Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Cassava Cake with Custard Topping is a quintessential Filipino cake made of grated cassava. What’s special about the cassava, is that when raw it’s an unassuming white starchy root vegetable, but cooks into a springy chewy texture. I have made Cassava Cake a hundred times before and so many […]
Amarettis It never ceases to amaze me how a few simple ingredients transform into something amazing – it’s almost magic! A little bit of ground hazelnuts, some sugar, a little bit of egg whites some flavourings and a little bit of rolling and you’ve got yourself Hazelnut and Chocolate Amaretti. […]