Here’s another favorite mango dessert that’s easy to cook. You can add ice to make a chilly dessert perfect for this warm weather. Ingredients: 1/4 cup small sago pearls 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar 2 cups water 2/3 cups evaporated milk 6 tablespoons coconut cream (optional) 1 cup mango puree 2 mangoes (cubed) Procedure Cooking the sago 1. Soak sago...

Who says one can’t have belated Valentine celebration? My hubby and I decided to treat ourselves to something new and chose Cajun Red Rock at SM Megamall. I heard they served legendary regional American specialties like Jambalaya and old favorites like burger and fries with a Cajun twist. Just beside the entrance, I spotted the sign “Mega Food Sale”. Oh no,...

Before the onset of the internet, I used to make Chocolate creations during special occasions. I enrolled back then at Chocolate Lovers in the early nineties. Selling chocolates is quite profitable especially during the holidays. “Chocolate Lover” produced a lot of micro-entreprenuers among homemaker . Unfortunately, I don’t make chocolate creations now...

Who doesn’t want to live a healthy life? As we get older, certain diseases come up. For instance, I am a diabetic. I am now careful with my choice of food. It also helps to be creative Maya Kitchen recently organized a highly informative lecture and demonstration of the mother-and-son tandem of Blecenda Miranda Varona, DRPH, MPH, RND and Mark Miranda...

I find it expensive to buy siomai. Don’t you? So why not make your very own siomai and freeze it? The price of Siomai alone forced me to concot my very own Siomai recipe taken from various sources. My kids love to dip their dumplings in soy sauce and calamansi mixed with chili garlic sauce. If you are a pesco-vegetarian like me, just replace the pork with...

It is 2012! Celebrate the New Year with a mixture of something exciting , new and simple. What about Herbed Parmesan Crackers that are perfect alone or with a steaming bowl of soup. Here is the recipe: 1 ¾ cups MAYA All-Purpose Flour ½ cup butter 1 cup freshly grated parmesan ¼ cup ...

I shared my recipe of The perfect chocolate cake a few years back. Many readers gave so many rave reviews. Why not? it has just the right amount of that chocolate-ness and fudge icing. I often bake this cake during birthday celebrations. Sometimes my relatives order this cake but I avoid baking for profit. I bake out of love. This time around, let me share another...

Thinking of yummy desserts for Christmas day? I usually bake Apple Pie served with vanilla ice cream but I will make this Lemon Pie that Chef Christine ‘Kittin’ Zenarosa from the Cookbook Kitchen shared in a cooking demo at Maya Kitchen. Graham Pie Crust: (Do ahead ) 6 tablespoons salted butter 1 ½ cups Graham Cracker Crumbs ¼ cup sugar Lemon curd: 3 lemons...

My daughter Lauren was dying to cook paella for our Christmas Eve dinner over 2 years ago. I bought all the ingredients in the morning but I wanted to cook it already while the seafood was still fresh. My recipe for paella is one where I can pre-cook everything and place it on the pyrex dish for baking at a later time. It made sense to prepare it now then bake it...

Before anything else, CDO Holiday Ham sends Christmas greetings to all Pinoy Food Blog Readers through Chef Rob Pengson. Isn’t that sweet? Listen to the greetings below: To top it all, Chef Rob Pengson 10 ways to prepare Holiday Ham recipes for you to feast using premium cut Ham from CDO. A sample recipe is the Caramelized Orange Ham with Mustard Sauce. The...