https://youtu.be/ouiCtlY2BGY I didn't grow up with Jollibee, but my parents actually met when they worked at Jollibee, so in a way, it has been a huge part of my life. I recently heard about ube pie and immediately wanted to try it out. I figured a deep fried dough pocket stuffed with ube halaya couldn't …
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5 Ingredient Earl Grey Leche Flan
https://youtu.be/GxNIDQ_qBZA I often have extra egg yolks because I'm always making Italian meringue buttercream, or meringue-based desserts like french macarons. Most of the time I either take my leftover egg yolks and make custards for cakes, creamy custard-based ice creams in the summer, or pot de crèmes. Some days, however, I really just want to …
Brown Sugar Boba Popsicles Recipe
https://youtu.be/yxLJwl2mvws If you consume bubble tea on a regular basis, you probably have boba on your mind all the time. I'm definitely guilty of this, which is why I've come up with a couple boba-inspired desserts including these amazingly wonderful popsicles. They are easily customizable, soft, delicious, and the most important aspect of this recipe …
Pandesal Recipe
If you're familiar with Filipino culture, then you know that pandesal is a common sweet and fluffy bread roll from the Philippines. It's similar to a milk bun and delicious with everything from peanut butter, to cheese, to chicken salad sandwiches. Ever since I decided to recipe test and make this, my family has been …
How to Make Focaccia — A Bread Everyone Should Try to Make
When I was in baking school I was pretty unfamiliar with 75% of breads that I was churning out in class, day after day. One of those breads was focaccia. I soon learned that focaccia is a large flat loaf that has a crisp top and chewy texture. It's full of garlic, herbs, and smothered …
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Four Ways to Make Microwave Popcorn Gourmet
Are you spending your days Netflixing by yourself/with family? Have you easily consumed all your snacks and all the best TV shows in the past few months because of this whole pandemic? I can safely say I have, and I was feeling determined to upgrade my snacks to a whole new level, and came up …
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Easy Nutella Recipes for the Nutella-holic
Have you ever wondered "how can I possibly consume more Nutella in other ways than by putting it on toast"? If so, you've come to the right place. I definitely have had my chocoholic/Nutellaholic moments, from cleaning out the jar with nothing but a spoon, to changing my grilled cheese to grilled Nutella, and to …
Things Everyone Must Bake During Lockdown
Time has been flying by. I'm extremely pleased to say that in the last month of being in lockdown with my family, I have only cried a handful of times -- and it is all due to Korean Dramas. When we first started lockdown, I was pretty sure I would lose my mind and have …
Matcha Green Tea Cupcakes
It has been a while since I've written a blog post, and it’s because I’ve been working on a new series called Baking Basics, where I break down some super crucial, yet often overlooked tips when it comes to baking. The first five episodes are all about baking the perfect cake, and the sixth episode …
Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
I've been working in bakeries since I was 16, and anytime I worked at a bakery that sold cookies, there was always peanut butter cookies on the menu. Peanut butter cookies are definitely something I did not grow up with, for me, peanut butter was just the spread you put on toast for breakfast. However, …