The autumn season means many things. It’s a time to dress warmer, rake leaves, go pumpkin picking, prepare for Halloween and the Holidays, carve pumpkins, and so on. Every year about a week before Halloween, I buy some canned pumpkin and cream cheese and prepare my first batch of homemade Pumpkin Squares for my family,…
Ingredients: 1/2 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 eggs optional: walnut pieces, chocolate/peanut butter chips, etc. 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. 2. Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside. 3.…
Food for the gods… So dramatic sounding, but really, it’s a traditional Filipino pastry, served usually during the holidays. It will always remind me of my childhood. I have never questioned the origin of its name, nor have I ever questioned the ingredients that make it up… except until recently. It may not be obvious…
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