Finally I baked my own ensaymada, the Filipino sweet bread that taste like brioche, that is topped with creamed butter and sugar. When I was growing up in a small town, we did not snack on ...
Pulutan is a kind of food that is served as accompaniment to a drink. It comes in different kinds like meat, fish, nuts, chips. It’s prepared in different ways…raw, fried, ...
Last week been hectic. A week before that, my back ached, did not do much heavy things. I felt like a semi invalid. Culprit of my back pain, the new aerobics shoes, they were too stiff and I ...
My weekly “menu” always include fish. Always! I went to the fishmonger hoping I can find SALMON. Been craving of the way our friend in Stockholm, Sweden prepared it. She topped ...
Sensuous… luscious.. seductive… heavenly this is how I describe these leche flans I made. For years of eating this calorific classic dessert, I finally attempted to do it.
My quest for certain ingredients took me to three different Asian stores in Ambelokipi where most of the Filipinos reside. After cleaning the fridge and going thru my cupboards, I finally ...
Filipino Christmas around the world… how we Filipinos in Greece celebrate Christmas? Or how I a Filipina celebrate Christmas away from the Philippines.
Way back April when I was still in Norway, Market Man of Manila posted on his terrfic food blog about Grilled Eggplant Salad I knew I would have to wait for a while before I will have a ...
I took some of the maja blanca to some Swiss friends and as usual they were curious. I was asked what it is and the nearest equivalent I could find is BLANCMANGE. I did explain that instead ...
Stel of Baby Rambutan her post dated 14th of July, wrote about kakainin and she mentioned maja blanca (BLACMANGE OF CORN AND COCONUT CREAM) maja blanca is a popular afternoon snack lumped in ...
My sister Tara and her husband Nick just came back recently from their short break driving around Killin, north west of Glasgow, around Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.They hiked, toured and ...
After a very Filipino lunch with mung beans my sister went craving for a Filipino sweet or dessert. My sister makes the wonderful leche flan, but she said too much calories but she even ...