This Tupig na Saba is a grilled kakanin made with Saba, buko and sweet glutinous flour. It can be cooked on the grill or in a pan on the stove top. Serve with matamis na bao and you have the perfect merienda. What is Tupig? It is a type of kakanin (Filipino sweet rice dish)...
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Ampalaya Atchara
This Ampalaya Atchara has no sugar so it is more on the puckery vinegar side with a little hint of bitterness. Perfect to go with grilled pork or fish dishes. Ah Ampalaya, the most hated vegetable by Filipino kids. I myself did not have a taste for it but my Nanay (that is what we...
Tortang Patatas Muffins
These Tortang Patatas Muffins are the perfect make ahead breakfast or quick lunch. All you need is a large potato and about 6 eggs. The word came from Spain and there it means some type of cake or bread. To Torta in the Philippines means to make a type of egg dish mixed with some...
Ube Biko with Langka Jam
This Ube Biko is made with Ube Halaya and a touch of chia seeds for extra nutrients and fiber. It's topped with jammy langka. Ahh, I love me some Biko. Case in point Healthy Biko Recipe (Filipino Sweet Rice Dessert), How To Make Matcha Biko with Aiya Matcha and Chocolate Biko Domes with Orange Zest...
Bibingkang Piniping or Kalamay na Pinipig
Bibingkang Piniping is simply made with cooked pinipig and coconut milk. Its topped with coco jam and crispy latik. What Is Pinipig? It is immature sticky rice that has been pounded and dried. Usually it is toasted until it's crispy and used for toppings in Halo Halo and other desserts. Pinipig is naturally green in...
Ube Crepe Cake with Polvoron Topping
Super easy Ube Crepe Cake filled with Ube Halya cream topped with Ube Polvoron. Everyone is going to think you made a $115 cake. Shhhhh... Anyone familiar with the LadyM bakery? They made the crepe cake super famous and charge between $75 - $135 per cake. When it started out in the Upper East Side...
Bibingkoy Recipe
Bibingkoy is a classic Kakanin from Cavite. It's grilled glutinous rice balls filled with bean paste and served with a creamy coconut sauce. What is Bibingkoy? Bibingkoy is made famous by Lolit Alejo who runs Aling Ika’s Carinderia. I discovered it watching a video series on YouTube years ago about local legends. A really good...
How To Make Latik With Coconut Milk
Make latik (crispy coconut curds) with a can of coconut milk. The great thing about this recipe is that you get both latik and coconut oil! Two in one recipe really. What is Latik? There are actually two different kinds of Latik depending on where you are from in the Philippines. If you are in...
Tinapa Dip with Skyflakes
Tinapa Dip is made with tinapa flakes, a mixture of sour cream and cream cheese with a hint of calamansi. It's topped with crushed Skyflakes for that additional crunch. What is Tinapa? Tinapa is a smoked fish in the Philippines. It was a way to preserve fish when they are abundant during peak fishing season....
Mango Float Cookie Recipe
These Mango Float Cookie are filled with dried mangoes from the Philippines. A mixture of white chocolate and crushed meringues mimic the cream you normally find in a mango float. It's all enrobed in a cookie dough laced in cinnamon. A classic in cookie form! Gosh I love a mango float. Even if it was...
Buko Pandan Halo Halo
This Buko Pandan Halo Halo has pandan jelly, macapuno and Buko ice cream. With the addition of shaved ice the classic salad is turned into Halo Halo. I mean in all honesty this could pass for Buko Pandan salad. Instead of cubed Pandan Jelly, it is simply set in the bottom of the glass and...
Strawberries and Cream Halo Halo
Strawberries and Cream Halo Halo with fresh strawberries, strawberry jam and vanilla ice cream. A super simple Halo Halo for the summer heat. Strawberries in the Philippines Did you know that strawberries are grown in the Philippines? They were brought to the islands by the Spaniards. It was grown in the mountain highlands as they...
Mango Float Halo Halo
Mango Float Halo Halo made with graham cracker milk, fresh mangoes and vanilla ice cream. Yes! Mango Float and Halo Halo together, because why not? Instead of softening the graham crackers overnight, we are going to speed things up by blending it with evaporated milk. Mixed with the fresh mangoes, vanilla ice cream and shaved...
Razons Halo Halo (A Copycat Recipe)
Razons Halo Halo is a minimalists dream. Made simply with caramelized bananas, milky shaved ice, macapuno and Leche Flan. What is Razons? It's a restaurant that originated in Pampanga during the 70's. It became super famous from its very minimalistic Halo Halo and now branches can be found all over Manila, Cebu and I believe...
Ube Halo Halo
This Ube Halo Halo is made with Ube Halaya, Ube ice cream, frozen coconut water and macapuno strings. Serve in a deep Champagne coupe and make it super chic. I love all kinds of Halo Halo. This Ube Halo Halo takes the prize for being the most maarte. There is a hidden scoop of Ube...
Binagol Recipe
This Binagol recipe is an adaption from the pasalubong you get from Leyete. We use mini cake tins instead of coconut shells to steam the Bingagol. This version is also less sweet. What is Binagol? Binagol is a type of Nilupak (root vegetable mashed with coconut milk) that comes from the Eastern Visayas Region of...
Ube Kalamay
Ube Kalamay simply made with Ube puree, coconut milk, macapuno and glutinous rice flour. Ready to eat in 35 minutes. What is Kalamay? Kalamay is a variety of Kakanin in the Philippines. There are different recipes depending on where you are from. The base recipe is fresh pressed coconut milk, muscovado sugar and ground glutinous...
Ube Brownies with Macapuno
Ube Brownies made with both Ube Cookie Butter and Ube Halaya with Macapuno strings. So fudgey with super Ube flavor. I've been wanting to make Ube Brownies for so long, but didn't want to use white chocolate in it, as I find them to be too overpowering and sweet. The combination of using both Ube...
Calamansi Caramel Chocolate Bonbons
These Calamansi Caramel are coated in chocolate from the Philippines. The caramel is made with fresh calamansi juice. So simple! Truth be told these came out as a happy accidents. Which lots of good recipes come from. I was making some calamansi curd and decided to up the quantity of calamansi juice and sugar. As...
Kare Kare Salad
Kare Kare Salad based on all the vegetables you find in the traditional version. Eggplant, baby bok choy and beans with a creamy peanut dressing. I'm not gonna lie. Making this Kare Kare salad is a process because of all the veggies you need to roast and steam before hand. But once it is all...
Moche Recipe from Pampanga
Moche is a unique kakanin from Pampanga filled with sweet red bean paste that is boiled and topped with a sweet coconut sauce. What is Moche? It's one of those recipes that I have discovered in the depths of the Filipino food internet. Moche is specific to Pampanga and it's cooked similar to Palitaw, except...
Bonete Bread Recipe
Bonete Bread is made with evaporated milk, muscovado sugar and butter. It is said that the bread is so good it doesn't need to be eaten with anything else and we agree! I've been reading up on breads from the Filipino Panaderia lately. There are so many breads being baked in old school bakeries that...
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 - Made with Ube Halaya!
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...