Ube has been making waves in the US for some time now and that prompted me to finally bake this Filipino favorite – ensaymada. According to my previous research Pinoy ensaymada is a cousin to French brioche. Pinoys has been enjoying this as snack and is almost always available in all bakeries all…
Tag: snack
Strawberry Jam Doughnut Bars
I am a breakfast person. So when I found Tonia George’s book about breakfasts while I was in my local used bookstore I without hesitation brought it the counter and paid for it. Here’s my version of her Sugary jam doughnut muffins found in page 73. Sugary Jam Doughnut Bars 75 ml canola…
I miss missing you
There are times when I wish I lived in a time where technology isn’t amplified, to a world where 90 % of humanity’s daily life is dependent on being connected online. Now, it seems, is the time where correspondence is equals to 120 characters or a single photograph. Spending time with friends has…
A tomato salsa excuse.
If it were all left in hands I’d rather have a very short and splendid affair rather than a long enduring one. I do believe in true love. I know it should include all if not every emotion known there is to humankind. I however, am also a very romantic person. Maritoni Fernandez’s…
The famous halo-halo
Normally I couldn’t be bothered to write or make a complete entry about halo halo. I, however, am compelled and so I decided to do something I wouldn’t do. Halo halo has ensconced herself in every Filipino’s summer. Many consider it a queen of summer. Regal. Majestic. Humble. Simple. The halo halo can…
