This Icebox cake (with just 2 ingredients) is an easy no-bake summery treat that’s so easy even kids and beginner home cooks can make. Pre-made store brought cakes, arranged to layer with whipped cream, and finally sprinkled with some chocolate chips and chilled overnight. Ready to be consumed by you and your housemates as a…
Chocolate is not only an irresistibly delicious ingredient used to make your baked goods and desserts absolutely addicting. It has so much history and benefits. A food product made of roasted cacao seeds, grounded, then turned into a liquid, paste, or solid, eaten once it solidifies into a chocolate bar, or sometimes flavored with other…
White Sugar, also called ‘granulated sugar’, ‘table sugar’, or ‘regular sugar’ is made of cane sugar or beet sugar. One of the most common types of sugar, there are many types of varieties under this popular sweetener. The short process to make this ingredient starts from extracting the liquids from sugarcane or beets, boiled till…
Buko Salad Ice Candy is a sweet creamy coconut fruit salad turned into a summery frozen treat. This little twist made using the classic Buko salad made of shredded young coconut, a mixture of canned fruits or fruit cocktail that’s then mixed together with a creamy concoction of evaporated milk and condensed milk. Boiled together…
555 Sardines Philippines is a truly Filipino product from the under Century Pacific Food, Inc. with the tagline “Super Ulam Pinoy” translating to “Super Filipino Viand” as these are not only filling, but have vitamins and minerals like lycopene, protein, iodine, calcium and more. It’s been in production for around 30 years or more, ingredients…
This Mini Zebra Cake recipe makes pretty, fluffy, delicate looking bite-sized delights that are perfect for an afternoon snack or after dinner dessert. To make these delectable mini cakes all you need are; powdered sugar, oil, milk, vinegar, vanilla, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder. This creates 2 batters, alternately poured…
Pansit pansitan (Pansit pansitan in English is ‘Pepper Elder’ ) also called ‘ulasimag-bato’ is the name of a herbal plant-like weed that you might confuse with the popular pancit dish (noodle dish) from the Filipino restaurant Manam. The Pansit pansitan plant is a shallow rooted medicinal plant that grows in slightly shaded areas eaten for…
Cucumber is a refreshing lean and long green garden vegetable with a high water content from the same family as pumpkins and watermelons. These are technically fruits but are more considered and cooked as a vegetable as these have a mildly sweet and cool taste, and slightly tastes like a melon fruit. This hydrating creeping…
Brown sugar is a versatile sweetner under the sucrose category. It usually has an addition of molasses content taken or added in during production. This gives it that nice golden or dark brown color, and deep caramelized flavor. Traditionally it is called ‘partially refined’ or ‘unrefined sugar’. Loved by many not just for the richer…
The Sizzling Bulalo is a scrumptiously tender and rich fall off the bone beef dish. Made by searing the beef steak or beef shanks, then broiled till tender. The leftover broth will then be mixed and flavored with butter, pepper, flour, and a beef cube. Simmered all together until it has thickened to an aromatic…
