Patti's Palette

Mar 21, 2011

Trousseau by Reshma

Here's a perfect example of where my 2 passions, food & fashion, merge together. I was asked to bake a few dozen mini Sweet Patti Cakes for the Trousseau by Reshma launch earlier this month. The launch showcased my friend's new line, which focuses on gorgeous bags and cuffs - all made in the Philippines with the finest materials. An afternoon of shopping and cupcakes doesn't really get any better...

Sweet Patti Cakes

SPC Banana-Rama Tray

Me & Jon with Miss Trousseau herself ;)

Mar 19, 2011

I.Scream

It's always fun to entertain, especially in your own home. Making each dish from scratch (read: homemade) can understandably be both tiring and time-consuming; more so if you're doing it all alone! By the time you come to the dessert course, you're just about ready to buy a cake from the nearest shoppe and plop it on the table for everyone to enjoy. Well, here's a little sumthin' sumthin' you can put together with the illusion that you've prepared a sweet-ending. You can buy all the ingredients, yet still assemble them in a way where you've made something of your own.

Easy steps below to a DIY: Ice-Cream Sandwiches

What You Need: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, Vanilla Ice-cream

Take 1 jumbo scoop of ice-cream and sandwich it between 2 cookies

Roll the outside of the sandwich (the ice-cream part) in the chocolate chips

Congrats!! You're finished and ready to serve a plateful of ice-cream sandwiches to your guests :)

*First blogged on my Powersnet account

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Here's a few options to add some variety if you want to switch up your dessert sandwiches:

-Instead of chocolate chip cookies, you can use any other cookie you prefer, store bought or even homemade [sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, white chocolate chip cookies, etc]

-Instead of vanilla ice-cream you can use any other flavor you like [chocolate, strawberry, cookies&cream, etc]

-Instead of chocolate chips, you can try something else [M&M's, chopped nuts, rainbow sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, etc]

Mar 13, 2011

Join the Cru

Cru Steakhouse, located in the Marriott Hotel, is Manila's answer to a modern chophouse. Quality steaks take center stage, but great thought has also been extended to the appetizers, sides and dessert. With an open kitchen, subdued lighting, dark wood and textured furnishings, you are likely to enjoy a meal here.