Here’s one quick and unique dessert treat – chili-mango sorbet! As strange as it may sound, these two certainly make one interestingly perfect combination. Those random bits of red pepper flakes cause a sudden spike of heat inside the mouth, and just before the spice rises to a point too overwhelming, everything is cooled down by […]
Cointreau Coffee Granita
Chinese Mango Pudding
Ever tried a fresh mango pudding? This would be a common dessert you’ll find on most Chinese restaurant menus and indeed one worthy of your attention. In fact, it would be very unlikely for me not to order one whenever I go out for a Chinese dinner. That fresh taste of ripe mangoes just perfectly […]
Microwave Peanut Butter and Bacon Mug Cake
How about a quick and nutritionally-dense “muffin” for breakfast? Well, this technically ain’t a muffin by conventional definition. . . no flour, no baking. . . but it does look and feel like one. It’s got peanut butter, oats, bacon bits, and an egg. . . sounds like breakfast right? And it is quick to do, […]
Maja Blanca
Literally translating to “white delicacy”, Maja Blanca is a dish of Spanish origin that has become a very popular Filipino dessert, present at almost any festivity. It basically is a coconut milk pudding thickened with a cornstarch slurry or with agar powder. Though more commonly prepared with the mere addition of sweet corn kernels and sugar, […]