Nachos

When we are still in the Philippines, we used to go to Goldilocks to buy different types of Polvoron flavor. In all the varieties, I still like the traditional polvoron flavor compared to pinipig, strawberry, cookies and cream, and the polvoron with cashew nuts.   Ingredients : 2 cups all-purpose flour (or cake flour) 1 cup sugar 1 cup powdered milk 1/2 cup melted b[...]

Ingredients : 1 cup glutinous rice flour 1/2 cup dried tapioca pearls 2-1/2 cups coconut milk 10 cups water 2-1/2 cups sweet potato, peeled and cubed 1 cup sugar 3 ripe saba (plantain) bananas, sliced into rounds 5 fresh or canned jackfruit, cut into strips Cooking Procedures : Prepare Bilo-bilo (Rice Balls): Combine rice flour with 4 tbsp. water in a bowl; mix well. For[...]

This version of Maruya is one that I usually buy for my merienda when I was in the Philippines. I sometimes buy them in a bamboo stick or in a hand fan shape coated with sugar. But their where times that after siesta, my mom will cook us maruya in our merienda before playing outside during summer time. Ingredients : 1/2 cup flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1 eg[...]

Suman Moron is a smoother variety of suman. This chocolate moron that is made up of ground glutinous rice also known as “malagkit” being cooked in coconut milk. Moron can either be mixed or plain with cocoa or chocolate. Ingredients : 1/2 cup malagkit (glutinous) rice 1-1/2 cup ordinary rice 3/4 cup coconut milk 1-1/2 cup sugar 1 cup chocolate or cocoa (any [...]

This Turon Saba recipe is a typical Filipino merienda or snack. Turon resembles as a banana spring rolls which consist of plantain and jackfruit that is wrapped in a lumpia wrapper then dipped in brown sugar and fried. This Turon is always my favorite order to filipino food store here in Canada. Delicious talaga! Ingredients : 1/2 dozen ripe saba (banana plantain) 1 cup[...]