Chinese New Year is coming early this year! To kick off celebrations, I decided to make fortune cookies, but with a Filipino (Ube and Pandan) and Mexican (Cacao and Churro) twist. Ironically, the origins of fortune cookies are blurry at best, and riddled with politics. Since my blog is about food and not about politics,… Continue reading Fortune Cookies, Four (Five) Flavors
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Salted Cheese Mousse Tart with Persimmons
We’re in the middle of December and I am still seeing the last shipments of persimmons at our local stores, tucked in between loads of different citrus fruits. (Imagination soaring…) But before I get ahead of myself, I wanted to post my last persimmon recipe so I can leave 2024 without regrets. I’m not sure… Continue reading Salted Cheese Mousse Tart with Persimmons
Buko Pandan
My eight year old daughter is in the process of getting braces. Her first reaction after our appointment the other day was, “I can’t eat anything sticky and chewy… does that mean I can’t eat boba anymore? What about the boba that grandma and grandpa gave me?” *Cue sobbing and waterworks* (me on the inside).… Continue reading Buko Pandan
Hey It's Jen Lou 