Sharing my short Davao vlogs and other video diaries here. Going into 2024, I did not plan for the year to be so busy and productive but it turned out that way.
Tag: cooking
Healing a Broken Heart
*I know my friends don't like it when I'm emo but I wouldn't be Ria if I weren't emo. And I'd rather write about these things than hibernate, be suicidal, get catty, or have GERD or other stress-induced illness. Sorry friends.* One day the body asked the heart, When I’m hurt the doctor heals it. But if you’re hurt, who will heal you? Then the heart said, I have to heal by myself. Is it because of that whenever someone is hurt, they have their own special way of healing it? Drinking, singing, releasing anger, laughing, crying, going to trips with friends and talking to them, and running in the marathon... or the worst thing is just ignoring that pain. My way of healing is by making cake and cookies in the morning like right now. ...and I was healed from the smell of the baked cake. Can there be another treatment as sweet as this one? -Kim Sam Soon, My Name is Kim Sam Soon Episode 4 How does one heal a broken heart, exactly? I do not know. Once upon a time, I played DotA for 12 hours straight just so I could forget, go home, and go…
Julie and Julia… and Me
Just came from watching Julie & Julia, based on the book with the same title by Julie Powell. Needless to say, I love it. It's not about cooking and baking. But love and passion. I can so totally relate to the movie... with cooking, baking, and blogging all in one movie. But I'm sure a lot of people will also love it and can relate to it. Both Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) both dedicated themselves to cooking not for the sake of cooking, but because of love. They were both passionate about different things. While focused on different things, their passions brought them to food and cooking. I share their passion. Passion to cook and bake, to serve the best there is to the people who matter to me. I've been told (more than once, sad to say) that I am addicted to baking and cooking. And I am. I am addicted to making the delicious pastries and meals. And I am passionate about writing and blogging, as well. And I was able to relate to Julie saying that she might have ADD. Coz I feel like I am like that sometimes. Interested and wanting…
It Was a Good Night
I had a feeling it was not gonna be perfect but that it was gonna be a good one. And I was right! CACS Davao Skills Batch 9: Cucina Nueve's Legacy Buffet was a good one. ;-) We were a bit harried and chaotic during the few hours from closing the kitchen and transferring the food to Linmarr Apartelle, but everything before and after that was done well. Not perfect but more than good enough. The food was on time, save for the last minute preparations and presentation of the sashimi and maki. (Apologies to my groupmates coz I wasn't able to fully help out with the Cold Kitchen.) And everything looked delicious. There were some kinks here and there but there weren't a lot of complaints regarding the food. Must commend the yummy Waldorf Salad, the superb Chicken Florentine, the tasty Roast Beef and the sinful pastry spread. TWO THUMBS UP! Kasali pati big toes!!! The program was not boring (I hope) and the tarpaulins and videos I made were nice. And the music we played were good enough for the lulls. What made the dinner really beautiful was the very, very, very elegant and bonggang-bonggang set-up by Sul…
How to Make Italian Cream Puffs
Here's a short how-to video for making Italian Cream Puffs. It is called Italian, because the filling is made of sweet cheese rather than Bavarian or Cream. Puff Pastry Ingredients 1/2 cup Butter (preferably salted) 1 cup Water 1 cup pre-sifted Flour 1/4 teaspoon Salt 4 Eggs This is a standard puff pastry recipe. Filling Ingredients 1/2 cup Cream Cheese* 1/4 cup Ricotta Cheese* 1/4 cup Sugar *1 cup Mascarpone Cheese (instead of Cream Cheese and Ricotta) can be used if available. Chocolate Sauce Ingredients 1 cup Bittersweet Chocolate Chips 1 tablespoon Butter We used half this recipe only. The video features me - Ria Jose, my cousin Gwing Cabreira, and my aunts Ivi Cabreira and Baby dela Serna.
Great Food
Coz I want to make a food post but don't have much time, I'll show you photos of the wonderful food I've had these past few weeks... Lechon during my Tita's birthday party Ginataang Crabs during my Tita's birthday party Italian Cream Puffs my Titas, Gwing, and I made Italian Cream Puffs my Titas, Gwing, and I made Wagyu Beef, and Mashed Potatoes we had for dinner last night Obviously my Titas are also into food styling now that we photograph the food. :D More awesome photos and detailed food posts (and maybe some recipes) soon. :P