A quick note on the difference between of icing and frosting before we get started. In general, icing has a thinner consistency, doesn’t hold its shape, and is used to glaze baked goods. Frosting on the other hand is thicker, ...
The word Igado reminds me of a ghost named Tia Gado (Aunt Gado) who haunted my family’s live-in nanny. The bizarre story, relayed by my brother Gino, happened before I was born. It begins when Martha, a nanny who’s worked ...
Nilagang Baka or Bulalo? The two are very similar except for the addition of corn and beef shank for the latter. The beef is boiled for hours until fork tender and served with the shank jutting out from the bowl. ...
Say goodbye to sugar-loaded, grape jelly and barbecue sauce meatballs for your party appetizer. Instead, replace your old recipe with this brand spanking new Low Carb Slow Cooker Meatballs. Watch video here. With only 5 ingredients and packed with flavor, ...
This recipe for Easy Ube Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Icing makes use of Purple Yam Spread/Ube Jam/Ube Halaya (ha-lah-yah) and White Cake Mix. “Halaya” is Purple Yam or Ube that’s cooked down with water and sugar to a thick paste ...
A Filipino table is not complete without a serving of Pan de Sal at least once a day. The soft bread roll, with a crusty but tender brown shell, is the second food staple to steamed white rice for every ...
Before we sink our teeth into a delicious slice of Potato Carrot Fritta, I would like to say that I am in awe at how much I’ve accumulated in just a few years. Andy and I were in California recently ...
Happy New Year! I am finally back from a short break from cooking and recipe writing. There’s nothing new to report but I am hooked on Yuri!!! on Ice! It’s a sports + romance anime about figure skating that’s captured ...
Kitchen experiment time y’all! I am diving into the ‘ber months in sweet treat style. Lately, the posts here in Amusing Maria have been about sweet stuff, see here and here and there’s more to come. My sweet mood the ...
“Ideas are driven by a single impulse: to be made manifest” – Elizabeth Gilbert (Big Magic) The quote above spoke volumes to me, and the line would pop up in my head each time I had an idea. I was ...
