Just when you thought you are so tired or actually lazy to make an awesome dessert, try this fruit salad. It’s so good you will impress yo...

I bet you’ll love this. Seriously! :) Although “pichi pichi” is just a simple Filipino sweet delicacy (“kakanin”) which I believe is jus...

We are experiencing sweet tooth for the last several days. To satisfy the craving, I initially planned of making a “maja blanca” or Filip...

One of the most highly-sought family dishes that I have not yet shared here is the Filipino egg custard called “leche flan”. On the scale of...

I love oranges. I really do! Like “ponkan” (a type of tangerine almost the size and color of an orange), apple and banana, orange is among t...

It’s the Season of Lent and Holy Week is almost here. Apart from moments of reflections, it is a time for family gathering. Expect to see di...

Violet was apparently the “in” color in the Philippines at the time I had my annual vacation last December 2010 to January 2011. Lots of mal...

In spite having been in Sri Lanka for almost 6 years and constantly enjoying its exceptional cuisine for such a long period of time, in our ...

The “espasol” post is still hot and here we are giving another delightful Filipino sweet delicacy or “kakanin” recipe again ……… the arguabl...

Reel and Grill is blessed. Blessed with really wonderful friends who are willing to unselfishly disclose some of their most kept secret reci...

As a variation to the traditional Filipino snack or “merienda” or “kakanin” called “banana que” (referred to as “sundot saging” in the Prov...

For an ordinary Filipino snack or “meryenda”, especially in the provinces, freshly baked goodies from the many neighborhood bakeries are pro...

This is a HIT! I kid you not. This is “kutsinta” or Filipino brown rice cake at its best. We are so lucky that a very good childhood and fam...

I am not so much into sweets. I only enjoy several types of cake. In particular, I only like those moderately sweetened and not covered with...

Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food such as cakes like banana cake and chocolat...

I have discussed the verstility of “saba” or “cardaba” variety banana (Musa Saba in US and Europe) in my earlier post of “minatamis na sagin...

Banana is very significant to me. I spent the latter part of my childhood, the whole of my teen years, the whole of my college days and even...

Two of my colleagues celebrated their birthdays and another one his farewell party of sort for deciding to cut short his contract and go bac...