don't recommend making the crust out of failed cake-frosting mixture, so I still made the recipe with the proper Oreo crust.

Here's what you'll be needing:

OREO CHEESECAKE FOR SAVERS: Makes 1 pie

Equipment:

Non-stick square pan (8x8)

Ingredients:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

150 g all-purpose cream

150 ml condensed milk

4 packs of Oreo cookies, crushed

1 stick unsalted butter

Melt unsalted butter in the microwave for 20 seconds. Make sure butter is not too hot. Mix the butter with two packs of the crushed Oreo cookies.

Once cookies and butter have been well mixed, press onto your pan and set aside in the fridge.

In a pot over medium heat, put in cream cheese, cream and condensed milk. Mix until cream cheese is almost broken down with the cream and milk. Personally, I like having little bits of cream cheese in my cheesecake. This took me about 20-30 minutes.

Take cream cheese mixture off heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes. Pour mixture over crust and leave to cool in fridge overnight.

When I made this, I made the mistake of pouring two batches worth of cheesecake mixture into one pan. so we ended up with a really thick cheesecake. But I guess it was good since my brothers were fighting over who got the last slice. ^_^

Happy eating!

Creamy Potato Gratin

2012-03-04T10:00:00.000+08:00

When I set my goal of avoiding fried foods, I didn't realize that I would be limiting almost all my meals. I didn't realize that I had been eating a lot of fried dishes for almost every meal. So, to overcome the challenge, I decided to try out new dishes.

Recently, I've been craving for baked potatoes, so I bought four large potatoes. But when I tried looking for a recipe, most of them had bacon in them, which I'm also trying to limit since it has a lot of fat in it. For a few minutes, I was worried that I bought the large potatoes for nothing. Then I remembered that there used to be this small Italian fast food restaurant, called Big Apple, in front of our university. My friends and I loved their pizzas, and I most especially loved their potato gratin.

And so, I started searching for recipes to try out for a creamy potato gratin. In the end, I had to alter some of the recipes I found since I wanted my dish to focus more on the potatoes, and I also didn't like onions in my potato gratin.

Here's what I came up with:

CREAMY POTATO GRATIN: Makes 6 servings

Equipment:
Non-stick square baking pan (8x8)

Ingredients:
2 lb potatoes, washed, peeled and sliced
Butter
Garlic, lots of it
1 can (300g) all purpose cream
McCormick Creamy Garlic Perfect Pasta Sauce Mix (optional)
Salt and Pepper
Parmesan and Cheddar or Mozzarella cheese

After you have washed, peeled and sliced your potatoes, keep them in a bowl of water so that they won't turn brown while you prepare the sauce. Preheat your oven to 325F.

Now for the sauce. First, butter a pan over low heat.

When butter has melted, add the garlic and saute until golden brown.

Add the all purpose cream, sauce mix if being used, salt and pepper, and mix well.

When mixture starts to simmer, add potatoes and allow to cook until sauce starts to simmer again.

Pour the potatoes and the creamy mixture onto the square non-stick pan. Top with cheese. For better results, use fresh parmesan, cheddar or mozzarella cheese.

Place into oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until potatoes are tender and cheese had melted. I made a mistake of leaving mine on for an hour since I forgot to take into account that I used less potatoes compare to the recipes I found. And so, I ended up with a little burnt cheese on top since I used the dried and grated cheese, but my potatoes were still perfectly tender.

If you're not going to eat all of it right away, wait for the dish to cool completely, before covering and placing in the refrigerator. It can be reheated in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.

Happy eating!

Scrambled Egg Muffin

2012-03-03T10:00:00.001+08:00

Once again, the season of Lent is upon us. The main thing I struggle with is the No-Meat-Fridays because I don't like fish at all, except for canned tuna. And lately, I've been trying to come up with new ideas for breakfast because I've been trying to avoid anything fried since February.

And so, one late morning I found myself really hungry. My first idea was to have some eggs, sunny side up, but then I remembered no fried foods. So the next idea that came to my mind was to bake them using a method I had seen in a few food magazines.

Here's what I had available in the kitchen:

SCRAMBLED EGG MUFFIN: Makes 2 servings

Equipment:
Regular Muffin Pans

Ingredients:
Butter
2 large eggs, scrambled
2 slices of bread
Any type of cheese (I used Parmesan and Cheddar)
Salt and pepper, to taste

The first step is to butter the muffin pans and preheat your oven to 300F. Even if you're using non-stick pans, it would still be better to put some butter so that any egg that will seep through the bread won't taste like rubber. The best way is to melt some butter and brush it onto the muffin pan. Keep some extra butter for the bread.

Next step would be to place a slice of bread onto the muffin pans. I made a mistake of trying to fit the bread into the pan, which resulted to a few holes in the bread. So I suggest that each slice be cut in half first, and each piece be put be placed on top of one another with just a little overlapping. This will make sure that there is some bread to absorb the egg mixture later.

Once you have the slices of bread in place, brush the remaining melted butter onto the bread.

Then take the scrambled eggs, add some salt and pepper to you liking, mix well and pour equally onto the muffin pans. If your egg mixture seeps through or runs to the sides of the bread, don't worry since it will all come together when cooked.

Sprinkle on as much cheese as you like on top of your egg mixture.

Place pans into preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Eggs should be pale yellow and bread should be toasted, not burnt. Let them cool for 3-5 minutes, then remove from pan and serve.

Feel free to add some meat or veggies to the egg mixture, such as slices of pepperoni, hungarian sausages, mushrooms, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, etc.

Happy eating!

Book Fest!

2012-02-28T22:34:00.000+08:00

This week happens to be our school's Humanities week, which means one thing...BOOK FEST! Since Monday, we've had National Bookstore in our school gym selling popular books for kids, teens, and even us teachers! And lucky for me, teachers get a 10% discount and have the option to pay in cash or have it deducted from our next salary.

I seriously had to stop myself from buying a lot of books since one of my resolutions this year is to say "NO" to impulse buying.

But it was just such a good deal that I had to get a few books, and if you haven't guessed by now, what I got were COOK BOOKS!

I had such a hard time deciding what to get because I didn't want to spend more that 600php. I had to decide whether to get the Italian (my favorite cuisine), Bake It (which I've been doing a lot of lately), Desserts (my favorite part of any meal), and Chicken Dishes (my favorite type of meat). I had to sleep on it before I made a final decision.

Here's a photo of the books I got from Good Housekeeping:

I knew I had to get the Italian recipes because I just love making pasta, and I already overused my carbonara and pesto recipes at home. And I just wanted to get Desserts because I need more options for my favorite part of any meal, aside from cheesecake, cupcakes and chocolates.

Each cook book costs 295php, which came as a surprise since I expected it to be 500php each with it being hardbound. In total, I spent only 531php. And the books are just in time for my new food blogging adventure this coming March.

I just can't wait to open those books and try out the recipes!

Something New is MARCHing In

2012-02-25T21:53:00.001+08:00

Okay, so it's been awhile since I've updated this website. I feel really guilty for not coming up with anything new to post. Which got me thinking...

Lately, I've been obsessed with looking for great recipes to try during my free weekends. Okay, I've always looked up recipes but lately I've been able to find enough time and resources to actually try them out. So, I thought it would be very interesting if I place the recipes of my successful weekend food ventures here to share with everyone else.

Beginning this March, I'll be posting some of the things I've cooked up in our kitchen. Don't worry, it won't be limited to sweet things. I'm mostly into Italian food, so there will be a lot of pasta, and I'm also trying to eat better so there might be some healthy dishes. I might even share some of my own personal and original recipes.

And so, watch out for my posts! Hopefully you'll love each one.

Cupcake Lollies

2010-11-18T19:26:00.017+08:00

Okay, this post is like months overdue.

I tried making these cake pops after seeing them from one of my favorite blogs, bakerella.com. It's a great combination of moist cake and frosting, coated with rich chocolate. For now, I've limited myself to making them as cupcakes.

They're just like little cupcakes that you can't help but pop into your mouth!

Minimum order requirement of 50 pieces.

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

Please wait for the confirmation of your order within 24 hours through text. Orders will take at least one week to complete, and at least two weeks for bulk orders (i.e. orders more than P1,500).

*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan

Introducing the new Sweet Dreams logo

2010-04-24T23:38:00.003+08:00

Like the new logo? I LOVE it too!!!

Special thanks to my friend, Veronica Domingo, who was kind enough to volunteer to help improve it. ^_^

Valentine's Bouquet

2010-02-01T21:05:00.007+08:00

Here is something I came up with for this coming Valentine's Day --- a bouquet of chocolate flowers! This will solve every boy's problem of whether to get flowers or a box of chocolates for that special girl.

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Plain and Simple

2010-01-31T21:51:00.011+08:00

While I really enjoy coming up with new designs for my cupcakes, I always make a batch that is simply frosted with my different flavors. This way people can enjoy and really appreciate the taste of my cupcakes. It also becomes easier for them to determine their favorite flavor.

You can enjoy my Plain and Simple cupcakes with Vanilla, Chocolate, and Cream Cheese Frosting. These cupcakes are available with a chocolate or buttermilk cupcake base, but are best with a buttermilk base. Just specify your choice upon ordering.

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

Please wait for the confirmation of your order within 24 hours. Orders will take at least one week to complete, and at least two weeks for bulk orders (i.e. orders more than P1,500).

*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan

Dozen Flower Minis

2010-01-25T15:54:00.008+08:00

Although I've never gotten flowers from anyone special, I imagine I would prefer edible flowers. But while roses are edible when cleaned, it would be a shame to eat that bouquet. This inspired me to come up with the Dozen Flower Minis.

These mini cupcakes are designed to look just as pretty and romantic as a bouquet of a dozen flowers. It's perfect for this coming Valentine's Day, and would even be good for anniversary and wedding souvenirs.

These cupcakes are available with a chocolate or buttermilk cupcake base, but are best with a buttermilk base. Just specify your choice upon ordering.

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Mint-aholic Fudge

2009-11-26T10:17:00.017+08:00

Whenever the -BER months arrive, I always look forward to stopping by at Starbucks to get some Peppermint Brownies or a Peppermint Mocha Frappe. And every year as well, as the Christmas season ends, I always had to savor one last bite or sip because it would be another eight or nine months before I could enjoy them again.

But since the wait just takes too long for me, I decided to come up with my own minty treat. While I do enjoy the brownies, I really like mine fudgier than others, which is why I came up with my version of mint fudge for all the mint-aholics out there like me.

Check out my Strawberry Surprise Fudge, which is equally delicious and fudgy! You can mix them up if you want!

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Crinkle Bites

2009-11-25T15:10:00.015+08:00

I'll never forget the Christmas gift I received during my 3rd year in college. It was the fudgiest crinkles I had ever tasted. Unfortunately, they were just home-made my my friend's tita, and so, since then I have been searching for crinkles that could match to them.

I kept on searching, and searching, but I never really found right taste and fudginess that I had found that Christmas.

Then it dawned on me: Why not try making some of my own?

And that's how I came up with my own recipe for the perfect, fudgy, Crinkle Bites. Each one will have you craving for more!

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

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*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan

Choc-Nutty Truffles

2009-11-25T14:54:00.016+08:00

Whenever my family and I visited the Philippines for Christmas during the time we lived abroad, I would always buy some Choc Nut from our village's sari-sari store. So I just had to try using this sweet combination of chocolate-peanut flavor from my childhood on my favorite truffle treat.

Anyone who loves Choc-Nut must try this CHOC-NUTTY Truffle treat!

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

Please wait for the confirmation of your order within 24 hours. Orders will take at least one week to complete, and at least two weeks for bulk orders (i.e. orders more than P1,500).

*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan

Merry Sweet Christmas 2009!

2009-11-22T23:20:00.011+08:00

Make this 2009 Christmas sweet for you, your family, and friends! Get ONE FREE Box of 12 Assorted Treats if you place an order of at least Php1,500 between Nov. 23 to Dec. 4.

Promo has been extended until Dec. 11.

Order now!

Strawberry Bon Bon

2009-11-12T15:53:00.007+08:00

Each bite of this chocolate bon-bon will give you the irresistible rich flavor of chocolate, and the soft sweet flavor of strawberries.

Tip: Don't pop it all in your mouth at once. It's best enjoyed by taking at least two or three bites to get the full taste of the chocolate and it's filling.

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Strawberry Surprise Fudge

2009-11-12T15:20:00.010+08:00

The best combination of chocolate flavors? Strawberry and plain chocolate.

The best way to enjoy this combination? Layered fudge.

By placing the strawberry layer of fudge in the middle, one can enjoy both flavors with every bite.

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Oreo Truffles

2009-11-12T14:49:00.007+08:00

As a kid, I enjoyed the twist-lick-dunk combo when munching on some OREO cookies.

Now, I think it's time to enjoy OREOs in a new way. How? By transforming them into some truffles! Just add a bit of cream cheese, coat them in chocolate, and roll them on some OREO crumbs, and....VOILA! We have some soft and delicious OREO truffles munch on.

Box of 25 - Php350.00

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

Please wait for the confirmation of your order within 24 hours. Orders will take at least one week to complete, and at least two weeks for bulk orders (i.e. orders more than P1,500).

*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan

Cookies N' Cream Comfort Bars

2009-11-11T22:14:00.004+08:00

Whenever I find myself craving for some good chocolate, the first one that comes to mind is ever reliable and delicious Cookies N' Cream. So naturally, it was the first chocolate recipe that I just had to try and perfect myself.

Now, the only problem is that I have to stop myself from eating all of them up!

Php 20.00/bar

Minimum order requirement of 8 pieces.

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Kindly text to 0917-5508795 or email to sweetdreamsbycandy@yahoo.comthe following information: Name, Contact no., Email address, City of residence, Name of chosen Sweet Dreams treat, No. of orders

Please wait for the confirmation of your order within 24 hours. Orders will take at least one week to complete, and at least two weeks for bulk orders (i.e. orders more than P1,500).

*The minimum order requirement is P500.00 A down payment of at least 50% is required for orders worth P1,500 and above.

*Pick up areas: Petron La Vista, Katipunan