Palitaw (Photo credit: Ced) By Juvy S. Iliwiliw This merienda is named so because the flat discs of glutinous rice are dropped into boiling water and cooked until they float…

Caramel tart – pure sugar sweet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Juvy S. Iliwiliw Due to extreme poverty, young children here in the Philippines would learn the art of selling at…

Oysters (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Roxane J. Talisen How many times have you dreaded going into the kitchen to make breakfast, lunch, or dinner? You might need a new perspective.…

Ingredients for making a fermented salsa. Clockwise from top: capsicum (bell peppers) garlic salt, chili pepper, ground coriander seed red onions fresh coriander (cilantro) tomatoes Recipe at the Wikibooks Cookbook.…

Potato mash, as served in the Swiss mountain restaurant as Schynige Platte (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Ustim Rehsif Many people aspire to be culinary geniuses, but the thought of what…

Filipino commercial bibingka in banana leaf liner. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Juvy S. Iliwiliw Because making it seems like a complicated process, bibingka is more often store-bought than homemade. But…

Lamb and scallions with steamed buns (Photo credit: ulterior epicure) By Juvy S. Iliwiliw Here is another recipe that anyone will love. Fruits here are not only to be eaten…

Indonesian cake made mainly of glutinous rice and resembles Soylent Green. LOL (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Juvy S. Iliwiliw Similar in texture to another Filipino merienda favorite maja blanca, tibok-tibok…

Hazelnut Sugar Cookies (Photo credit: QuintanaRoo) By Kathy Straw Sugar Cookie Recipe Well, here’s one of the recent recipes for the well-liked sugar cookies. This recipe makes sweet and soft…

Pumpkin Bread – Plated (Photo credit: kuljuls) By Ben Cook This hassle-free, yet impressive recipe for pumpkin bread is actually a celebrated recipe that can be good for the Special…