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Coconut Soup Dessert: Ginataan Halo-Halo
Whenever my family made this Filipino dessert, they just called it Guinataan and we all knew what was coming. When I published my original post on Guinataan on this blog years ago, I received several comments correcting my nomenclature and to an extent they were right. Ginataan is a general term to describe anything cooked in ‘gata’ or coconut milk. So since I am updating this recipe with a better photo, I thought I would … Read entire article »
Easiest and BEST Banana Bread Recipe
This is the easiest and best Banana Bread recipe we have concocted YET! Why do I love it? First, it’s easy. It’s all mixed by hand so no need to take out the mixer. Just get a big spoon and a mixing bowl and you’re ready to go. For a lazy baker like me, it’s perfect! Here is the recipe I used, culled from several that I’ve tried before and others found on the internet. By the way, I made this again this past weekend because we had some bananas that have passed their prime. I was on a lazy mode and didn’t even bother to use measuring cups or spoons. Just eyeballed everything and it still came out terrific! INGREDIENTS: 3-4 cups ripe Banans, smashed 1/3 cup melted Butter 1 cup Sugar 2 Eggs, beaten ½ … Read entire article »
Banana-Cardamom Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Banana-Cardamom cupcake recipe was found this on the Cook Worm’s blog. Now you know how I like to make banana bread to use up old bananas. Well when I saw this recipe I just knew I had to try it the next time I had a surplus of bananas. Well, I didn’t have to wait too long. I got my bananas and got to work on these beauties. I knew before I even started cooking that these were going to be a hit in our house, what with the cream cheese frosting and all. It turned out, they also liked the cake part! They even like the cardamom flavor instead of cinnamon! As for me, I think I may have been eating too much curry because I can barely taste … Read entire article »
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DH Banana Cake with Caramel Sauce
I can’t believe it’s been years now since a blogging friend sent me the Donna Hay Modern Classics Book 2 cook book. While I have never been much of a baker, I found this book to be inspirational and has been a great motivator to get me baking. We love making banana bread muffins from over ripe bananas but this banana cake recipe from the Donna Hay cook book looked interesting so I decided to try it. Plus, who can resist caramel sauce, right? This turned out to be simply fantastic. It was gone in no time and surprisingly, it was good even without the caramel sauce which was the selling point for me to begin with! … Read entire article »
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