Turon na Saging (Banana Eggroll with Honey, Cream Cheese and Mint)

Don’t get me wrong, I love turon na saging as we’ve always known it. You know, with the typical fillings of sliced bananas and sweetened jackfruit strips, all caramelized Read more

Biscotti with Butter (Biscocho)

There are two things, (alright, three, if you count Virginia Slims Lights Menthol) I have an addiction to, two things I have to have in the morning and indulge in many times during the course of Read more

Cassava Cake with Custard Topping

As a Filipino in the U.S. without complete access to ingredients indigenous to the Philippines, I, often times, have to substitute this for that and that for this in recreating the dishes Read more

Avocados and Sweet Cream

After many years in California, avocados, to me, have become synonymous to guacamole. I see these green-skinned, egg-shaped fruits and I think Read more

Mixed Berries with Mascarpone Cream

Here is something sweet
A very special treat
That need not the kitchen heat
Made with berries and cream
So simple, whip it in a whim Read more

Oatmeal Raisin Nut Cookies

Most (alright, all) of those who know know me will readily agree that I am a little bit (alright, quite a bit) of a knucklehead. I would set Read more

Bionico (Mexican Fruit Salad)

A Chamango recipe ago, I was whining and griping about the nearing blistering summer heat. But this afternoon, I enjoyed a Bionico of sweet, juicy fruits and I have to admit, I now find myself anticipating the coming season and the bounty Read more

Chamango

Spring is here and summer is to come soon enough. I want you to know, I do not do summers well. Others beg for colorful garden beds but give me snow-covered mountain peaks anytime. I’d rather much shake and shiver in the winter cold Read more

Bunuelos

Milk and cookies for Santa tonight? Go nontraditional and try crisp, sweet and cinnamon-y Bunuelos with a steaming cup of champurrado instead! Read more

Candied Sweet Potatoes with Sherry Syrup (Minatamis na Kamote)

Presenting candied sweet potatoes a week after the holidays~a tad too late, you say. Well, not exactly. First, according to Wikepidia, sweet potatoes are only distantly akin to the fibrous yams customarily served for Christmas dinner. Second, in the Philippines, these tuberous roots are not eaten Read more

Next Page »