January 12, 2012
Butterscotch Bars with Dried Mangoes
Labels: butterscotch bars, copycat, FoodFriday, Philippine dried mangoesJanuary 11, 2012
January 5, 2012
December 27, 2011
December 21, 2011
Pianono, Pionono, Pio Nono
Labels: Filipino, FoodFriday, jelly roll cake, pianono, pionono, Pope Pius IX, Spanish
Filipino Pionono filled with sweet Star margarine
Spanish Pionono filled and topped with custard
December 15, 2011
December 8, 2011
Sweet Potato Sourdough Challah
Labels: FoodFriday, sourdough challah, sweet potato
I've had challah before, both store-bought and home baked. It's one of our favorite sweet breads and I always serve it on Christmas morning and Christmas lunch too. I didn't think it will taste any better using sourdough starter and then I saw the beautiful photos of sourdough challah, adapted the recipe adding a large steamed and mashed sweet potato. I love the slightly tangy flavor and the soft tight crumb that reminds me of sponge cake.
November 27, 2011
The Daring Bakers: Sans Rival and Bibingka
Labels: bibingka, salted duck eggs, sans rival, The Daring Bakers
cashew sans rival
fluffy soft bibingka baked with slices of salted duck eggs
and Filipino white cheese
and Filipino white cheese
Catherine of Munchie Musings was our November Daring Bakers's host and she challenged us to make traditional Filipino dessert - the delicious Sans Rival cake! And for those of us who wanted to try an additional Filipino dessert, Catherine also gave us a bonus recipe for Bibingka which comes from her friend Jun of Jun-blog.
November 22, 2011
Kabocha Mascarpone Pie
Labels: FoodFriday, kabocha mascarpone pie, Thanksgiving dinner 2011
For our Thanksgiving pie this year I used kabocha squash instead of pumpkin and mascarpone cheese instead of evaporated milk. The pie is delicious and creamy and I love its flavor specially with a tablespoon of creme fraiche and a sprinkling of superfine sugar. It's the perfect ending to a satisfying dinner of turducken roll, gravy, bread stuffing, candied sweet potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts and orange cauliflower, baked green beans casserole, and mini brioche rolls.
November 19, 2011
Arroz Caldo
Labels: arroz caldo, Filipino, Kulinarya Cooking Club
arroz caldo topped with crispy flaked chicken, chicken chicharrones,
crispy fried scallions and shaved garlic
Arroz Caldo, a favorite comforting and restorative Filipino rice dish was chosen by our host, the indefatigable super Mom Joy for November 2011 Kulinarya Cooking Club. Arroz Caldo comes from the Spanish arroz for rice and caldo for broth. I have featured Arroz Caldo once before and am reprinting 2 paragraphs from that post.
November 17, 2011
Root Beer Float Fudge
Labels: candies, Chocolates and Confections cookbook, FoodFriday, root beer extract. root beer float fudge
On September of this year, I received a cookbook gift from The Daring Bakers; thank you Lis, Lisa, and Mandy for choosing my Chocolate-coated Brown Sugar Meringue and Caramel Candy as one of the top three candies. The book is CHOCOLATES AND CONFECTIONS from the Culinary Institute of America by Peter P. Greweling.
November 14, 2011
Cooking with Tea
Labels: cooking with tea, Darjeeling, Earl Grey, ginger lemon, lapsang souchong, mussels soup, pork hocks, Rooibos, smoked duck ham, The Daring Cooks
lapsang souchong tea-smoked duck ham
Sarah from Simply Cooked was our November Daring Cooks’ hostess and she challenged us to create something truly unique in both taste and technique! We learned how to cook using tea with recipes from Tea Cookbook by Tonia George and The New Tea Book by Sara Perry.
November 10, 2011
Thanksgiving Day-Style Turkey Sandwich
Labels: FoodFriday, turkey sandwich
Thanksgiving Day-style turkey sandwich
with a layer of cranberry sauce, slices of roasted turkey breast,
turkey gravy, crumbled corn bread croutons,
November 8, 2011
Pan de Cadiz
Labels: almonds, dessert, marzipan, pan de Cadiz, Spanish
Early this year, while browsing La Tienda's catalogue, a small dessert loaf called Pan de Cadiz caught my eye. It's marzipan baked with a filling of candied sweet potato, normally sold and eaten during the Christmas season. Of course, I had to find a recipe for it, found one online written in Spanish, and this one in English.
November 3, 2011
October 28, 2011
Date Sesame Seed Bars
Labels: dates, FoodFriday, no-bake bars, sesame seeds
nice with a cup of hot jasmine tea
This is the easiest no bake dessert to make. They are good to snack on with a cup of hot tea or to eat as candy/dessert.