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Fall & Evergreen FAshion
Farmer's Market Haul
This morning, after doing yoga, the kids and I headed over to the farmer’s market. We’ve been waiting for good weather to grab some peaches and after three thwarted attempts, we woke up to sunshine and immediately headed out the door lest we miss the opportunity due to another swift summer storm.
Ube Coconut Cream Pie 2.0
Last year I started experimenting with Filipino flavors in my favorite American desserts. I created a solid Ube Coconut Cream Pie, but I wanted to make it better. I loved the layer of soft yellow of the coconut cream layered with a muted purple of the ube layer, but it wasn’t the signature purple that Filipinos so often associate with the ube yam.
Shameless Ice Cream-aholic
There’s this scene from Netflix’s Working Moms where Anne goes to her freezer to get ice cream for a snack only to find that her stash of frozen creamy sweetness is all gone. “What the hell? Where’s my ice cream?” Her newly hired nanny got rid of it. All of it.
A Filipino Party and Being Drink Conscious
After being apart for two years, we needed a reunion, but I kept in mind to not have it be like family gatherings of old. I wanted to be mindful of everyone’s drinking preference. I wanted a Filipino family party where no one was excluded.
Ube Coconut Cream Pie
I’m excited to bring you the first recipe of the season on The Riza, Ube Coconut Cream Pie Filling. Pie Crust recipe not included. I go over some tips on color, my new way of piping whipped cream, and how to get that natural coconut flavor!
Ube Halaya
Ube is a purple sweet potato from the Philippines. It is used in many Filipino treats and desserts all in the lovely form of ube halaya, AKA ube jam. Ube halaya is one of the Filipino foods I missed when I left home and I struggled to find it. So it’s a big deal that I was finally able to find this purple rooted veggie and make ube jam.
Huckleberries and A Cake
Huckleberries came early in the mountains of Idaho. I’m told by the mountain berry enthusiasts that they come in the late summer, August and into September. I was lucky enough to catch the huckleberry season just before our time in our isolated cabin staycation came to an end. And I celebrate the hard work we put into our summer (and into picking those berries) by making a cake.
Dinuguan: A Story of Ethnocentrism
Dinuguan is a creamy sour stew made of beef blood. It’s probably off-putting to hear creamy and blood in describing a stew, but like I’ve told my friends who have dared to try it, just don’t think about the base of the stew being beef blood. Easy peasy! Not convinced?
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