Homemade Puto Seko made with just 3 ingredients. You only need cornstarch, butter and condensed milk to make this classic Filipino cookie. What Is Puto Seko? Traditionally it's a cookie made with cornstarch, rice flour, egg, butter and sugar. It's very similar to an Uraro cookie. The main difference is that Puto Seko is made...
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Ginisang Kamatis at Itlog (Sauteed Tomatoes with Egg)
Ginisang Kamatis at Itlog (sauteed tomatoes with egg) is a super simple two ingredient meal that gives you a healthy and hearty meal on the dinner table in no time. Ginisang Kamatis at Itlog (sauteed tomatoes with egg) We are at the tail end of the Bahay Kubo Cooking Series! Yay. What I wanted to...
Uraro (Arrowroot) Cookie Recipe and Gluten Free!
These Uraro (Arrowroot) Cookies are made with 100% arrowroot flour, which makes them gluten free. Using a cookie press you can make these cookies in under 30 minutes! What are Uraro Cookies? Uraro or Arrowroot cookies were the cookies of my child hood. I remember taking one from the canister and I would just let...
Ube Milkshake
This THE Ube Milkshake. It has ube everything - ube milk, Ube Ice cream, ube cookie butter and ube polvoron topping. Total ube overload!! I mean if you are going to do an Ube Milkshake, might as well make it a super ube one! The thing with Ube is that if you mix it with...
Ube Ice Cream - 3 Ingredients Only!
This Ube Ice Cream is made with just Ube Halaya, whipped cream and condensed milk. Oh and it's also a no churn recipe so no ice cream maker is needed! If you go to a Filipino grocery store Ube Ice cream is so hard to come by. All the restaurants are buying them up for...
Ube Matcha Latte Recipe
This Ube Matcha Latte is made with super fine Ube Powder and coconut creamer. Topped with unsweetened Matcha and lots of crushed ice. The perfect blend of Filipino and Japanese flavors. These are one of those drinks that I always see at the boba shops popping up everywhere. Ube Matcha Latte's are so pretty to...
Ube Parfait a Copycat Ube Mama Recipe
This Ube Parfait is totally inspired by Ube Mama in Boracay. It's Ube ice cream topped with bilo bilo, cornflakes and Ube Halaya. Anyone who has been to Borocay know that Ube Mama is one of the must eat stops! It's located right at the entrance of the D'Mall Palengke so it's very hard to...
Ube Bibingka Twinkies or Bibingkies
Gosh, how cute are these Ube Bibingka Twinkies? All you need are a few ingredients and a special Twinkie mold to make them. This idea came from watching LittleFatboyfrankie's series on Instagram. He has been transforming American food classics with Asian flavors and ingredients. Frankie made Twinkies Asian by turning them into Twinkie mochi cakes...
Choc Nut Shake
This Choc Nut Shake is made with both Choc Nut Spread and pieces of Choc Nut Candy. All is blended with chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk. It is a total Chocolate overload! I had this Choc Nut Shake at a restaurant in Manila called Tsokolateria. The restaurant is always packed and busy. The food...
Thin and Crispy Choc Nut Cookies
These Choc Nut Cookies are for the lovers of thin and crispy cookies. Made with both Choc Nut Spread and crushed Choc Nut pieces, it is full of peanut and chocolate goodness! Gosh, see those ripples? Those are super crispy buttery, sugary lace edges. These Choc Nut Cookies lean towards more a Florentine type cookie....
Choc Nut Spread Recipe
A Choc Nut Spread that you can make at home with just 3 ingredients. Just a few bars of choc nut candy, water and coconut oil. How easy is that? In my opinion Choc Nut is the better peanut / chocolate candy. Yes! Much better that Reeses Pieces. So I am here to give you...
Royal Bibingka is it the Mother of Butter Mochi?
Royal Bibingka is made with ground sweet rice flour, coconut milk and eggs. It's similarity to butter mochi is uncanny. So is it one and the same? Let's investigate. Where does Royal Bibingka come from? Royal Bibingka has roots in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. Traditionally it is made in small portions like a...
Calamansi Mini Bundt Cakes
These Calamansi Mini Bundt Cakes are made with just two ingredients! Vanilla cake mix and a can of calamansi sparkling water. It's so easy anyone can make it. Really. All you need to make these Calamansi Mini Bundt Cakes is ready made vanilla cake mix and a can of Sanzo Calamansi sparkling water. It's magical....
Bibingka Pancakes Baked in a Skillet
These Bibingka Pancakes are made with a bibingka boxed mix. It get's this breakfast on the table in 12 minutes! So fast! Here is the deal. I have been trying to make a Bibingka dutch baby for so long. I've tried about 6 times with different recipe variations and it never works out. Gah. So...
Calamansi Curd Cookies
These Calamansi Curd Cookies are made with an easy to handle cream cheese dough that is topped with a dollop of Calamansi Curd. It's a cookie and pastry in one! These Calamansi Curd cookies are very similar to my Filipino Flavored Polish Kolaczki Cookies, it uses the same type of cream cheese dough that is...
Calamansi Eaton Mess
This Calamansi Eaton Mess is made with Calamansi Curd, ready made meringues and coconut yogurt. So light and refreshing and easy! We love super easy recipes around here and this Calamansi Eaton Mess is one of them. It's so easy that I didn't even take step by step photos as all you do is layer...
ChocNut Brownies - Gluten Free!
These ChocNut Brownies are made with rice flour which makes them gluten free! It's swirled with ChocNut Spread and topped with crumbled ChocNut. It is a fudgey ChocNut's dream come true! What is ChocNut? Well it is the best candy in the world. It's made with roasted peanuts, cocoa powder, milk powder and sugar. Then...
Sans Rival Cookies That Are Super Chunky
These Sans Rival Cookies are filled with crushed meringues, roasted cashews and white chocolate chips. It mimics the classic Filipino cake made with the same ingredients. The great thing about this cookie is that it's super chunky! First of all what is Sans Rival? It is a layered Filipino cake made with meringue disks studded...
Calamansi Curd
Calamansi Curd is a lush and smooth curd that is both sweet and tart at the same time. It can be made in under 10 minutes and can be used in a variety of ways. Calamansi Curd Any kind of citrus based curd is pretty quick to make. All you need to do is put...
Calamansi Mango Sorbet
This Calamansi Mango Sorbet is made with frozen mangos, fresh calamansi juice and a bit of honey for sweetness. It comes together super fast using a food processor. I heard that Trader Joe's has started selling a Calamansi Mango Sorbet recently, so I had to make a homemade version super quick. Haha. This recipe is...
Filipino Onion Tart (Sibuyas Tart)
This Filipino Onion Tart is made with kesong puti and sibuyas (onions) that have been cooked in bistek sauce (soy sauce and calamansi juice). The onions reduce further into the kesong puti creating the ultimate umami bite. There is nothing more satisfying than bitting into a supper flakey buttery pastry that is topped with something...
Magic Calamansi Pie
This Calamansi Pie is magical as it's made with just a blended batter. The secret is the shredded coconut. It rises to the top and makes a nice shinny crust around the edges. Almost like pastry! Simple recipes like this are the best. This Magical Calamansi Pie comes in clutch when you need dessert for...
Calamansi Pudding with 3 Ingredients
This Calamansi Pudding is made with just fresh calamansi juice, sugar and cream. Garnished with crushed fresh mango and polvoron crumbs makes this an easy after dinner treat. I've made a version of this before using lilikoi juice, but I came across some fresh calamansi at Seafood City the other day. The calamansi is now...
Filipino Inspired Superbowl Food
I have some Filipino Inspired Superbowl Food for you to make during the big game. It's almost the Super Bowl, that means it is time to plan the most important part - the food! I can honestly say I am a very reluctant Football fan. My husband is a major (I mean major) NY...
Ube Halaya Recipe With No Food Coloring
Ube Halaya is a heirloom Filipino recipe made with steamed Ube, coconut cream, evaporated and condensed milk. It is stirred over low heat until it is the perfect smooth creamy jammy consistency. Why is my Ube Halaya recipe blue? I know. You are wondering why this Ube Halaya is super indigo blue. I'll get to...
How to grow Ube in California
How I grew Ube in my backyard in the East Bay of San Francisco. I tell you where I bought my Ube starter tuber and the process of how I planted it, grew it and harvested it. It truly was a labour of love. Why I grew my own real Ube One of my goals...
Calamansi Juice
Calamansi Juice is the perfect thirst quencher anytime of the year. Made with tarragon and honey infused water gives it a touch of licorice flavor. When you do not live in the Philippines and you manage to find or grow Calamansi, juice is always the first thing you should make. Always. This one is quite...
Calamansi Muffins with Cereal Polvoron Topping
These Calamansi Muffins are supper buttery, light and quick to make. The cereal Polvoron topping gives it a nice crunch. Quick Calamansi Muffins The great thing about these Calamansi Muffins is that they are super fast to make. You don't even need a mixer to make them. All you need to do is mix the...
Malunggay Iced Latte Recipe
Malunggay Iced Latte is made with malunggay powder and plant based milk. It is a great latte alternative if you want to avoid caffeine. Malunggay is near and dear to many Filipino's. In other parts of the world it is also known as Moringa. In the Philippines this tree grows in random places. You can...
Ube Hot Chocolate
This Ube Hot Chocolate is made with homemade Ube Milk and white chocolate from the Philippines. It's then topped with coconut whip and a sprinkle of Ube Polvoron. Gosh, if you are looking for a sip-able dessert then this Ube Hot Chocolate is it. This recipe is for 1 cup, however I suggest serving it...
Ube Milk Recipe
This Ube Milk Recipe is made with coconut evaporated milk and Ube Cookie butter. It makes for a good base for any ube flavored drinks. This Ube Milk is so versatile and because you can use it as a base for lattes, hot chocolate, smoothies, boba tea drinks, champorado, Biko and so much more. Ingredients...
The Best Kakanin Recipes
Kakanin is the blanket term for Filipino recipes that uses different types of starch. The main one is rice. It can be whole grains of rice or rice flour. Kanin means rice in tagalong. Which is where the name originates from. However it is a bit of a misnomer as Kakanin can also include the...
Palitaw with Sweet Soy Glaze
Filipino Palitaw topped with a Japanese sweet soy glaze. It's the ultimate mix of Filipino and Japanese food culture. Palitaw is one of the easiest Kakanin to make. You boil sweet flattened rice dumplings and wait for them to float up or to appear on the surface and they are done cooking. That is how...
Ginataang Bilo Bilo with Fruit Confetti
A lighter version of Ginataang Bilo Bilo that still has the chewy sweet rice balls and tapioca. This time served with fresh diced fruit of your choice. The more the better! Ginataang means to cook in coconut milk. Bilo comes from the Visayan word that means round. Loosely translated to English this dish is could...
Pacencia Cookie (Filipino Meringue Cookie)
The Pacencia Cookie recipe is made with whipped egg whites, sugar, flour and a little bit of vanilla. It truly tastes like a crispy marshmallow. “Pacencia” translates to patience, it could be because back in the olden days you needed a little bit of patience to get the egg whites nice and stiff and the...
Turon Cookie - Levain Bakery Style
This Turon Cookie has the flavors of banana, langka with a bit of toffee to mimic the Filipino classic snack. My Brother-in-Law is one of those super thoughtful people. He always remember my birthday and sends me treats from New York. Once he sent me a sampler of Levain Bakery Cookies. OMG. I was smitten....
3 Ingredient Ube Cake
This 3 Ingredient Ube Cake is made with just a vanilla cake mix, a few eggs and melted Ube ice cream! It's too easy it shouldn't be allowed to work, but it does. You know I love me some easy to make cakes. See Mango Cake and Lychee Cake for reference. The Ube Cake has...
Ube Rice Krispie Treats (Not So Sweet Version)
Ube Rice Krispie Treats still made with rice puffs, marshmallow and butter. It's just the not so sweet version so good for those who like it super crispy and not so gooey. The key is a higher ratio of rice puffs to marshmallow. I saw Healthy Nibbles make a version of Rice Krispie Treats with...
Ube Cookie Butter Recipe
Ube Cookie Butter made with just 3 ingredients: ube cookies, ube condensed milk and coconut oil. So easy and comes together in less than 15 minutes. It really is that simple to make Ube Cookie Butter. I should have made this a long, long time ago. But I've just been using Ninongs Desert Lab Ube...
Filipino Christmas and Noche Buena Recipes
A variety of Filipino Christmas and Noche Buena Recipes to add to your table. It includes a quick Sopas recipe, Filipino Spaghetti (but vegan!) and a Tropical Pavlova. Filipino Christmas and Noche Buena Recipes - The Appetizers Sopas In our house Sopas is a must during Christmas. This one is filled with shortcuts if you...
Ginataang Mashed Potato with Crispy Dilis
This Ginataang Mashed Potato with Crispy Dilis is going to blow your Tita's mind! Don't tell her what is in the potatoes, eventually she is going to recognize the coconut, ginger, garlic and fish sauce in it. Then she'll say oh this tastes familiar, then the crispy fish bits will get her. Haha. Please send...
Ube Tea Cookie Recipe
Ube Tea Cookie that is inspired by the ones you get at Trader Joe's. These however are made with Ube powder with no other spices. It tastes more what an Ube should taste like. I was not a fan of the Ube Tea Cookie from Trader Joes It tasted more like a cinnamon cookie and...
Broken Glass Recipe with Lychee, Yakult and Strawberry
Broken Glass Jello recipe with a creamy base of lychee and Yakut and fruity strawberry bites! Broken Glass Jelly Ahh, seeing a wreath of Broken Glass Jelly was one of the hallmarks of our Christmas and Noche Buena. Each of my aunts had a specialty and my Aunty Athena always made this. More the traditional...
Baye Baye Recipe
Baye Baye is a kakanin from Ilocos. It is made from ground and toasted pinipig or corn and pounded with young coconut, coconut water and sugar. What is Baye Baye? Good question! I love finding recipes like Baye Baye (pronounced baje baje) where it mostly known locally. From my research the version that I made...
9 Filipino Cookies To Put In Your Holiday Cookie Box
These are the 9 Filipino Cookies I would put in this year's Holiday Cookie box. It includes both traditional and cookies that incorporate Filipino flavors. What would you include? Yes it is that time of year to turn the ovens on and think about putting together a diverse cookie box. These are my 9 favorite...