Yamato Bakery, the neighborhood Japanese bakery

There is this little Japanese bakery along Jupiter St in Makati. It’s beside a ramen house (Mitsuyado-Seimen ) and Razon’s. We chanced upon this place last summer when we had halo-halo at Razon’s. 

I love their blueberry danish. 

You can see what's baking in the open kitchen too.

Try the hokkaido milk bread too. Eat it on it's own or use your favorite spread. It was Php 90 per bag, which has 4 thick slices. It may seem a bit expensive but it does taste good.

Cakes and deli sandwiches

Pizza

Before there were cronuts, there was the pizza croissant of Yamato. Flaky pizza dough with bits of bacon, pepper, onions and a smothering of cheese on top. Delish! I would spend on this than on the over-prized cronut. Speaking of cronuts, heard they started baking their own version recently. I'll try to visit again soon, perhaps after we've tried the raved about Mitsuyado Sei-men.

Assortment of bottled drinks

Interiors

22 Jupiter St.

Bel-Air, Makati

(02) 511-1390

Recipe: Sauteed Kale and Tofu

This recipe is packed with protein both from the tofu and kale. Bountiful with vitamins and minerals, kale is the new super food. It helps lower cholesterol and fight at least 5 types of cancer. A cup of chopped raw kale only has 33 calories and packs 206% daily value of Vitamin A and 134% DV of vitamin C.

We normally steam a few leaves for the baby and give it to him with his favorite sweet potatoes. We used to mash it in when he was younger but now that he has more teeth, we just sandwich it in between slices of steamed sweet potatoes. We cook the rest for the adults.

This recipe serves one. Just multiply the number of servings you want to the ingredients for your purpose.

Ingredients:

1 block of tofu chopped

About 200 g of kale

Chopped onions

Chopped garlic

Rice wine

Salt and pepper

Oil or butter (I used about a tablespoon of butter)

Dash of cayenne and paprika (optional)

Saute garlic, onion and tofu. Add the chopped kale. You can add a little bit of water if you want. I used a little rice wine to give it a little moisture and sweetness. Then, put a dash of salt, pepper, cayenne and paprika. I love my food to have a little kick to it so you would find most of my recipes to have cayenne and paprika. This recipe should be good for dieters. Very low in calories (replace butter with olive oil or just water if you like), high in proteins and power packed with a whole range of vitamins and minerals. Enjoy!

Recipe: Creamed Spinach

I tried this recipe I saw on Kitchen Boss on TLC. I tweaked it a little to fit what I already have in my pantry, I think Buddy (Yup, same guy on Cake Boss) used more ingredients than I did.

Ingredients:

Spinach

Button mushrooms

Cream

Garlic

Onion

Olive oil

Dash of salt and pepper to taste

Boil the spinach first and strain. Cut it coursely then set aside. Saute garlic, onion and mushrooms. Add the spinach and the cream. Put a dash of salt and pepper to taste. So simple!

My picture doesn't look too appetizing but this is quite good. It should go well as a side to grilled pork chops or steak.

Try it, this weekend Mommies! Let me know how it goes :)

Recipe: Spinach and Kale Omelette

How do we recycle leftovers? Why, include it in your omelette, of course! For this recipe, I used left over spinach and I included old kale leftover that was meant to be steamed for my baby to eat for the week.

Ingredients:

Eggs (I used 3 here)

Left over spinach

Chopped kale

Tomato

Garlic

Onion

Cheese (optional-advise is for dieters)

Cooking oil

Saute garlic, onion and tomato. Add the kale. Once partly cooked, add the spinach. Set aside. I normally use the same pan to cook the eggs (bawas hugasin). Beat the eggs, season with salt and pepper. I added a dash of cayenne and paprika but this is optional. Put oil on the pan and add the eggs. Once half cooked, put the filling on top preferably to one side to make it easier to fold later on. Add your cheese too. Then the tricky part , folding your omelette. I normally botch this part but I got lucky this time.

This was the healthy part of our breakfast. We had hotdogs and fried rice with this. 

Let's eat!

Kanto Freestyle Breakfast: The "Sossy" Tapsihan

Kanto Freestyle Breakfast is not your usual karinderia at the kanto. From afar, the facade looks like your ordinary sari-sari store but the food that comes out of it's kitchen is something you won't expect from this establishment. From the usual silog fares, the menu also lists french toast, mixed berry pancakes and hashbrown topped with poached egg are few of the unexpected food items served at this place. Tunog sosyal talaga.

One fine morning, I decided to check out this place that was five tumblings away from where we lived because I was mostly lazy to prepare my own meal. Guided by our trusty map, Mr. S and I found our way to KFB. 

If it's rainy, they actually have an extension a few steps from this spot. It's a small room that could probably fit about 15 persons max.

This is what came out of their kitchen.

Tapsilog Php 90

This is the Batangas tapa. The meat was tender. The marinade was a little on the sweet side and I like my tapa salty and a bit crispy around the edges. The serving was big for 90 pesos. Yes, that's pesto on top of the tomato. Sossy nga, di ba. The rice was really garlicky, which was great. Thing is, it was cold. Not sure what happened but the tapa, tocino and rice were all at room temp when it got to us. We did wait for our food a while but I thought it was because there were about 12 people who were there before us. That was disappointing.

Tocisilog Php 90

Mr. S ordered tocilog. The bacon on the side is Php20 per strip. It was well done and crunchy just the way I liked it cooked. Yes, that was for me. Naligaw lang sa plate ni Mr. S. The bacon had a smoky flavor. I like the sweeter kind but who says no to bacon, right? The tocino was saucy and too sweet for my taste.

Mixed berry pancakes Php 90

The mixed berry pancakes was alright. That is if you like your pancake to be a bit chewy. It wasn't your usual fluffy kind but the blueberry compote and the strawberries are to die for. Sulit sana sa Php90 kaso nga kakaiba yung pancakes.

Food would have been pretty good if it was served hot. Since you are eating in the side walk, expect funky smell. The price is reasonable and you can get to try sosyal breakfast without having to break the bank.

Kanto Freestyle Breakfast

549 San Joaquin St.

Brgy. Plainview, Mandaluyong

Contact No. 4002268