Arroz y Frijoles Negros (Rice and Black Beans)
We’re going to Cuba with this recipe of rice and black beans. This recipe has variations that depend on the area of the country. For example, if you visit the...
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Mais Con Yelo
Mais con Yelo (corn with ice) is a cool and refreshing Filipino dessert made with sweet corn, shaved ice, milk, and sugar. It is served plain or topped with toasted...
Buko Pie
Buko Pie is also known as young coconut pie and is a traditional Filipino dessert. It resembles coconut cream pie made with young coconut meat with a creamy-custard filling! Buko...
Biko (Filipino Sticky Rice Cake)
This famous Filipino dessert is an easy to make rice cake often served at fiestas, weddings, and funerals. It is made with glutinous rice and coconut milk with a bittersweet...
Ginataang Bilo Bilo
Ginataang Bilo is a Filipino dessert made of small glutinous balls of coconut milk and sugar. They can be served hot or cold and are just perfect for any kind...
Minatamis Na Saging (Sweetened Saba Bananas)
Minatamis na Saging Saba, or sweetened banana, is a delicious Filipino dessert that is very easy to make and the whole family love. Philippines is one of the leading global...
Filipino Leche Flan (Filipino-Style Crème Caramel)
This famous Filipino dessert dates back to Ancient Rome! The Romans were the first to domesticate chickens and found themselves with an egg surplus. Using what they learned from the...
Sapin Sapin
Sapin-Sapin is a multi-colored (and multi-flavored) Filipino layered sticky rice cake. This Filipino popular dessert is made of galapong (sticky rice dough) mixed with coconut milk and sugar which is...
Halo Halo
Halo halo is a shaved ice dessert from the Philippines. The term halo-halo literally means mix-mix and describes the colorful mélange of ingredients in this dessert. The layers usually have...
Turon
Turon (Tagalog pronunciation: [tuˈɾɔn]; also known as lumpiang saging (banana lumpia), is a Filipino dessert made of thinly sliced bananas (preferably saba or Cardaba bananas), dusted with brown sugar, rolled...
Ropa Vieja (Old Clothes)
The recipe for Cuban-style Ropa Vieja (Old Clothes) is one of the most traditional recipes of the cuisine of the largest of the Antilles. So there are different ways to...
Ube Halaya (Purple Yam Jam)
Ube Halaya is a Filipino dessert made from purple yam or Ube, as we call it. It is usually only served on special occasions because of the time and work...