'Desserts' archive
Cathedral’s window (a.k.a. Christmas jello)
May 21, 2010 · Desserts; gelatin · (3)The dessert made famous by Goldilocks Bakeshop in the Philippines. If you only knew how easy it is to prepare this tri-colored jello dessert at home, you’d wonder why you... (more...)
Fried plantain with honey and walnuts
May 11, 2010 · Desserts; fruits · (2)I happened to find plantain in the supermarket but you can use saba bananas to make this very simple dessert. You will need less honey though as saba bananas are much sweeter than... (more...)
White and dark chocolate pie
May 10, 2010 · Desserts; chocolate, pie · (6)Another no-bake dessert. A soft and gooey chocolate pie based on a recipe from Martha Stewart’s Pies and Tarts cookbook, a copy of which my younger daughter, Alex, gave me... (more...)
Kahlua drenched brownies and vanilla ice cream
May 6, 2010 · Desserts; brownies, ice cream · (4)Having a slice of cake or a piece of brownie with a scoop of ice cream isn’t anything unusual. But drenching chopped brownies in Kahlua, drizzling caramel syrup over them,... (more...)
Ice cream, coffee and Kahlua dessert
April 28, 2010 · Desserts; coffee, ice cream · (2)A gorgeous dessert that requires no cooking. Just scoop (the ice cream), pour (the coffee), drizzle (with Kahlua) and sprinkle (the nuts). Use a dessert spoon for the firm portion... (more...)
Chilled mango pudding
March 25, 2010 · Desserts; fruits, gelatin, nuts, pudding · (4)Based on the Vietnamese mango pudding of Kam Fook Restaurant in Sydney, as prepared in an episode of Food Safari, I made these cups of mango pudding without really knowing the... (more...)
Chocolate cheesecake
March 22, 2010 · Desserts; cheesecake, chocolate · (11)In 2007, I baked my first chocolate cheesecake based on a recipe by Nigella Lawson. A couple of days ago, I baked my second chocolate cheesecake and I diverted from that old recipe.... (more...)
Coffee cheesecake
March 5, 2010 · Desserts; cheesecake, coffee · (56)Exactly a week ago, I was in Global City with Speedy, killing an hour before picking up Sam at the condo, and Speedy suggested coffee. We went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (he is... (more...)
Nutella Crepes
February 12, 2010 · Desserts; crepes · (5)A crepe is a very thin pancake. It may be sweet or savory. It may be served open-faced, folded or rolled. If a crepe is sweet and Nutella-filled, you can call it Nirvana or Heaven.... (more...)
Suman at latik (rice cakes with coconut jam)
January 19, 2010 · Desserts; desserts with rice, jam · (9)Suman is a rice cake and there are as many varieties as there are towns and villages in the Philippines. Most are made with glutinous rice; others are made with cassava. This... (more...)