Category: Recipes

How I Make Brie Gravy Fries

The process of making this so-called Brie Gravy Fries is similar to poutine, a Canadian dish, emerged in Quebec. However, I am familiar that poutine uses cheese curds and not brie so we cannot really call this poutine. The Canadians might be angry when they read this. But having fries, cheese and gravy on the

How I Make Banana Split Parfait

It’s rainy but nothing’s gonna stop me from eating cold dessert, especially when it’s banana split! Banana Split is usually served as a sundae, if not on a boat-shaped dish. I’m gonna tweak the usual a bit by making a parfait. Why does it matter? What’s the difference anyway? Actually, the taste is just similar

How I Make Chorizo Pizza Rice Croquettes

Arancini – a rice or risotto formed into balls and deep-fried into croquette. I never heard of Arancini until I discovered it on Netflix’s Best Leftovers Ever! when a contestant tried to transform leftover rice to Arancini. Speaking of leftovers, January is the month when we get a lot of it. We still have remaining

How I Make Singaporean Chicken Rice

I’m a fan of Netflix’s Street Food TV Series. Well, actually, I watch almost all Netflix reality shows about food because as a foodie, I naturally enjoy learning about them. Street Food: Asia, Street Food: Latin America and Street Food: USA are few of the documentaries that interest me because I got to explore cultural

How I Make Pandan Iced Tea

Iced Tea is American. But make it Pandan Iced Tea, then that’s screaming Asian! I first tasted Pandan Iced Tea at Banana Leaf and I instantly felt love with the natural taste of Pandan transformed into drink. It tasted like home since I grew in a place where Pandan is used as flavoring to desserts

How To Make Mini Blueberry Cheesecake

Finally, I got to create a decent mini cheesecakes and got to recreate my favorite Mini Blueberry Cheesecake ever. It’s from Nanay Goya’s Garden Restaurant and it’s a rare find because they only offer it during events and caterings. But since I’m a friend, I didn’t only got a free supply of cheesecakes, the owner

How I Make Three Milk Spanish Latte

After trying out Tres Leches Poke Cake, I became obsessed with everything about tres leches. Before, I was already contented with just adding fresh milk to my coffee or to any dishes. But combining fresh milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk levels up flavors of food to a whole new level.  I find this coffee

How To Make Coffee Jelly

Although it is once seen in British and American cuisine before, coffee jelly was developed and was popularized in Japan where it can be found in most of their restaurants and convenience stores. The beautiful recipe leaked outside the country making coffee jelly one of the world’s loved dessert. It is pretty famous here in the Philippines as we serve them

How To Make Thai Coconut Sticky Rice With Mango

I haven’t been to Thailand and I only know a little about the Thai cuisine. But maybe, it won’t harm if I would try making and eating the most famous Thai dessert and rice cake. The Coconut Sticky Rice with Mango, or locally known as the Khao Niaow Ma Muang, is a traditional Thai dessert

How I Make Deep-fried Oreos

When I think of carnival food, I think of popcorn, cotton candy and hotdog on stick. In the Philippines, it’s just the usual stuff so sometimes, I dream of going to American carnivals to experience not just the extreme rides, but also, to try the different food finds like Deep-fried Oreos. Yum! I’ve heard of