These Filipino Pineapple Shake is made with just two ingredients. Frozen pineapple and pineapple juice. That is all it takes to make this super refreshing drink. Okay if you have ever visited the Philippines, the drink menu at the restaurants there are always filled with shakes. But it's not what you think! It's really a...
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Pistachio Cream Biko
This Pistachio Cream Biko is made with just 3 ingredients - sticky rice, coconut milk and pistachio cream. Bonus it's ready in 20 minutes! I am totally joining the Pistachio cream bandwagon here. If you didn't know, pistachio cream is having a moment because of the viral Dubai chocolate bars. Now everyone and anyone has...
Strawberry Taho
This Strawberry Taho is less on the saucy side and more on the fresh strawberry side. It's sweetened with a few spoons of strawberry jam. I had a craving for this the other day and happen to have everything I needed for this super simple snack. Packed with fresh strawberries and super silky soft tofu...
Queso De Bola Cheese Puffs
These Queso De Bola Cheese Puffs are made with fresh grated cheese mixed into choux pastry. It's easier than it sounds! Ahh, queen of the Noche Buena table. Queso De Bola. You make get many gifts of it and are wondering what to do with it. I can help you. Not gonna lie. The cheese...
Favorite Filipino Desserts
Here is a list of some of my Favorite Filipino Desserts. Some are traditional, some are not but still have lots of Filipino flavor! Halo Halo A lot of people would say that Halo Halo is one of the best Filipino desserts out there. I agree! There are different versions available now, but just as...
Ube Cheesecake Balls
These Ube Cheesecake Balls are made with just 2 ingredients. Leftover Ube Cheesecake and some crushed Ube Otap. That is all it takes for people to think you are over the top but not really. Okay. Confession time. This recipe was originally going to be for a small serving of Ube Cheesecake. However I baked...
Tuyo Fried Rice
This Tuyo Fried Rice comes together in a flash for a quick meal with a punch of flavor. Serve with diced mangoes and tomatoes makes for a super tasty meal. Obsessed. I make this every time I have a bit of leftover rice and cannot get tired of it. This Tuyo Fried Rice does use...
Buko Pandan Cookies
These Buko Pandan Cookies are soft and gooey in the middle and nice and crispy on the edges. It also has both shredded coconut and macapuno for that ultimate buko overload! I've been wanting to make a Buko Pandan Cookie that wasn't that super neon green color and is filled with as much buko as...
Chocolate Bibingka Cake
This Chocolate Bibingka Cake is made with rice flour and chocolate chips and has a ChocNut frosting with lots of fun sprinkles! I first had this cake in Maui at a restaurant called Tin Roof. It's a restaurant by Top Chef alum Sheldon Simeon who is Filipino! He also includes it in his cookbook Cook...
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...