While chocolate crinkles are ordinary bakery items in the Philippines, in some countries, they are Christmas treats as they …
Recipes For Sweets & Desserts
Sweet snacks and sweet meal enders. Includes recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, cookie bars, puddings and ice cream.
Dates and Nuts Chocolate Bark
This holiday season, make family and friends feel special by giving them a box of dates and nuts chocolate bark. Wicked good …
Palitaw
What is palitaw? Palitaw is a Filipino snack made with galapong—a soft dough or batter (depending on the amount of water) …
Double Berry Banana Ice Pops
If you have young children, you'll have a lot of fun making these double berry banana popsicles with them.Ohhhh, this …
Choco Peanut Butter Funfetti Squares
I baked these choco peanut butter funfetti squares once but haven't had a chance to do it again. Time to get another bag of …
Alex’s Mango Icebox Cake
Yes, it is possible to make a great dessert without an oven and even if you're not great at baking. This mango icebox cake …
Alex’s Fruit Tart
It's the perfect summer dessert. Light, buttery crust. Thick but not overly sweet custard. Fruit slices. You can bake the …
Alex’s Dark Chocolate Eclairs
In response to my list of suggested desserts for The Ultimate Backyard Barbecue Party, a reader e-mailed me to ask if I could …
Alex’s Oreo Cream Cheese Cookies
My daughters love giving food gifts. Sam is planning on making the cake for the first birthday of a friend's niece. When …
Profiteroles (Cream Puffs)
What’s the difference between cream puffs, profiteroles and eclairs? I guess it depends on where you are. Cream puffs and …
Alex’s Blueberry Lemon Streusel Cake
The wonders that a little lemon zest can do to a cake. This blueberry lemon streusel cake follows an old recipe but Alex did …
Alex’s Churros Con Chocolate
Story has it that when the Portuguese sailed East, they paid attention to the delectable food they encountered in China and …
Alex’s Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies With Cream Cheese Filling
Last December, I had this grand plan of creating multi-colored and multi-flavored variants of chocolate crinkle cookies. But …
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Yogurt and Strawberries, Parfait-style
Parfait, either French or American, has a technical meaning. French parfait is a frozen custard—similar to ice cream but not …
No-bake Fruit and Cheese Dessert
Have you ever found yourself in a situation when you have to serve a good-looking dessert but you have neither the time nor …
Coconut Macaroons, the Filipino Way
I was under the impression that coconut macaroons were exclusively a Filipino thing. Then, I discovered that they are quite …