Day Off Project #3: Leche Flan

Who doesn't LOVE leche flan? It is one of the most common filipino desserts. I personally love it. So I thought for my next project I'll make it.

The ingredients are fairly common. Just eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. For the syrup, caramelize the sugar in a pan until light brown. I didn't quite caramelize it enough because I was afraid of burning it and making the syrup bitter. So my resulting syrup was clear. For the custard, mix the egg yolks, condensed milk, evaporated milk, sugar and vanilla. Whisk gently so that bubbles will not form. Before putting the custard mixture in the llanera, coat it with the syrup. After putting the custard mixture, cover the llanera with foil so that it will not get watery. Steam for 40-45 mins. When the custard is cooked, cool at room temperature before refrigerating for a few hours. Flip over a serving plate and let the syrup drip over the custard. And Voila! Leche Flan! 

Materials and ingredients

Pretty eggs

I let some of my friends taste my creations. They said it was good. Yay! Sucess! Maybe good enough to sell? haha. :)

Day Off Project #2: Marbled Nails

Another day off, another project. I've had other offs since my last project but it seems like something gets in the  way of me doing a project. 

This project was minor, but I've wanted to do this since I've seen a tutorial in a beauty blog last year. I'm a big fan of nail art, I try to do them on my self when I can. This kind of nail art is called Marbled nails.

It looks swirly and psychedelic. You can mix and match colors that you want. To do these nails, you drop the nail polish in a glass of water. Alternate the colors you want to mix so it looks like circular stripes. After that use a toothpick to make swirls to make the design you want to put on your nails. And then, put your nail in the design and lift your finger from the water. Wait for it dry and apply a clear top coat.

It sounds pretty simple, but I had to repeat the process a lot of times. I actually did this for about 3 hours before I got it right. But it's worth it, don't you think? :)