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Rosquillos

“The rosquillos are cookies that originated from the Municipality of Liloan, Cebu. The cookies are circular in shape with flower-like edges and a ring shaped hole in the center. The rosquillos is a distinctive snack unique to Cebu and is a favorite snack of local Cebuanos and expatriate Cebuanos in the United States. The late Philippine president Sergio Osmeña Sr. reputedly gave the name of rosquillos from the Spanish word rosca, meaning ringlet.”

Source: Everything Cebu

We did some grocery last night. Hubby told me to get my own baon while he was busy selecting new cookies for our princess. Apart from the Walter Sugar-Free Wheat Bread I took from the bread section, I took Cream-O original and Conching Rosquillos from the cookie section.

Today, I brought the rosquillos here at the office. Hubby told me the first time we bought this for Ayex, that this cookies used to be his staple food when he was a kid himself. When I tasted it, I didn’t have to ask anymore why. I fell in love with this cookie. I love its not-so-sweet-that-makes-you-want-to-eat-more taste. It has a rich taste of egg – much much better than eggnog.

When I googled this, I found Titay’s Liloan Rosquillos as the popular search results. I haven’t tried that brand although it was mentioned online that they are the pioneer of this cookie. I wonder how its taste differ from Conching, who is also located in Cebu. Anyone?

Anyway, I think these rosquillos are something we should be proud of being Filipino made. Would you know if this is currently exported somewhere outside our country?

Ingredients: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NAICIN, IRON, THIAMIN, RIBOFLAVIN), FRESH FARM EGGS, COCONUT OIL, MARAGARINE, CANE SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE.

Allergen Information: CONTAINS WHEAT AND EGGS

This is definitely a happy snack for me. Next time we go to the grocery, I’ll buy the bigger pack because the small one only lasts 2 days!

Home Investments

Nope, we haven’t invested for our own house if that’s what you are thinking. We don’t have sufficient funds yet but it’s in the works. On the contrary, I’m pertaining to home furniture, if these are classified as such. Hehehe.

These have been sitting in my photo album for more than a week now due to laziness. These are the latest addition to our home stuff – most of which came as wedding presents. I’m just glad I looked into those electric roisterer, we were introduced to a bargain deal – a real bargain deal!

This is the main reason why we went to the mall despite of the A H1N1 scare. We badly need to replace the old stove because its burner already cracked and might pose danger if we continue using it. The brand is HYUNDAI and the stove looks like and industrial stove. Pretty neat-looking, too!

This is an LG 21L microwave oven. I was looking at an electric roisterer when hubby asked me if I’m still interested in other items. I said no. He then asked if I want to check on their microwave ovens. The saleslady, after hearing that said that they have a current promo. From PhP4500, the microwave is down to PhP2000. That is more than 50% off the tag! If not for that, I wouldn’t have convinced myself to get one. Now, reheating food at home is breeze.

Next investment, probably a new sala set. We need to replace the current one soon!

PhotoBlog: My Raffles Sale Loots

Okei, I apologize for not blogging again for more than a week now. I don’t know what kept me busy these days. There’s probably none – I’m just too lazy to write.

Anyways, let me show you what I got in the Raffles Bodega Sale I told you about in this post.

Originally, I planned to buy a Visions 5L Casserole. It’s price on last June’s sale was PhP1200 – but I didn’t have any money that I can spend that time, remember? This time, I was very determined to get it, even though I know I will just stock it. But I guess my determination was not that strong. After seeing that the sale price increased from PhP1200 to PhP2000, I forced myself to forget about it. Instead I got myself something else, which I just remember now, was supposedly my Christmas gift to myself. So Therese, I was wrong. I already got myself something – but I want something else…

Where are the pictures?! Okei okei okei. Sorry. Here they are.

This is my Christmas gift to my mother-in-law. I realized that whenever we cook pasta or pancit, we only place it in her plastic wares, which I think is not very presentable and appealing. So I go her this Oval Pyrex Roaster.

I partnered this roaster with a pasta server, which we also don’t have here at QC. I was too excited about these gifts that I didn’t wrap them anymore and gave them to MIL just the way they are. Hahahaha!

This was my supposedly Christmas gift for myself. The one that replaced my Visions 5L Casserole. This is a Pyrex Flash Non-Stick Pan.

I wondered before what Teflon is. How to use it? What makes cooking with it easier than the normal frying pan. And so thought, one day I’ll have my one non-stick pan. Not that I hated using the traditional frying pans but I just think that non-stick pans are really really cool! I partnered this pan with a long turner (above, beside the pasta server), because Therese and Shindie said, if I use the ordinary ones, it will scratch the Teflon.