The Chinese New Year is coming up again and if you’re like me, you’ll have dozens of Tikoy in the refrigerator before the end of February. We usually have them traditionally on the Chinese New Year but we have so much leftover and we have found new ways of enjoying the Tikoy. Today, I’m sharing […]
One of my favorite easy dessert recipes to make is Coffee Jelly. Jelly desserts are really easy to make and it really just mixing together and construction. What is a Coffee Jelly? Coffee jelly is a unique Filipino dessert (I think) that is made of jelly or gelatin flavored with coffee. In this recipe, I didn’t […]
Get the full experience of eating Artisan Chocolates with Hiraya Filipino Bean To Bar Chocolates from Davao! Chocolate is always a passion at our home – or cocoa rather. Our small farm produces a bit of Cocoa, enough to make and play with for tableas, chocolate projects, and cooking and baking experiments. My brother also […]
Transform traditional tablea into a chocolate sauce you can drizzle over ice cream, spread on pan de sal, slather over bananas and fruits or just eat on its own! On a whim, because we have no chocolate sauce and I wanted some on my pancakes, I thought I’d make some out of the tablea we […]
Are you preparing for your Christmas menu yet? Something that we Pinoys always seem to have in the table for Christmas is this Creamy Cathedral Jelly Cake. They’re beautiful and looks amazing. Sometimes, If Im feeling all the the seasons food being abit too much, I just eat this jelly and I am satisfied. I […]
For making memories, nothing beats eating puto bumbong in the early Christmas mornings after the Simbang Gabi. Whenever I think of Christmas food, it is the Pinoy native delicacies that always comes first before the Morcon, or even Kaldereta. When puto bumbong is mentioned, I have this distinct feeling of the wind in my face, and […]
One of the things I always get impressed about in food is the ability of others to layer different kinds of food to present a new dish. This Pears and Apples Poached in Red Wine for example. It’s a fruit dessert can definitely stand on its own but added to this Turon and Ice Cream, they […]
We are so blessed to have Saba in our country. Not the Saba fish but the banana kind. While we are blessed to have so many other banana variety, my favorite is this cooking banana -be it for turon or for banana con yelo, kalamay, banana que or simply boiled banana. I grieve for my friends […]
This Maya Chocolate Fudge Orange Cupcake was shared by Chef Jessie’s niece at the Culinary Elite Cooking Class at The Maya Kitchen for their Filipino Christmas Table. I love cooking and I’m a very adventurous cook. I love experimenting with food and recipes. One thing I don’t experiment with though, are cakes and cupcakes. They’re still very […]
Chocolate Mousse Recipe You have a visitor coming over for dinner. The house is clean. There’s wonderful and delicious food, but somehow, you forgot the dessert. The guests are coming but you still have roughly 3 hours before they arrive. Quick, what’s a good dessert that’s easy, quick, and no need to bake, and with […]
Chocolate cupcakes in just over an hour? Learn how to make chocolate cupcake recipe using a pancake mix. Classic chocolate cupcakes are always a winner in birthday parties and small gatherings. But they’re too costly to order from a baking shop and if you have the time, it would be more cost effective if you […]
Can you make crepes with pancake mix? When you think of crepes, you probably think its hard to make, because it’s served in French restaurants and so sosyal. Hahaha. Kidding. Still, they’re so elegant and delicious, so it’s gotta be hard, right? But you know? You can actually make a crepe recipe with pancake mix. […]
Enjoy this Pinoy Pancake Recipe at home. This is an easy to cook merienda -so easy and quick to make. And frugal too. No need to buy a pancake mix! Cheaper in the long run especially if youre family is as carb hungry as mine. You can skip the bread and have this easy to cook […]
Got leftover bread? How about over ripe bananas? This easy Filipino breakfast recipe is a good way to get rid of them in an economical but fantastic tasting bread that sounds so sosyal. Like really, who gets to have french toast for breakfast in the Philippines? Maybe if you go out and eat in a […]
Looking for an easy Pinoy dessert food recipe? The mango gelatin is easily cooked and prepared in 30 minutes and can be served in an hour. If you’re in a rush to prepare something for a surprise visitor, make this quick mango jelly. This mango jelly is tastes fresh because has only 2 ingredients and […]
Do you know how to cook banana que? I dont. It’s one of those traditional Filipino food that I just take for granted. I actually thought I knew how to do it and then I realized I don’t. This is an authentic Filipino food, probably common in around Asia where there are genuine Saba banana variety. […]
Are you looking for a way to use up some over ripe bananas that no one wants to eat no matter how much you convince them that it’s healthier? Try using it on a pancake. Let me tell you a secret. You can actually have pancake no matter what time of the day. Don’t restrict […]
These iced dessert recipes can be made at home for when you’re having a party for family, or just a weekend together. Kids love them! The portion is actually designed for selling at P10 pesos per cup if you want to sell them. Feel free to add some more ingredients if its for your family. […]
Want some puto but have an allergy to eggs? You will be happy with this eggless puto recipe! It’s also very easy and can be done in 5 steps.
Ice cream cost and overpriced pint of ice cream got you down? No need for fancy ice cream maker. These no-churn recipes for classic chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream makes cold and creamy delectables that you can easily enhance with assorted flavors and mix-ins: candies, cookies, nuts, you name it.
Easy Homemade Dessert without using oven. One of my usual problem with food and budgeting is finding snack foods that are cheap, EASY, reasonably healthy and a hit with kids. Kids eat snacks like storm. Buying everything ready to eat is going to kill my budget. And I can’t always feed them chips! Churros is […]