Month: January 2022

Eggplant Pancake

Grilled Eggplant Pancakes (Tortang Talong)

This irresistible and very more-ish grilled eggplant pancakes are crisp at the edges, soft in the middle and filled with shallots and aromatic char grilled eggplants. In the Philippines, where I grew up, these are called tortang talong (eggplant cooked with eggs). Torta means little cakes in Spanish. It is […]

Back to Basics Banana Bread

I grew up eating the best tasting bananas in the world from the smallest thumb sized senorita bananas to the giant purple red lacatan (also known as Morado) variety. You could say, I have a high standard for bananas so I wasn’t very impressed with the banana breads and cakes […]