You both love her and hate her on the afternoon series Doble Kara, but for sure, any ounce of animosity will vanish when you get to see the fruits of Julia Montes' other passion, which is cooking (and baking, too)! Trivia: She underwent a five-hour crash course in baking with Kathryn Bernardo and Dimples Romana as revealed by the Teen Queen in a Kris TV episode. And just last year, before she started taping for Doble Kara, she enrolled in a summer course at the Center for Culinary Arts to, graduating with flying colors at the age of 19.

Julia's graduation last June 20, 2015

Days off from work means kitchen time for Julia.

Here are two recipes from the young actress' expanding repertoire that you can try at home:

Caldereta a la Julia Montes

Creamy and Healthy Laing

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