Secret to a No-Fuss Super Moist Choco Cake Recipe Revealed

I have been trying to avoid baking chocolate cakes in the past, because I know it’s something I’m at risk of overindulging in. So for my new found hobby, my Handcrafted Confections, it was by choice that initially I was promoting my carrot cakes and buttercream cakes to customer-friends so they order it instead. Not […]

Fondant Techniques by Pastry Chef Jojo Javier

Learn basic fondant cake baking and designing as Handcrafted Confections brings to you A Short Course on Fondant Techniques. In this one-day workshop, Pastry Chef Jojo Javier will prep you up with basic fondant knowledge and skills, this course aims to give participants confidence in handling simple to advanced level fondant theme cake techniques. Highlights […]

Cookie Gone Vegan

Vegetarian Cookies help lose weight the healthy way. It’s been tried and tested. Cookies have been known as one of the top food sources leading to obesity in children (adults as well) because of its too much sugar component. But here’s one that is really healthy, it doesn’t use processed sugar, rather the all natural […]

My Homemade Taho

  Taho is a popular Pinoy street food sold by vendors known as “magtataho”. It’s a soft jello-like snack made of processed soybeans mixed with sweet syrup we call ‘arnibal‘ and topped with tapioca pearls or ‘sago.’ It’s a delicious healthy snack that most of us probably have grown accustomed to especially if we lived […]

Craving Asian: A Gastronomic Adventure

This week, I got to visit 3 famous Asian restaurants for some leisurely and hearty dine-in experience with friends, family and of course my baby. I am sharing my views about Manila’s hot spots when it comes to Authentic- Chinese, Korean or Japanese, with a sidebar on an organic farm-to-table must try. This post summarizes […]

My Easy Homemade Pandesal Recipe

“Paaaaaan….deeeeeeeeee….saaaaaaaaaal!” One of my fondest memories as a child is hearing this loud chant from the man who sold fresh bread rolls in our neighborhood just when everybody was waking up in the morning. It’s comforting, homely and–to almost all of us–undeniably delicious. That soft and fluffy bread you can eat with or without jam […]

Cocoa With Rocksalt and Cheese and How to DIY!

Year 2012, back when a lot of milk tea places were popping out like mushrooms here and there. I was told about this particular drink spot partly-owned by PBA player/TV Host- Chris Tiu called “Happy Lemon,” and its most famous signature drink “Cocoa with Rock Salt & Cheese.” I was immediately intrigued, not entirely because […]

My Cassiopeia

Naming my baby. Never thought this part of parenthood would be one of the most intimidating. Why? because choosing a child’s name is a lifelong decision. The name I give my little one will be an everlasting part of her identity that she will carry with her from her birth certificate, to school, to her […]

The Jersey City I Came to Love

So there I was on my very first day in the land of the free, just sitting by the waterfront of Jersey City, with no particular itinerary. Just chillin’ relaxin’ admirin’ the beauty that lies infront of me… Ooooohhhh.. New York City! So near, yet so far! …..Nah! we were there in a blink! Ohhh… […]