Silken Tofu Mocha Mousse »
I found this recipe on Sharffen-Berger website..I did not use their chocolates because I cannot find it (I can only find Ghirardelli and Lindt and other brands) but even if the supermarket carries it I wouldn’t buy it ’cause it’s expensive hahaha..on extra special occasions - yes, but for an everyday dessert, I’m happy with the baking [...]
Purple Yam - Macapuno Mini Pies or Tarts »
You know the saying easy as pie? It always puzzles me when someone says that for I find making pies (the crust part) not really easy. I couldn’t relate to it but when I attempted to make this mini pies last weekend, I thought, hmmmn.. this must be what that saying [...]
Saba Banana Caramel »
This simple, delicious caramelized saba banana is often eaten as dessert or snack or as topping to ice cream. In Filipino we call this minatamis na saging; It is eaten as is or as one of the many sweet ingredients in halo-halo or serve with shaved ice and milk (banana con hielo).
When I was [...]
Dulce de Leche Candies (Yema) »
This creamy, milky candy has always been my favorite since childhood.
I was so addicted to it, whenever I have extra money, I would ran to the store and buy it.
This is a simpler version of yema balls. It’s cooked condensed milk, sometime with ground peanuts added. This is also more commonly found here in [...]
Purple Yam - YUM! (Ube Halaya) »
I LOVE purple yam (or what we call ube in Filipino) made into halaya (sweetened). Way back when I was still young and living in the province, I would never, ever, pass-up any invitations on birthdays, fiestas and even weddings because I know my favorite sweets will be there, lying splendid on a buffet [...]
Candied Ginger »
Eversince I got my candy thermometer I find myself using it quite often than I expected. I bought it for making mallows, I thought after that it would join the other kitchen tools that I seldom use like the peeler and egg slicer but I never thought that it would be a lot useful to [...]
Yema Balls (Caramel Coated Custard Candy Balls) »
I used to buy these yummy milk candies wrapped in colored plastic wrapper back in my childhood days. There are actually 2 kinds of yema that I know of; the one with peanuts, the more common, it’s made of cooked condensed milk and one made with milk and egg yolks and coated with [...]
Low-Calorie Sesame Seed Balls »
These are not truffles but my version of sesame seed balls or what we call buchi in Filipino. I’ve always wanted to try making these because they’re very yummy, we usually have these on dimsum house/s for dessert. It’s crunchy and the inside is soft with sweet red bean paste in the middle. [...]
Easy French Toast »
My daughter told me, why are you putting that (french toast) in your blog, doesn’t everyone know how to do that already? She could be right, but I told her that this blog is where I put my recipe collection, recipes of food that I prepare for our family one day she might want [...]
Chocolate Truffles »
These truffles were made from my leftover chocolate filling for the milan cookies. I didn’t get to use much of it because I only had few cookies that were “perfect”.
Truffles are easy to do, but it can get pretty messy especially if you have warm hands like me, it will help if you touch [...]
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