https://youtu.be/G3wo-EQ1HIc This wonderful almond-filled puff pastry is usually served on January 6th in celebration of the Epiphany, which my mom described to me as the day the Three Wise Men came bearing gifts for baby Jesus. Although this pastry is meant for one day, it is sold in patisseries and bakeries worldwide until the end …
Ube Coconut Crinkle Cookie Recipe (Gluten-Free & Dairy-free!)
https://youtu.be/HXnoYU_rLQA Happy New Year everyone! While the few days between Christmas and New Years usually leaves me in a slump, this year I found myself quite productive and managed to recipe test a cookie recipe at the last second. I had a craving for crinkle cookies, but wasn't feeling something chocolatey. I kept seeing ube …
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Puto Bumbóng Recipe from My Mom
https://youtu.be/oRtLQn5BD-k For a few weeks my mom would keep repeating that she wanted to make puto bumbóng, but every time I or my sister would ask "what is that?", my mom would just repeat "puto bumbóng!". After many days of this repeated incident, I found a large plastic jar in the kitchen filled with different …
Passionfruit Mochi Donut Recipe
https://youtu.be/PDDdcp7cL9c The closer we get to the new year, the more I find myself reminiscing about the beginning of the year -- before the lockdowns, the masks, the social distancing. I was lucky enough to be in Hawaii back in January, for my father-in-law's birthday. It was two full weeks of paradise and good food, …
Ube Basque Burnt Cheesecake Recipe
It's been a while since I did some recipe development and recipe writing. I have been quite busy this month as I usually am around this time of year because my birthday is mid-October, two weeks later it's my fiancés birthday, and two weeks after that it's our anniversary. Time especially flies by during this …
Making Pumpkin Cheesecake in Two Different Ways
This is the month of October, AKA the best month ever because it is my birthday month, the trees are a beautiful red orange yellowy hue, the air is crisp but not too cold, and pumpkins are EVERYWHERE. I love pumpkin-spiced everything, and I love cheesecake, so this year I've combined the two in the …
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Strawberry Art Deco Roll
Where do I begin? I've been super busy in the last few months and still am quite busy for the next few. I've been working on some dessert delivery kits for the end of summer and for Canadian Thanksgiving, I recently made the decision to get laser eye surgery, and am slowly adjusting through dry …
3 Easy Mango Desserts Everyone Should Try
In the blink of an eye summer is o v e r. I still find myself gravitating towards fruity desserts and fresh fruits like mango (even if mango season is over). These mango desserts are sweet -- but not too sweet -- just how us asians like it. I made a whole video composed of …
Oreo Cheesecake Macaron Cake Tutorial and Recipe
Ever since we've been coming out of lockdown, I've been keeping busy with a cake order every week, while also keeping up with my weekly youtube uploads. Some weeks when I'm overloaded with work I will also make a tutorial on the cake that I've got for the week to combine my workload. This particular …
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Lemon Cake + Lemon Curd Recipe
A classic cake recipe suitable for any event. I used this cake for my succulent + cacti cake tutorial, paired up with my italian meringue buttercream. Feel free to check it out below! https://youtu.be/sQWo3Nmj2QY