Buko-melon and buko-pandan yema balls
My 11-year-old (younger) daughter had been asking that we make some yema balls again. She so enjoyed making them about a month ago that she had been going on and on and on… I wasn’t planning on saying yes today. Still feel a bit down after the flu. Besides, older daughter is still down with [...]
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Yema balls
Yema is a sweet concoction made with milk and egg yolks. My 11-year-old daughter had been asking for the longest time if we could make pastillas. Well, the thought of rolling each tiny pastillas and wrapping it in paper just seemed too much work. Yema balls would be easier. Same taste, same texture but no [...]
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Another fresh buko (coconut) and fruit salad
It might seem a bit odd to foreigners that we call a sweet dessert like this a salad in the Philippines. I actually think it a bit odd too. In the first place, fruit salads in the Philippines are served either as a snack or a dessert, never as a dish that preceeds the main [...]
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Pandan macaroons
We were in the supermarket the other night and discovered new products from Pillsbury–strawberry and pandan flavored pancakes. The box of the pandan flavored pancakes had a recipe for pandan macaroons using a mixture of pancake mix and dessicated coconut. I considered following the recipe to make pandan macaroons but finally decided against it. I [...]
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Fresh buko (coconut) and fruit salad
In the Philippines, when one says “fruit salad”, one is referring to a cold sweet dessert made with grated coconut, drained canned fruits, cream and sweetened condensed milk. It’s a dish associated with Christmas. I have my own version of fruit salad in the archives–a version without coconut but with nata de coco and macapuno [...]
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Christmas jello
It’s just gelatin. But with a little imagination, the common gelatin can be a visual and culinary delight. The idea came from a Goldilocks product that my family has been enjoying for years. But I wanted to make my own using a more Pinoy flavor. I decided to stick with the basic red-and-green Christmas motif [...]
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Minatamis na saging (sweetened bananas)
The original recipe for this dessert was sent to me by long-time reader Sam. Until I read this recipe, the only way of preparing minatamis na saging I knew was to cook the ripe saba bananas in water and sugar. Guess I’ve been missing a lot. While sticking to the ingredients in the original recipe, [...]
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Buko, rambutan and jelly in cream
This dessert is a variation of the popular buko-lychee dessert often served in restaurants and which is also a favorite in catered buffets. I ditched the lychees and used rambutan instead, rambutan being native to the Philippines. I just discovered that they are now available canned, imported from China though.
This was last Sunday’s dessert. [...]
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