Sweets for my Sweetie Pies

fresh fruit salad

My kids are my number one fans when it comes to my cooking ;-D so it is but fair that I treat them every now and then with sweets overload :-D

suman (glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk)
drowned in very thick and hot native chocolate

Bistek, Alimango at Biko

My eldest daughter, Rafee, is here for a short Christmas vacation. She arrived last Saturday morning via the early Cebu Pacific flight from Manila.

Upon arriving home, we had this ground beef cooked Pinoy Bistek style with fried potatoes on the side served for brunch.

For Sunday, I prepared steamed crabs with lots of garlic bits . . . and

my very special biko!

My daughter will be here for only two weeks before she goes back to Manila for her studies so am doing all I can despite the busy sched to prepare dishes special to my heart! :-D

Gelatine, Jelly, Agar

Yummy dessert prepared by yours truly through the courtesy of Ms. Gay who provided me with the Thai Flowers Flavor Dessert Mix pictured above. . .

I added evaporated milk and pineapple tidbits in the mixture and here's the finished product!

A simple dessert so loved by my kids!

Tiramisu So Sweet

Our home is full of tiramisu lovers. The reason why we're so sweet (he he he!). This is a dessert anyone can concoct anytime, anywhere. Owing to its simple and easy to find ingredients.

This is my version of this classic dessert. . .

Ingredients:

Choco Grahams
Cream
Milk
Chocolate syrup

I love doing this piece because I usually do it with my kids around. Presently, they can do it on their own without me supervising them. We just mix in a big bowl the cream, condensed milk and chocolate syrup. We then put this mixture in between layers of grahams biscuits in a tray. We all love our tiramisu in thick layers to balance the sweetness. As shown on the picture above, a tiramisu that is chocolatey but not too sweet! This is best served chilled not frozen.

Recently, an australian friend of mine made her own version of tiramisu for my sister's birthday. Here it is!

In lieu of almond nuts, she used our local sweetened and sugary peanuts. Quite pricey because she also used cream cheese and espresso for the filling. But it's worth it because it really tasted heavenly! She replaced grahams biscuits with a chiffon cake she baked personally. This is the tiramisu made with the best effort and competency while mine is made out of love and patience.

How about you, guys, what's your tiramisu made of?

Brownies Delight

A very dear aunt of my kids sent two boxes of these heavenly goodies for us. We all loved it, promise!