Browsing Category Sweets & Snacks

“Life is short, so eat your dessert first!” A gentleman named Rick told me this the other day and my reaction was just laughter. I thought it was funny coming from someone who said he loves to cook and eat. I got home still thinking about the phrase and still smiling about it. But I [...]

  I am very excited about this blog today and it’s because I am having another friend cooking with us today and that is Malou of Skip to Malou.   I met Malou more than a year ago when I joined the Kulinarya Club — a Filipino cooking club.  She was one of the nice [...]

  March is the start of summer in the Philippines and the weather is hot and humid.   Kulinarya Club’s Jun of Junblog and Arnold of Inuyaki came up with a cool challenge for the month of March and that would be a frozen treat. It can be an ice candy or popsicle for as long [...]

  To me, Polvoron is one of those special treats that bring back beautiful childhood memories of Christmas and New Year.  Loved ones from faraway places would bring us “pasalubong” (homecoming gifts) from the towns they were coming from and as a child, it was something I looked forward to year after year. There are [...]

  About a week ago, I visited one of foodie friend’s site — Sharon of Chinese Soup Pot. She mentioned on her blog that the Fairy Hobmother of Appliances Online visited and awarded her a gift for her hard work. Sharon also mentioned that other hardworking bloggers and foodies that leave comments and wishes may [...]

I just want to share a funny experience on my early days of being FOB (“Filipino on bacation” according to Rex Navarette) here in the U.S. In early 1980′s, my first job was an order taker at Kentucky Fried Chicken before they called it KFC. There I said the word “FRIED!” Anyway, I started the [...]

  First of all, I apologize for not posting recipes as often as I used to.  I just got so busy lately and my schedule has been very hectic.  But I’m back!  So, why don’t we restart with a really simple fruit salad.  Okay, when I say simple, I mean Quick and Easy!  No turning [...]

Logo courtesy of Wikipedia. Remember Cheers? Remember the theme song? My favorite was when one of the regulars “Norm” would enter the bar and everybody will say his name. That must be the nicest feeling to walk in to a place where everybody welcomes you and the feeling that they’re glad to see you, and [...]

For now we will refer to this dish as Ukoy. Why? Hmm, because uhmm, that is the proper name for it? Okay, okay, I’m just too lazy to type “Vegetable Fritter with Shrimp” over, and over. Now that we got the name thing out of the way, let’s talk about Ukoy. Ukoy is or was [...]

Ms. Lala of Kulinarya Club came up with a cooking challenge and it’s about decadent Filipino food. When I think about the word decadence, the first thing that comes to my mind is "neglect or decay" of something that was once great and prominent. I guess we can also apply the definition to food like [...]

This delicious treat was a delightful dish during my younger years (please don’t ask when it was) back in Manila. It’s usually sold in the carinderias inside the Market. Now, what are carinderias inside the market? These are group of small eateries congregated in one place inside a big market where customers sit on a [...]

. Here is a good pancake recipe for you – – Ube Jam pancake. Okay, what is Ube Jam? Ube jam or most Filipinos call it “Ube Halaya” is made from purple yam, evaporated and condensed milk, and butter or margarine. I can still remember my grandma when she used to make this delicious dish. [...]

Are avocados fruit or vegetables? Botanically, avocados are considered fruit but in the kitchen (especially mine), it is considered both. I’ve used and I’ve seen avocados in different culinary applications like sandwiches, salads, dips, and shakes. Shakes? Yes mam and yes sir! Shakes as in sweet-cold drinks and shakes as in milkshakes. Avocado shake is [...]

  Kamote Cue is a typical Filipino Merienda or snacks that have been and still part of the street food culture, along with Banana Cue, Maruya, and Turon. It is simply Sweet Potatoes, deep fried with caramelized brown sugar then served on bamboo skewers. The reason for a Kamote Cue being on a skewer is [...]

I tried googling this dish but I couldn’t find anything that refers to it. Wait a minute. Googling? Sorry, up to now I still feel uncomfortable using that word as a verb but I guess I’ll get used to it. Anyway, I looked and used all the possible keywords but it turned out – NOTHING! [...]

Tracing back its history, Champorado or Champpurado was introduced to Filipinos by Mexican traders during the Galleon Trade era. It was originally and still is a chocolate drink in Mexico but eventually, Filipinos found a way to turn this drink into a meal by adding rice and more specifically – sticky rice. I remember we [...]

Maruya takes me back to one of my childhood favorite treats. I can still remember skipping lunch in order to save my school lunch money so I could buy Maruya on my way home from school. Maruya is often cooked and sold by street vendors in Manila along with Turon, and Banana Cues. It’s a [...]

The other night, my cell phone rang and it was a friend telling me about ”White Rabbit Truck” being in our area here in Santa Clarita.  White Rabbit Truck is a Filipino catering truck that goes around different areas in Los Angeles vending Filipino food.  It is the Filipino version of the famous Kogi truck.  So [...]