MY FIRST SILICONE MUFFIN PAN!

 The first time I visited Gourdo’s was during my mom's birthday last year...but I already knew then that the place is a gold mine for the latest kitchen gadget or other unique kitchen finds. So when I learned that there was a Gourdo's branch at Gateway, Cubao and it was right across pa where we bought a sansrival cake for Mama (Mary Grace bakeshop, I think) I immediately made plans to visit the place. Then, as luck would have it, after Mama's birthday dinner at Superbowl she said she needed to buy some cutlery and so I suggested Gourdo's and offered to accompany her there. Yipee! I got my chance to visit and browse thru the store as planned...    And indeed Gourdo's was truly a kitchen foodie's mecca! My eyes literally popped out of its sockets upon seeing the oh-so-many kitchen thingys that I wanted to buy but can't just yet. I saw many things that I have long wanted to have --- like a clear glass coffee press, stainless pepper grinder, bamboo style spoons and forks and my fave thing of all - silicone bakeware! Ever since I saw some of it in Sassy Veneracion's blog I just knew I wanted to have some. And indeed there were all kinds of them there. I even saw some that were already a bit dirty but were on sale at only PhP500.00. Just too bad that I didn't have money then...but I vowed to myself that I would surely go back and buy that!    I finally got my chance when I went off to buy gifts for a good friend and I decided to buy her some silicone bakeware since she is, after all, fond of baking…and since I was there na naman, I decided to buy a silicone muffin pan for myself…yippee!   Dream come true! I guess this would be my first step to fulfilling one of my new year’s resolutions to get back to baking once again…next, I would be buying round and square casserole pans (either silicone or ceramic) for my plans to make cakes or brownies…oh gosh I am so excited already…I wonder what my first cupcake to make would be??? Cheese, carrot or chocolate…hmnnn??? But first I need to scrounge around my old recipe files and buy some ingredients…ooooh I can’t wait for the weekend!