Get into the spirit of Christmas with this easy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies recipe. Crinkles, Kringles or Crackle however you call it, it is addicting. These crinkle cookies are festive and elegant that adds to your décor. They are lovely and delicious. Try this simple, easy and decadent Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies recipe that the […]
Dessert Recipes
Having a sweet tooth, check out our simple, easy dessert recipes. Ice cream, cake, pie, cookies are great for snacks or end your luscious meal with something sweet. Our desserts are not too sweet and you can always tweak it to suit your taste.
Easy & Best Bread Pudding Recipe with Rum Sauce
This is the best bread pudding recipe with rum sauce I've ever made. Easy and decadent. It requires 10 to 15 minutes of your time to prepare all the ingredients then bake it for about 45 minutes. I swear this is one of the best bread pudding recipe I have ever baked. I got this […]
Food For The Gods Recipe
Growing up, Food for the Gods is of my favorite Filipino treat. This Food for the Gods recipe is simple and easy to make and it is gone quickly in our household. Years ago, my father was always gifted with huge chunks of dates coming from Saudi Arabia which is the second largest producer of […]
How to Pipe Multicolor Macarons
Making multicolored macarons is not that hard. I decided to call these multicolor cookies Northern Light Macarons. The northern lights mesmerize me. I love colors. I am drawn to anything colorful and it is one of the reasons why it became a challenge to make these dainty cookies. These are a few of the thousands […]
Easy Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe
Pumpkin Spice season is in the air. Let me start this fall flavor craze with this easy Pumpkin Spice Bread recipe. We were at the grocery store the other day and guess what was brewing at the corner of the store - Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. The aroma was leading me in that area and […]
Easy French Macarons Recipe (Not too Sweet - Less Sugar)
French Macarons are colorful dainty cookies with ganache, buttercream or jam sandwiched between two macaron cookies. It can be addicting but they are too sweet. Macarons are always described as finicky, fuzzy cookies that should have feet. For some people who are not familiar with these cookies are probably wondering what the h#$# are those […]
Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting (Not Too Sweet)
This Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is light, fluffy, chocolaty, not overly sweet with only six ingredients. I finally made the chocolate cake I was eyeing on you tube and it was finished up with this super simple frosting. I usually buy a piece of cake instead of making one whole cake. It is safer […]
Easy Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe (Not Too Sweet)
This Easy Moist Chocolate Cake recipe is not too sweet and uses basic ingredients. Smother it with a not too sweet Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting and it is so delicious. I was at youtube and this chocolate cake popped up. With many great comments, I got intrigued and bookmarked the video. Thinking I would […]
Ginataang Halo Halo (Ginataang Bilo Bilo)
Ginataang Halo Halo or Ginataang Bilo Bilo is a mixture of tubers cut in cubes, bananas, jackfruit, bilo bilo (glutinous rice balls), sago (tapioca pearls), sugar and coconut milk. A favorite snack of Filipinos including my mom and my favorite is the bilo bilo. This dessert is good warm or cold. The first time I […]
Maruya - Filipino Banana Fritters
Maruya or banana fritters are made of thinly sliced saba bananas dipped in batter, fried until golden brown and sprinkled lightly with white sugar. Maruya is a Filipino snack usually sold as a street food that you can easily make at home. Saba and plantain are abundant in the Philippines. That is the reason why […]
Nilupak Recipe
Nilupak recipe is one of the many Filipino snacks that is delicious and simple to make. Traditionally in the Philippines, fresh cassava root is boiled and pounded. Once mashed, it is combined with the other ingredients. I used frozen grated cassava to make this Nilupak recipe. Some Asian stores in the US and other countries […]
Easy Homemade Mango Jam
This homemade mango jam is simple and easy recipe you can make with mangoes. Mango season is here. The best time to satisfy your taste buds for a decadent mango jam. Mangoes are so sweet while in season so it will require less sugar to make the jam. Also it is way cheaper at this time […]
Pichi Pichi Recipe
Pichi Pichi is a sticky Filipino dessert or kakanin made with cassava as the main ingredient, steamed for 40 minutes to an hour and coated with grated coconut or cheese. This pichi pichi recipe is so easy to make with only 6 ingredients. Prep time doesn’t take that long especially if using frozen cassava. Fresh […]
Biko Kalabasa Kakanin (Kabocha Squash Biko)
Biko Kalabasa is a Filipino rice cake made with glutinous rice, coconut milk, sugar and kalabasa (squash) topped with latik (cooked coconut milk) serve as a snack. Street vendors or hawkers carry biko kalabasa in a woven tray called bilao, lined with banana leaves. I like it the most when it's thick and sticky. My […]
Easy Mango Cake Recipe
Mango Cake recipe – so yummy! Mango season is here and the best time to bake this simple Mango Cake recipe. It is luscious and bursting with fruity mango flavor. When making any dish or dessert made of fruits I try to do it while the fruits are in season. When I made this mango cake […]
Creamy Avocado with Milk and Sugar
Avocado with milk and sugar is one of my favorite comfort food. It is a delicious and creamy Filipino dessert that is best when served cold. When we were growing up, my Mom made this dessert all the time as a snack. She made us take an afternoon nap and woke up to this yummy […]
Cassava Cake Recipe (Not Too Sweet)
Cassava Cake recipe is a popular, easy to make, Filipino dessert made with grated cassava (yucca root) and young coconut meat or macapuno. Cassava also know as yucca root is used in many Filipino dessert, to name a few of the popular ones like pichi pichi, cassava suman, and nilupak. Cassava Cake was one of […]
How to Peel and Cut a Pineapple
How to Peel and Cut a Pineapple? Ever wondered how? I guess the easiest way is to cut the skin thick from top to bottom. In South East Asia and other parts of the world, pineapple are peeled thinly and eyes are removed following a spiral direction, then cut in half until you have 8 […]
Kutsinta Recipe (Kutchinta)
Kutsinta or kutchinta is a round, sticky brown rice cake, a popular Filipino snack made with a few ingredients and topped with grated coconut. Kutsinta are sweets (kakanin in Tagalog) usually sold by street vendors. There are a few versions of Kutsinta recipe but the common ingredient is lye water to give it a chewy […]
Taro and Coconut Milk Drink with Toasted Green Pinipig
Taro and Coconut Milk Drink with Toasted Green Pinipig is one decadent drink my mom prepares when buying a huge taro (gabi). Chilled taro and coconut milk drink is so good topped with toasted green pinipig (rice flakes). You can use the light colored beige pinipig but we like to use green pinipig to give […]