The Happy Home Cook: Leche Flan Tiramisu

The Happy Home Cook: Leche Flan Tiramisu

Who doesn’t like Tiramisu? Chefs these days are continually coming up with delectable variations of this Italian dessert, embellishing it with non-traditional flavors and ingredients.

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The Happy Home Cook: Roasted Eggplant Soup With Lime Oil

The Happy Home Cook: Roasted Eggplant Soup With Lime Oil

If, like me, you appreciate the taste and silken texture of roasted eggplant, here’s a creamy soup that I came up with for a dinner party for friends.

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The Happy Home Cook: Warm Ensaymada Flan with Dulce De Leche Cream

The Happy Home Cook: Warm Ensaymada Flan with Dulce De Leche Cream

This is an easy-to-make, rich and delectable flan-bread pudding that uses ensaymada, but any other egg bread or sweet pastry (e.g., croissant, danish, breakfast bun, brioche, or panettone) may be substituted. Leave the bread/pastry uncovered on a plate overnight. This will help dry it out and make it absorb the custard faster.

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Pinoyspotting: Fancy Meeting Them There, and There

Pinoyspotting: Fancy Meeting Them There, and There

You meet Filipinos everywhere. Here are few in London and Paris.

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The Happy Home Cook: Tablea Chocolate, Cashew and Coconut Cake

The Happy Home Cook: Tablea Chocolate, Cashew and Coconut Cake

This recipe for an incredibly rich and moist chocolate cake was inspired by and adapted from a recipe featured on Pati Jinich’s show on PBS, Pati’s Mexican Table.

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The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

This is an update of one of the recipes I submitted to the Campbell Soup Recipe Contest in the late 80s. I had forgotten about those recipes until recently when I came across them in a faded folder!

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The Happy Home Cook: Double Decker Chocolate and Coconut Pudding

The Happy Home Cook: Double Decker Chocolate and Coconut Pudding

As the saying goes, the proof is in the pudding! So enjoy this silky, comforting, delectable dessert!!

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The Happy Home Cook: Longganisa with Apples and Asian Pear

The Happy Home Cook:  Longganisa with Apples and Asian Pear

Using ingredients in non-traditional ways has always been a culinary adventure for me. Filipino longganisa, for instance, is traditionally served at breakfast, most often fried in Lonsilog. I’m certain I’m not the first to cook or serve longganisa for lunch or dinner, but I haven’t come across any recipes that prepare it in ways other than fried, or recipes that showcase its savory goodness in a main course.

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The Happy Home Cook: Bibingka Cakes with Lambanog-Lemongrass Syrup and Coconut Cream

The Happy Home Cook: Bibingka Cakes with Lambanog-Lemongrass Syrup and Coconut Cream

My inspiration for this dessert is the French Baba au Rhum, a delicious and decadent cake soaked in rum syrup! I’ve often wondered if I could turn our familiar, equally delicious bibingka into something similar.

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The Happy Home Cook: Pabellón Criollo 

The Happy Home Cook: Pabellón Criollo 

Always in search of interesting dishes to prepare for dinner, I research international cuisines for recipes that I can adapt and add my own personal touches to. One such dish is Pabellón Criollo, the national dish of Venezuela.

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