Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
Sweeten your day….
This is another sweet treat that the Filipinos adopted from Spain. In the Philippines, you can find these little gems in every corner bakery and in supermarkets. These Spanish Magdalena muffins are soft and fluffy, simply flavoured with lemon zest and a little bit of vanilla. It’s the simplicity that […]
What’s in a name? And why Food for the Gods? It could be because in the Philippines, dates and walnuts (the main ingredients in this sweet) are expensive so anything made out of them is only fit for the gods. Another theory is, if myths could be believed, this little […]
I love to cook, but washing up not so much, which is why I am a big fan of one pan/one pot meals. These Sheet Pan Cookies are easy and quick to put together and best of all you get four different kinds in one sheet pan. Delicious and convenient […]
Divinity candy is a specialty of Southern United States and is made up of sugar, corn syrup, egg whites and is usually flavoured with pecans and vanilla. It’s a cross between fudge, nougat and meringue- all my favourite sweets rolled into one. My version, has two of my favourite flavour […]
The shortest cookie ever is probably Polvoron Filipino shortbread. It is a buttery crumbly cookie that turns into powder when it hits your mouth. It is so short, it has to be wrapped in delicate tissue wrapper. Traditionally made for Christmas, it’ s now thankfully available year round, and makes […]
These custard truffles are the ultimate treat for truffle or custard lovers everywhere. Made of condensed milk and egg yolks (that’s where the Yema bit come from), and rolled in whatever you fancy. What you roll them in, will ultimately decide on the flavour and will also provide a textural […]