Ever since I saw Alton Brown make baklava in his now-defunct TV show, Good Eats, I've been promising myself I'd try and make my version. But phyllo pastry ...
Recipes For Sweets & Desserts
Sweet snacks and sweet meal enders. Includes recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, cookie bars, puddings and ice cream.
Fresh Tropical Fruit Salad
Christmas in the Philippines is rarely without fruit salad. And by "fruit salad" I mean drained canned fruit cocktail and shredded fresh coconut tossed in ...
Apple Cinnamon Waffles
There's plain waffle, there's savory waffle and there's dessert waffle—all of which can be cooked Belgian-style. These apple cinnamon waffles are cooked ...
Guinataang Halo-halo
Guinataan means cooked with gata or coconut cream (or milk); halo-halo literally means mix-mix. Guinataang halo-halo is a sweet snack or dessert made with ...
Nutty Revel Bars
It's been raining for over a week and although I am loving the cool air, the gray skies also mean no food photography in the garden. I baked these nutty ...
No-cook Banana, Yogurt and Chocolate Dessert
For those who feel that eating dessert is polluting the body, this is dessert without the guilt. Fresh lacatan bananas smothered in mango-flavored yogurt ...
Alex’s Banoffee Cheesecake
Alex has dreamed of making banoffee cheesecake at home for two years. She asked and she asked... Finally, she made it herself. Alex's banoffee cheesecake ...
Brownie-crusted Strawberry Cheesecake
The blush-pink cheesecake is lighter and bit more tart than usual. The brownie crust is fudge-y where it touches the cheesecake but crisp where it had ...
Fruit salad with cream cheese and whipped cream dressing
The truth is, I never liked the canned fruit cocktail salad that is traditionally served during the holidays in the Philippines. The version of Speedy's ...
A not-so-usual fruitcake recipe
My mother was big on fruitcakes. Every year, she'd order fruitcakes by the dozen, we ate some over the holidays and the rest she gave to friends. In ...
Nutella cheesecake with chocolate shortbread crust recipe
The first prototype of what is currently my best-selling cheesecake at Filio Bistro. This is as simple as a cheesecake can get. No frills — not even ...
Basic cheesecake recipe in three sizes
When I look at the old cheesecake recipes in the blog's archive, I almost want to hide under the bed. Sure, they tasted good. But, back then — before I ...
Sam baked revel bars and I wondered where this dessert originated
You might have seen revel bars at Starbucks or some other cafe, you might have thought they were just another form of brownies or you might have even ...
Strawberry and blueberry streusel cake
A day before I flew to Bacolod two weeks ago to join Alex, I baked a cake that Speedy and Sam could enjoy while Alex and I were away. We were fortunate to ...