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...

Every Christmas season, I bake “Gingerbread Men Cookies” for my children. Even if they are much older now, the memories and the aroma of molasses, cinnamon and other spices give them a warm cozy feeling. It’s one reason that I’ve continued this tradition year after year. I will share this recipe with you if you want to bake it too. This...

Chef Patron Inez Vargas Javellana from the famous Vargas Kitchen dropped by The Maya Kitchen recently and shared delightful recipes for the Holidays. Aside from fruit cake, one can choose other alternatives like Rum Cake. A rum cake is a type of dessert cake which contains well, rum. Wikipedia says rum cakes are a traditional Christmas dessert, descended from the...

It’s that time of the year when I plan the baked goodies that I plan to give as gifts to my friends. Food for the Gods is such a delightful recipe to bake during the holidays when one doesn’t have the time to bake Fruit Cake. It entails less preparation and baking time. It’s the perfect dessert to prepare beforehand. Baked with a delightful...

Update: Use the banyo maria or Baño Maria (or bake steaming) to prevent over-drying of your fruit cake. It’s the time of the year when one needs to plan for the holidays. As early as September, I already know what to bake for Christmas. A childhood memory that never fails to remind me of the Christmas season is Fruitcake. I used to bake a lot of fruitcake...

Bored with the usual Fruit cake for the holidays? Well try out this recipe shared by CookBook Kitchen when they demonstrated selected recipes at the Maya Kitchen. This Rum cake is really festive and will add as a nice touch to the Christmas dinner. Here are the ingredients 1 c unsifted unsweetened cocoa 2 c boiling water 2-3/4 c MAYA All Purpose...

Next to Christmas , Halloween has got to be the most awaited holiday for my growing kids. During those internet-less days, I scrounged around for ideas from magazines just to make Halloween day wickedly fun. I served food with orange color themes, and even decorated my home with pumpkins and ghouls. After the trick or treat fun, my kids and their friends...

The Baklava is a scrumptious pastry. Who does not like this rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. I love baking more than cooking and I was delighted to be invited to this class on Greek dishes. Unfortunately, I overslept. I missed Cyma Greek Taverna Executive Chef Robby Goco who shared some...

Oatmeal cookies are the all time favorite cookies of my kids. There are many ways to bake Oatmeal Cookies. I have tried all sorts of Oatmeal cookies’ recipe but the best recipe is one that Lauren discovered in the internet called “Wyomings Best Oatmeal Cookies”. I made a little variation to the original recipe by adding nuts. Other than...