Mmmmm. The chilly weather outside is just oh so gorgeous. In my perfect little world, I’d be busy going through my Female mag (thank you, Sophie) and chomping on the following dishes from Mogwai:
Grilled lapu-lapu on mashed potato
Double the lemons and make the mashed potato very hot please.
Potato Chips
Salt and oil!!! ARRRRGH! I want you NOW!
Lunch will naturally be capped with sweets and coffee:
Mogwai’s Dark Molten Lava
Travel Café Philippines’ Cordillera Mountain Coffee
*sigh* Just how far is this vision from the real world? Am actually moblogging here in our office pantry, heating up my 1 piece chicken meal from KFC. Post lunch, I’ll be ripping off a pack of Great Taste Coffee Desserts in Mocha Mint (which by the way is pretty decent). 
Things I learned yesterday:
- How to “sauté cut” chicken. Chef Manoj asked me to cut a chicken apart in front of the class. Not very easy for an ex-vegan.
- Basmati rice (what we used for the first three dishes below) is yummy, delicate, and expensive at Php 120/kg.
- Curry powder has between 8-30 spices.
- Ghee’s smoking point is 230°C.
- Dashi is just tuna flakes and lots of MSG.
- Spicy eggs is actually a Singaporean dish. I can’t believe that its only yesterday that I got to try it.
What I learned today:
- I forgot to take a photo of the Prawn Tempura.
Chicken Biryani
Nasi Goreng
Shanghai Fried Rice
Indonesian BBQ Pork Spareribs
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Quick food porn from last week’s class:
Beef Striploin: post-trussing, pre-roasting
Balsamic Glazed Zucchini, uncooked (it was later on sautéed)
Braised Fennel
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*channeling Gossip Girl* You know you love me. XOXO 
@Multiply
@My Summer Solstice
(From my fridge in the south to Greenbelt to La Salle to QC!)
@Plurk
@Coffee and Blunder
Inspired by the Cupcake Queen (and her beautiful dog Layla), I jocked her recipe out and spent yesterday afternoon baking away. Boyyy she was right! These babies are SO SWEET not so sweet! The icing’s sweetness has reduced after 24 hours of fridge time. My brother YM’d me an a “MASARAP” comment a few minutes ago and it’s also a win at work! 
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