{"id":34,"date":"2026-04-08T11:21:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandibustamante.com\/finals4\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2026-04-13T02:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:27:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandibustamante.com\/finals5\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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My baking hobby didn't even start with a cookie recipe.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

It's Sandi, by the way. The self-taught baker behind Little Sweet Something<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

It all started when I randomly started craving for the Tres Leches cake my partner and I ordered from a cafe we discovered along Maginhawa, Quezon City. I don\u2019t live in Quezon City \u2014 I actually live very far from QC \u2014 so the option to have it delivered it me that day via a food delivery app wasn\u2019t an option. I then thought of looking up the recipe to find out what makes it so good. It\u2019s basically a yellow sponge cake soaked in three types of milks, hence its Spanish name Tres Leches. And just when I thought a cake recipe couldn\u2019t get any easier, I came across one where the home baker used a box cake mix! I used to think they only made that for pancakes, but I was gladly mistaken.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I then sprinted to our kitchen to inspect our old convection oven, and with the help of ChatGPT (please don't judge me) I was able to identify that our oven had a knob that can be adjusted from the toaster setting we\u2019ve only ever used it for to the bake setting. Bake setting??? I had an oven I can bake with all this time and I just found out all because I\u2019ve been seduced by a box mix cake recipe!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

So I bought a yellow cake mix along with all the other ingredients and made my very first cake. My dad, sister, and brother-in-law said it was so good that it was as if it wasn\u2019t my first time baking. According to my partner and his family who has been to the aforementioned cafe and has tried their tres leches cake, they said mine virtually tasted just as good.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Whether my loved ones only meant to flatter me or I did in fact have undeniable natural talent, I had to put my baking skills to the test with none other than the universal favorite that is the classic chocolate chip cookie. Apparently, there were countless candidates to the so-called \u201cbest cookie recipe\u201d, and so I spent several days and so much money building my baking inventory that summer testing different recipes. Thankfully prior to all that, I ca me across a YouTube short of an infamous Australian bakery owner (Brooke of Brookie Bakehouse) demonstrating how to create a single jumbo chocolate chip cookie. I then realized that baking, just like every other form of cooking and food preparation, involves scaling ingredients up or down depending on the total amount of servings you want the recipe to yield.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

So again, with the help of ChatGPT doing all the baking math for me, I was able to scale down the ingredients in the various cookie recipes I found online \u2018til I found my favorite one \u2014 all whilst saving a lot of time, energy, ingredients, and precious kitchen and fridge space because I didn\u2019t have to whip up half a dozen cookies like how most baking recipes are written. I\u2019ve since started making cookies in different flavors, and I\u2019m proud to say they\u2019ve been a hit to everyone I\u2019ve given them away to.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

I\u2019ve already been asked too many times if I\u2019ve considered selling my cookies and starting a baking business since I enjoy doing it so much and I do it quite well. I always say to never say never, but as it stands, baking is just a hobby for me, and I intend to keep it that way for a long time. It would no longer be hobby but a hustle if I start monetizing it. And besides, the very act of baking, tasting my own creations, and seeing other people enjoy them too is beyond fulfilling that putting a price tag on it is the last thing I want to do \u2014 at least not anytime soon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

And now with this website, I also get to share my favorite cookie recipes that I never intended to be \u201dmy secret recipes\u201d in the first place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Whether you\u2019re a newbie or a superb baker in your own right, I hope you\u2019ll find a recipe here that you can easily follow and requires few ingredients when you\u2019re craving for a Little Sweet Something<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Get started with an easy-to-follow cookie recipe now!<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVIEW RECIPES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Here's a list of my best tips and tricks for newbie bakers!<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t
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Feel free to hit me up anytime if you need any help with baking!<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT FORM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My baking hobby didn’t even start with a cookie recipe. It’s Sandi, by the way. The self-taught baker behind Little Sweet Something. It all started when I randomly started craving for the Tres Leches cake my partner and I ordered from a cafe we discovered along Maginhawa, Quezon City. I don\u2019t live in Quezon City \u2014 I actually live very far from QC \u2014 so the option to have it delivered it me that day via a food delivery app wasn\u2019t an option. I then thought of looking up the recipe to find out what makes it so good. It\u2019s basically a yellow sponge cake soaked in three types of milks, hence its Spanish name Tres Leches. And just when I thought a cake recipe couldn\u2019t get any easier, I came across one where the home baker used a box cake mix! I used to think they only made that for pancakes, but I was gladly mistaken. I then sprinted to our kitchen to inspect our old convection oven, and with the help of ChatGPT (please don’t judge me) I was able to identify that our oven had a knob that can be adjusted from the toaster setting we\u2019ve only ever used it for to the bake setting. Bake setting??? I had an oven I can bake with all this time and I just found out all because I\u2019ve been seduced by a box mix cake recipe! So I bought a yellow cake mix along with all the other ingredients and made my very first cake. My dad, sister, and brother-in-law said it was so good that it was as if it wasn\u2019t my first time baking. According to my partner and his family who has been to the aforementioned cafe and has tried their tres leches cake, they said mine virtually tasted just as good. Whether my loved ones only meant to flatter me or I did in fact have undeniable natural talent, I had to put my baking skills to the test with none other than the universal favorite that is the classic chocolate chip cookie. Apparently, there were countless candidates to the so-called \u201cbest cookie recipe\u201d, and so I spent several days and so much money building my baking inventory that summer testing different recipes. Thankfully prior to all that, I ca me across a YouTube short of an infamous Australian bakery owner (Brooke of Brookie Bakehouse) demonstrating how to create a single jumbo chocolate chip cookie. I then realized that baking, just like every other form of cooking and food preparation, involves scaling ingredients up or down depending on the total amount of servings you want the recipe to yield. So again, with the help of ChatGPT doing all the baking math for me, I was able to scale down the ingredients in the various cookie recipes I found online \u2018til I found my favorite one \u2014 all whilst saving a lot of time, energy, ingredients, and precious kitchen and fridge space because I didn\u2019t have to whip up half a dozen cookies like how most baking recipes are written. I\u2019ve since started making cookies in different flavors, and I\u2019m proud to say they\u2019ve been a hit to everyone I\u2019ve given them away to. I\u2019ve already been asked too many times if I\u2019ve considered selling my cookies and starting a baking business since I enjoy doing it so much and I do it quite well. I always say to never say never, but as it stands, baking is just a hobby for me, and I intend to keep it that way for a long time. It would no longer be hobby but a hustle if I start monetizing it. And besides, the very act of baking, tasting my own creations, and seeing other people enjoy them too is beyond fulfilling that putting a price tag on it is the last thing I want to do \u2014 at least not anytime soon. And now with this website, I also get to share my favorite cookie recipes that I never intended to be \u201dmy secret recipes\u201d in the first place. Whether you\u2019re a newbie or a superb baker in your own right, I hope you\u2019ll find a recipe here that you can easily follow and requires few ingredients when you\u2019re craving for a Little Sweet Something. Get started with an easy-to-follow cookie recipe now! VIEW RECIPES Here’s a list of my best tips and tricks for newbie bakers! BAKING TIPS Feel free to hit me up anytime if you need any help with baking! 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