Posts Under Desserts Category
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” – Forrest Gump That’s what Forrest said. But if you have a box from Machiavelli Chocolatier, you know exactly what you’re gonna get… temptingly great fine chocolate with a unique and unforgettable filling. Machiavelli Chocolatier sells chocolate pieces with fillings that are uniquely Filipino. Each filling…
It’s the season of giving. Yes, it is. This Christmas season, give the gift of all-natural yummy goodness from The Cereal Bar. The Cereal Bar is one of my favorite booths at Mercato Centrale because they sell no sugar added cereal bars which my Daddy loves. For the 2011 holiday season, they have prepared some yummy treats in beautiful packages…
When I visited Alor’s Home Kitchen I was expecting great food. What I didn’t expect was the surperb desserts that we had an overload of. After serving loads of appetizers, main courses, and several desserts, Alor’s Home Kitchen ended the dinner with several servings of Frozen Brazo: Chocolate, Mango, Durian, and Strawberry. Brazo is brazo de mercedes, a soft meringue…
One of the classic Filipino pastries is ensaymada. It’s a soft, fluffy, tasty bread usually topped with butter (or margarine) and sugar. It is originally from Majorca, Spain. Classically, it is made of flour, water, sugar, eggs, mother dough, and pork lard. Some bakeshops serve special ensaymada with cheese or salted egg on top. Mary Grace Cafe is famous for…
Here’s yet another reason why I love Mercato Centrale, Mini Cupcakes Baked by Anita. These cupcakes are cute, cute, cuuuute. But don’t let it’s cute-ness deceive you, there’s a whole lot of flavor in these cupcakes. I got to try some of these cupcakes while I was at Mercato Centrale and I fell in love with it. The texture is…
The heat was overwhelming when I visited Mercato Centrale last June so was happy to see several stalls selling frozen treats. I gravitated towards the whimsical stall of Merry Moo Artisan Ice Cream. Before choosing the flavor of ice cream I would eat, I taste-tested several flavors including Sea Salt Caramel, Strawberry Basil, Cardamom, and the very intriguing Candied Bacon….
I was invited to the opening of Go Nuts Donuts at Abreeza Ayala Mall and I was excited to go. Unfortunately, I had to go out of town. For a few weeks, I would try to buy donuts from Go Nuts everytime I was at Abreeza but they always ran out of donuts right away. When I finally got the…
Several years ago (almost a decade now actually), I attended a wedding reception and the star of the buffet was the dessert table. There were heavenly pastries which excited my sweet tooth to no end. At the end of my night, my prying aunts found out that the pastries were froma then little known pastry shop located in Parañaque. The…
Last Christmas season, I saw this cute booth in a Davao bazaar. They sold homemade marshmallow treats and I didn’t hesitate to give in to the temptation. I bought some Pia Mallows in various flavors. Pia Mallows sells a variety of homemade sweet treats but their most popular and most diverse line is their homemade chocolate covered marshmallows. The chocolatier…
I had the opportunity to try out some Coffee Dream goodness when I arrived in General Santos City a few months ago. I went straight from the bus station to the KCC Mall and I was delighted to see the new Coffee Dream. It had an airy, comfy atmosphere that I easily settled in. I ordered myself some Irish Cream…
One of my favorite desserts is coffee ice cream. I love any dessert that has a coffee or mocha (coffee + chocolate) flavor. From the first time I ate at Crepelato up to now, my favorite is the Capuchillo Gelato on Crepe. I love it best with some whipped cream, corn flakes, walnuts, and chocolate syrup. I always order this…
Much has been written and said about Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp. Most of them glowing reviews and most of them true. Lachi’s does serve delicious home-cooked meals and quality but affordable pastries. But the pastry that started the fame is of course, their Sans Rival. Sans Rival is a uniquely Filipino dessert made of layers of cashew meringue and rich…
