Fresh Baked sweet bread

Thanks to my good friend Donna and the recipe she gave me, I made sweet bread AGAIN last night, it is just so heartwarming to smell freshly baked bread, baking at your house, the aromatic smell is better than any spray bottle you can buy!!! LOL..

On Saturday, I made a toffee bar, oh my goodness, this is also insanely delicious.... topped with walnuts, almonds and pecans, this was also quite on the expensive side, but I think well worth it!!

Then it was chocolate cake. We were doing some work around the house and I felt that the workers helping me needed a great big chocolate cake to boost their energy, and they were so thrilled!

Okay, for the finale, I made KAHLUA PIE last night. My husband was all over this pie, oh my goodness!!! It is a cream pie and homemade cookie crusts. I wish I made more as I had to ration my sister when she came over last night!! I will make more next time, it is just that all my baking ingredients are taking a toll on my baking budget, or my budget for that matter!

Sunday BBQ

I JUST LOVE MY FAMILY... I love how everyone always gathers at the farm on Sundays!

The best part, FOOD! There is always more than enough barbecue for everyone.

Good food, good company, what more can I ask for... LOL

GRAB A PLATE AND FORK AND DIG IN... enjoy!

BBQ Pork ribs

mmm' mmm good..

ham

Shrimp tempura (chamorro style) they are like shrimp fritters with mixed vegetable, fried till brown and crispy.. YUMMY

Chicken Aroscaldo (similar to rice porridge, but tastier!)

Burgers, farm style..LOL

AND YOUNG COCONUT... I AM ALWAYS EXTRA HAPPY WHEN THERE IS YOUNG COCONUT TO DRINK AND EAT AFTER....

All Berried out...

All berried out.....

I am so glad that a new store on island has brought in fresh fruits at a reasonable price. Well, either the strawberries are reasonably priced, or it is just in season in the mainland therefore the prices have dropped. A quart of strawberries could cost you about $9.00 US DOLLARS. I refuse to pay so much! I did but fresh strawberries, blueberries and cherries (Quart and pint sizes for under $25.00 still pricier than the mainland, but about half the price on other markets on island!) So what does a girl do with all these fruits? PARFAIT...

Wednesday Night Baking part II

Here is my part II of what I made last night....

I was busy, as the cake was baking (see Wednesday Night baking below), I made a batch of cookies and a batch of chamorro style "rosketi" they are a drier version of shortbread...

This batch was special, and was made for my hubby... as he was working the next day. Since he works on the boat all day (he is a USCGS Marine Merchant/technical word for US Coast Guard Boat captain...LOL) I send him to work with a quart size ziplock bag full of goodies, for his snacking pleasure.... winkz!

Wednesday Night Baking.....

I don't know what it was, but I was in the mood for some baking again last night (yeah, when am I not in the mood?) The wierd thing is my hubby was also waiting, for the cake and bread to be done. I made this delicious cake last night, it has pecans and coconut and is so moist it is sinfully delicious. This is what I will bring on the next party I go to... I am so excited! My sister Bobbie gave me the recipe, I am so glad she found it!

You can see how moist the cake was, it was so delicious!!!

Thank you "SIS" for this wonderful cake recipe...

Cinnamon rolls anyone?

Oh my goodness, my house smelled SO good when these were baking in the oven....
Even my neighbors came by to visit...ha ha ha.. returning something that has been borrowed for so long, I forgot we actually owned it..LOL

CINNAMON ROLLS ANYONE?!

I can just smell the sweet aroma just looking at the photos, hope you can smell it too!!

Bulalo

This is called 'bulalo soup in filipino,

or katdun' tolang in chamorro.

It is insanely delicious, and the marrow in the center is the best part! I saw Mario Batilo (spelled correctly?) cook this on one of the Iron chef competitions (the ingredient was rice). It looked so delicious. Plus we have had rain, rain and more rain on our small island, and my facebook friends have recommended this for dinner... YUMMY!!

Lunch

We had lunch at Coral Ocean Point, it was okay, since I wasn't paying. If it were my choice, I would spend $2 more and go to an all you can eat buffet like PIC or even Grand's AOI.

But the company is good, so the food was good.

Kagman High School~~ Graduate

The other day, we celebrated my cousin Christine's graduation.... Congrat's Grad..

It was also my grandma's 75th birthday? 70+something....

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPS....

I do not know how to make donuts, or doughnuts! So I do not have a recipe to share.

I do however know how to make beignets, which is similar in texture and taste.

At any rate, it was raining this morning, and nothing like some good 'ole Galaxy donuts to go with my cup of coffee.... it was delicious!

Oh my gosh, I need to get to the gym.....LOL

Do you spring roll?