weekend in renton

went up to renton last weekend. justin and i enjoyed the company of my cousins and their families.

it was actually my niece's christening. they asked me to cook something and so i made tiramisu at home, friday night. don't want to preempt that my tiramisu is good... but they say it is! :-D

my cousin's wife and her other relatives contributed several dishes too, basically filipino dishes - caldereta, dinuguan, lechon paksiw, fresh lumpia, leche flan. i "specialized" on something for the american visitors coz my cousin invited his officemates. aside from the tiramisu, i made baked spaghetti and tater tot casserole.

it was a lavishing festive! we all filled our bread baskets!

just wanna share my tiramisu recipe, in case one find this interesting....

TIRAMISU
6 extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature*
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup good dark rum, divided (MARSALA SWEET WINE)
1 1/2 cups brewed espresso, divided
16 to 17 ounces mascarpone cheese
30 Italian ladyfingers, or savoiardi (ANGEL FOOD CAKE, will do)
Bittersweet chocolate, shaved or grated
Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until very thick and light yellow. Lower the speed to medium and add 1/4 cup rum, 1/4 cup espresso, and the mascarpone. Whisk until smooth.

Combine the remaining 1/4 cup rum and 1 1/4 cups espresso in a shallow bowl. Dip 1 side of each ladyfinger in the espresso/rum mixture and line the bottom of a 9 by 12 by 2-inch dish. Pour half the espresso cream mixture evenly on top. Dip 1 side of the remaining ladyfingers in the espresso/rum mixture and place them in a second layer in the dish. Pour the rest of the espresso cream over the top. Smooth the top and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

Before serving, sprinkle the top with shaved chocolate and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

You can also do this in a medley, CLICK HERE

Be trying this out on my son's birthday... hehehe. YuMMy!