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 Affogato
This Ube Affogato is a super easy dessert to serve after dinner. All you need is a scoop of Ube ice cream and pour espresso on top. That is it! We love easy over here and this is probably one of the easiest desserts to make especially if you have been in the kitchen all...
Bread Dip in an Ube Bread Bowl
This bread dip is made with a surprising combination of ingredients that work oh so well together. It's then served in an Ube Bread bowl. I was introduced to this dip by my friend Danielle when I was still living in Australia. I don't remember if she brought it to a party or if I...
Crusty Ube Bread - A No Knead Version
This Crusty Ube Bread is probably the easiest bread you will make. All you need are just 5 ingredients. Oh and it requires no kneading. No knead breads are the best. They are so low effort, but the end result is just so satisfying. I mean the smell of freshly baked bread alone makes you...
Sans Rival Candy Bark
Sans Rival Candy Bark is made with a layer of Skyflakes, a gooey cashew butter center and topped with white chocolate crumbled with roasted cashews and meringue pieces. You know I love me some Sans Rival. See Sans Rival Macarons and cookies recipes. Now this is an even easier way to get Sans Rival on...
Longganisa Embotido
Longganisa Embotido is a two in one Filipino recipe! Instead of making multiple Longganisa pieces we are just going to make one big one and make it like an Embotido. Embotido is a Spanish word for sausage. A traditional Embotido is made with some ground pork and fine chopped veggies then stuffed with a few...
Kale Laing With Chili Crisp
Super quick Kale Laing made with sautéed kale and served with a coconut sauce flavored with garlic, ginger and fish sauce. For a bit of crunch a drizzle of Chili Crisp is added at the end. As you may have gathered this is not an authentic recipe for Laing from Bicol. Traditionally it is cooked...
Kuchinta with Ube Cookie Butter
Kuchinta is a super bouncy steamed Filipino Kakanin with lye water being the secret ingredient. It's served with Ube Cookie Butter for some extra flavor. I've actually made Kuchinta here before, but it was a matcha version. Kuchinta is one of the more simple Kakanin recipes. You only 5 ingredients to make it and just...
How To Make Iskrambol
Super simple Iskrambol recipe made with strawberry milk, shaved ice, chocolate syrup and marshmallow fluff. It's topped with a Neapolitan ice cream to bring all the flavors together. Iskrambol or Ice Scramble is a Filipino dessert that kids used to get after school. My Mom grew up eating these from vendors outside her school. It's...
My Favorite Filipino Drinks
Here are my favorite Filipino drinks from fresh juices, to thick shakes with some cocktails thrown in. So many options for you to find your own favorite! Classic Filipino Drinks These are either the drinks of your childhood and what you miss drinking when out of the country. Calamansi Juice Of course we are going...
Champorado Ampaw
This Champorado Ampaw is a two Filipino recipes in one! Inspired by the Filipino breakfast dish made with rice and chocolate. Ampaw is the Filipino version of a rice Krispy treat. It's finished with a dusting of milk powder. Just like champorado! I have made the original Ampaw in an earlier recipe. You can refer...
Ube Cream Puffs
These Ube Cream Puffs are filled with Ube Ice Cream and topped with an Ube Glaze. To add a bit of crunch Ube Polvoron is also sprinkled on top. OMG these are so so good. Making the puffs are a bit of work, but it's so worth it. Once you learn how to make them,...
Filipino Pork and Tofu Adobo Meatballs
These Filipino Pork and Tofu Adobo Meatballs are baked and then cooked in a garlicky vinegar and soy base sauce. Oh and it's on the table in 30 min! I first made a version of these meatballs when my daughter's friend stayed for dinner. We think she had 4 meatballs! She didn't even know there...
Maruya (Filipino Baked Banana Fritter) Recipe
This Maruya (Banana Fritter) recipe is baked instead of fried. The batter is super light and buttery and filed with cubes of Saba. We also make a light crispy crust using the broiler. Maruya is a street food you can find all over the Philippines. Traditionally it is Saba covered in a light batter and...
Chocolate Covered Skyflakes (A Filipino Brickle Recipe)
These Chocolate Covered Skyflakes are like a Filipino Brickle Recipe. A saltine cracker covered in caramel and chocolate. It does have lot's of Filipino twists. Read more below. I've had this Chocolate Covered Skyflakes recipe in the back of my head for so long. It's super duper Filipino that has roots in the Saltine Cracker...
Filipino Pumpkin Recipes
These Filipino Pumpkin Recipes will inspire you to add pumpkin to Filipino recipes or even apply Filipino cooking techniques to other recipes. I'm not going to waffle on here and just get to the recipes. I'll be sharing both savory and sweet ones. Oh also I will be using the words Kalabasa and Pumpkin interchangeably...
Kalabasa Kalamay (Pumpkin Kalamay)
This Kalabasa Kalamay is a great way to use up some pumpkin puree. It's cooked with glutinous rice flour and coconut milk, giving it a nice sticky texture. I know, who am I another pumpkin spice recipe. Don't worry though it is still Filipino all the way through. If you didn't know Kalabasa is the...
Pumpkin Pie (A Filipino Version)
This Pumpkin Pie is made with Pumpkin Halaya with a Polvoron Graham Cracker crust. It giving Filipino flavors and cooking techniques. For years I have been so against doing any pumpkin recipes. Now that I have been sitting on that for a long long time, I thought well let's just cook pumpkin or kalabasa using...
Kalabasa Halaya (Pumpkin Jam)
This Kalabasa Halaya is flavored with pumpkin spice, which gives this recipe an American Twist. Great to have a spoon of it after dinner or use it in drinks or baked goods. Did you know that you can make Halaya (or Jam) with any potato, yam or gourd? It's not limited to just Ube. This...
Salted Egg Butter - Itlog Na Maalat Butter
This Salted Egg Butter is made with just two ingredients. Grated Salted Egg and the best butter you can buy. It goes well on veggies, bread and other baked goods. I love the idea of flavored butter and this combo of Itlog Na Maalat and butter is just so good. Originally it was made to...
Bibingka Cornbread Loaf
This Bibingka Cornbread Loaf is served with Salted Egg Butter. The perfect upgrade to regular Cornbread and plus it's gluten free! Ahh, it's almost Thanksgiving and I am giving you Filipino versions of sides that you can make and bring for that big American feast. This recipe is a blend of Bibingka and Cornbread, baked...
Palabok 4 Ways
Did you know that Palabok is very versatile? Here are 4 different ways you can enjoy the flavor of Palabok. Palabok is my favorite Pancit ever. It's the noodle dish that I request my Mom to make me for my birthday. The sauce is just so creamy and I love all the toppings that you...
Ube Halaya Pie Cookies
These Ube Halaya Pie Cookies are so adorable and also full of Ube flavor. Don't let the color of the crust fool you. It's all Ube Halaya. I'm not a fan of using Ube flavoring. First of all the dye and second of all it's artificial. These super adorable Ube Halaya Pie Cookies are not...
Pumpkin Spice Bibingka Bars
These Pumpkin Spice Bibingka Bars are super moist and full of the spicy flavors of fall. Swirled with marshmallow fluff for that additional treat. You know what. I always said I would not put any pumpkin spice recipes on my site. Well here we are the second one. These Pumpkin Spice Bibingka Bars are oh...
Banana Upside Down Cake - A Filipino Version
This Banana Upside Down Cake is made with slices of Saba sitting in a pool of coco jam. Bibingka batter is poured on top and baked together. Once it is flipped over it results in a cake drenched in coconut caramel. I've always wanted to make a Filipino version of a Banana Upside Down Cake...
Apple Cider Kalamay
This Apple Cider Kalamay is like scooping into a super sticky cup of apple sauce. Simply made with apple cider, apple sauce, cinnamon and maple syrup, it's fall in a cup Filipino style. I love super sticky, gooey Kalamay. If you don't know Kalamay is a Filipino dish that is traditionally made with sweet glutinous...
How to Make Ampaw (The Filipino Rice Krispy Treat)
Ampaw or Ampao is a Filipino Rice Krispy treat that contains no marshmallows. Instead a caramel syrup is used to bind it all together. Ampaw or Ampao in many Filipino dialects means puffed rice. Not to be confused with the Filipino/Hokkien word Ampaw which means red packet. Both words mean both things. If you are...
Calamansi Yakult Slushie
Calamansi Yakult Slushie is a super refreshing mix of sparkling calamansi water yakult. Perfect for warm days. There is this chain of boba shops called Happy Lemon. They seem to be everywhere. Anyway they have a lemon yakult slushy drink that is so good. The drink is bitter, sour and sweet at the same time....
How Did Food For The Gods Get To The Philippines?
Food For The Gods Cookie, is inspired by the Filipino bar - with the addition of chocolate. It does take it to a whole other level. First of All How Did Food For The Gods Get To The Philippines? Well there are two theories. The first one is that it came from the Spanish pan...
Lumpiang Hubad (Lumpia Salad Bowl)
This Lumpiang Hubad or Lumpia Salad Bowl is filled with vibrant vegetables and hits that craving for when you don't want to roll and fry up a bunch of lumpia. I feel like there are different levels of Lumpia depending on how much energy you have to make them. This Lumpiang Hubad is probably the...
Biko Kalabasa (Pumpkin Biko)
This Biko Kalabasa from Pampanga has a little American twist! The addition of cinnamon to give it a bit of warmth and the feeling of Fall. One of the things I said I would never do was post a Pumpkin Spice recipe. This Biko Kalabasa is the closest I will get to doing that. Adding...
30 Plants A Week Challenge - Filipino Version
30 Plants A Week is a challenge I am so down to do. The benefits of a healthy gut has a domino effect of goodness that radiates out through your whole body. These Filipino recipes will get you over that 30 mark in no time! During the summer my daughter and I started a new...
Mushroom Sisig
This Mushroom Sisig, is a hybrid of the original Sisig (which was a salad) and the sizzling plate we know now. Did you know that Sisig in the 17th century was a salad? I swear I learn so much from watching YouTube episodes from Featr. Essentially Sisig or the word manisig means to cook or...
Kalamay Hati or Sundot-Kulangot Recipe
This version of Kalamay Hati just needs 3 ingredients sweet glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and coco jam. Okay, in my research of Kalamay Hati it points me into the direction of a super similar very famous Pasalubong from Bagio called Sundot-Kulangot. Both have very similar ingredients, which traditionally is ground sticky rice, coconut milk and...
Buko Shake - Two Ingredients Only!
Yes! All you need to make this Buko Shake is buko meat and buko juice. The trick is the freeze half of the buko juice so that it doesn't get diluted by ice. There are no added sugars and just pure buko goodness! This is another variation of my favorite Filipino shakes. Like this mango...
Coco Jam (minatamis na bao)
All you need are 2 ingredients to make Coco Jam. A can of coconut cream and a cup of coconut sugar and 35 minutes is all you need to make this super lush covconuty jam. Okay let's break down the traditional Tagalog name first. "Minatamis" means to make sweet. "Na" means what you are making...
Pandesal Bread Pudding
This Pandesal Bread Pudding is laced with Yema Spread and Langka Jam. The top is finished with some crushed Polvoron. Pinoy to the max! I know it's quite rare to have any left over Pandesal, but if you do this is the way to use it all up all at once. The custard is very...
Langka Jam (Jackfruit Jam) with Chia Seeds
Langka Jam made with langka (jackfruit), honey and chia seeds. It's blended until nice and smooth then cooked until super jammy. I've used langka jam in my Ube Biko and Sapin Sapin Smoothie. The time has come for it to have it's own stand alone recipe so that it's easier for you to find. Here...
Yema Tart with Kalamay
This Yema Tart with Kalamay is a Filipino pastry that is everything all at once. Crispy, chewy and creamy. I came up with this idea after eating an egg tart layered with sticky rice from a Chinese Bakery down in San Jose. I can't remember the name of the place. Oooh, I thought I can...
Yema Spread - A Not So Sweet Version
Homemade Yema Spread is made with the addition of calamansi juice and a dash of salt. Both add a nice counterpoint to the condensed milk. It makes for a mild sweet flavor instead of it being sickly sweet. Yema is no longer just a candy you see during Filipino Christmas. It is now available year...
Top 5 Filipino Pantry Recipes To Make
To give your meals a little bit of simplicity I have rounded up my Top 5 Filipino Pantry Recipes you can make in a pinch where the ingredients can be swapped out with what you have. Here are my Top 5 Filipino Pantry Recipes 1. Adobo The meats and the side veggies can be replaced...
What Is Calamansi And How Do You Cook With It?
Calamansi or Kalamansi is a native tiny citrus fruit from the Philippines. It has more juice than a lime and more pucker than a lemon. Calamansi can be used in juices, marinades, dipping sauces (sawsawan), making sweet bakes or even flavorful noodles. A truly versatile fruit! Calamansi I think is super underrated, compared to let's...
7 Must Try Halo Halo Recipes
You must try these 7 Halo Halo Recipes. They are all so unique and will give you more ideas on how to serve Halo Halo. Sure you can put everything but the kitchen sink in a traditional Halo Halo, but have you tried something more simple? These 7 Halo Halo Recipes streamline the ingredients so...