Easily Make Perfect Palitaw Rice Balls in Your Rice Cooker

Easily Make Perfect Palitaw Rice Balls in Your Rice Cooker 2

Hey everyone, it’s April again! Since my last post on ginataang bilo bilo using the instant pot was so well received, I thought I’d share another traditional Filipino kakanin recipe made using appliances. This time it’s palitaw – those delightful sticky rice balls often served during religious festivals such as Holy Week or Easter. They’re […]

Steamed Puto Cake With Salted Eggs

Steamed Puto Cake With Salted Eggs 4

One of the cakes I always loved growing up, especially during Christmas and holiday seasons, are the steamed cakes we call Puto cake here in the Philippines. Puto, which literally translates to “steamed rice cake” in English, brings back such fond childhood memories for me. They were a staple homemade snack in our home that […]

Easy Suman sa Lihiya in the Rice Cooker or Instant Pot

Easy Suman sa Lihiya in the Rice Cooker or Instant Pot 5

The rainy nights and cool breeze of the approaching Christmas season always take me back to special memories of suman-making as a little girl. Growing up in Marinduque, we have strong traditions surrounding these sticky rice treats during the holidays. Some of my fondest memories were staying up late with all the elders around an […]

Baking Your First Coconut Macaroons -A Foolproof Guide

Baking Your First Coconut Macaroons -A Foolproof Guide 6

Growing up in the islands with an abundance of coconuts, coconut macaroons are one of the things you learn early without even a recipe. I’m always weirded out when buying Goldilocks coconut macaroons, lol.  But I know baking anything for the first time can seem intimidating, much less these tiny coconut cookies that look so […]

Stir-Fried Simplicity -Lucban Pancit Habhab Done Right

Stir-Fried Simplicity -Lucban Pancit Habhab Done Right 7

If you’ve ever been to Quezon, our neighboring province from Marinduque, you would have come to this special pancit dish. Pancit Habhab offers a refreshing lightness and simplicity compared to other traditional Filipino noodle dishes.  This one humble noodle dish was introduced to me by a dearest college friend, VG, who came from a small town […]