This holiday season, make family and friends feel special by giving them a box of dates and nuts chocolate bark. Wicked good …
Recipes For Sweets & Desserts
Sweet snacks and sweet meal enders. Includes recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, cookie bars, puddings and ice cream.
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 …
Valentine’s Day Broken Glass Jello
If you're no expert (yet) at making picture-perfect desserts but you want to make something red and sweet that is almost …