Articles that mention "coconut"



Coconut-pandan panna cotta

Coconut-pandan panna cotta

November 6, 2009 · Desserts; , , · (19)

Buko (coconut) and pandan dessert is fast becoming a staple in buffet parties, including Christmas and New Year affairs. Here is a new twist on the refreshing combination of pandan...  (more...)

Glutinous rice balls with strawberry syrup and toasted coconut

Glutinous rice balls with strawberry syrup and toasted coconut

July 28, 2009 · Desserts; , · (9)

Think palitaw. Imagine that in lieu of something flat, the rice dough is shaped as tiny balls no more than an inch in diameter. Now imagine that instead of rolling the cooked dough...  (more...)

Champorado, chocolate risotto and Thai black sticky rice

Champorado, chocolate risotto and Thai black sticky rice

July 2, 2009 · Desserts; , · (13)

A story goes that, in an attempt to turn his bowl of day-old rice into something more appetizing, a very young Jose Rizal poured a cup of chocolate into the bowl and invented the...  (more...)

Buko (coconut) pandan dessert

Buko (coconut) pandan dessert

February 5, 2009 · Desserts; · (15)

There is a difference between gelatin and the gulaman bars that we find in the local markets. Gelatin is an animal product. More precisely, it comes from the collagen in animal...  (more...)

Chicken and coconut cream soup (tom kha gai, gai dom kha or tom khaa kai)

Chicken and coconut cream soup (tom kha gai, gai dom kha or tom khaa kai)

November 6, 2008 · Chicken recipes; , · (10)

A chicken soup with coconut cream that is known alternatively as tom kha gai, gai dom kha or tom khaa kai. The recipes vary but they all for the same Thai chicken soup with coconut...  (more...)

Coconut custard

Coconut custard

February 26, 2008 · Desserts; , · (21)

My most memorable leche flan experience was at a fiesta. The custard was made with duck eggs and coconut milk, according to the father of my husband’s officemate. It was...  (more...)

Banana – stuffed pancakes with coco jam

Banana – stuffed pancakes with coco jam

October 12, 2007 · Desserts; , , · (9)

Coco jam was a term I would never have recognized as a child although I gorged myself with it. I knew coco jam as “latik” back then. My grandmother always had a jar...  (more...)