Tag: coconut

• cardamom coconut buns

  

  It took me three tries, but I think I finally got these the way I want them to be. Third time’s the charm. The coconut for some reason really overpowers the vanilla, but not enough to cut it out completely. Enough to knock it out from the name, though. You see, initially I was just […]

  Dave G

  April 24, 2021

  baked goods, baking, bread, buns, food blogging, snack, sweet rolls, sweets, yeast breads

  coconut, coconut cardamom buns, sweet bread, sweet buns, sweet dough, sweet rolls, yeast bread

• tamarind coconut streusel cake loaf

  

  Have you ever worked on something so much that you got weary of working on it, but you didn’t want to take a break, because you wanted to get it done and be done with it? That’s me today with this cake streusel thing for this here blog post. I spent the good part of […]

  Dave G

  September 9, 2017

  baked goods, baking, cakes, coconut, coffee cake, dairy-free, dessert, food blogging, quick bread, snack, tamarind, teacake

  cake loaf, coconut, coffee cake, streusel, streusel cake, tamarind cake, tamarind coconut cake loaf, tamarind coconut streusel cake loaf

• almond joy scones

  

  Remember this little ditty? This commercial jingle for Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars from the 70s and 80s? If you were what was called a latchkey kid, meaning you had to spend long hours home alone after school because your parent(s) worked, you were sure to have had this jingle etched into your brain, if not […]

  Dave G

  July 1, 2017

  almond flour, almond meal, almonds, baked goods, baking, biscuits, coconut, dairy-free, egg-free, food blogging, quick bread, snack, vegan, whole wheat

  almond joy scones, almonds, chocolate, coconut, dairy-free, egg-free, scones

• cranberry shortbread bars

  

  As I went to the grocery store to buy fresh cranberries for this recipe, it dawned on me that this was the first time ever to use fresh cranberries in anything! I’ve purchased the premade cranberry sauce for numerous Thanksgivings. I drank a lot of cranberry juice, but never have I used the fresh kind! So […]

  Dave G

  December 18, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, berries, christmas, food blogging, snack, tart

  bars, christmas bars, coconut, cookies, cranberries, cranberry bars, cranberry shortbread bars, shortbread, white chocolate

• International Peace Day and National Pecan Cookie Day

  

  Being that today is both International Peace Day and National Pecan Cookie Day, this was pretty much an inevitability that I repost, even though I made these back in July! Actually, peace was the farthest thing from my mind yesterday, what with all the ongoing news of horrible events and injustices in our country and […]

  Dave G

  September 21, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, christmas, christmas cookies, cookies, dessert, food blogging, snack

  coco lopez, coconut, coconut cream, coconut extract, coconut oil, cream of coconut, international peace day, macadamia nuts, national pecan cookie day, pecan cookies, pecans, rum, white chocolate chips

• peace cookies

  

  Sorry for being withdrawn and uninspired, visitors and fellow food bloggers. Life felt overwhelming these last few weeks. Not all of it bad. The world and US national news definitely felt overwhelming, and still feels overwhelming, but my personal life has been relatively good. Ben and I have been adjusting to the new permanent resident […]

  Dave G

  July 9, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, christmas, christmas cookies, cookies, dessert, food blogging, snack

  coco lopez, coconut, coconut cream, coconut extract, coconut oil, cream of coconut, macadamia nuts, pecans, rum, white chocolate chips

• cassava cake with macapuno

  

  I know what you are thinking. “Um…this is not a cake.”  I kinda agree. These are more like bars to me. But not anytime while I was growing up did I hear anyone call them bars. It’s always been called cassava cake. I was tempted to call them “cassava bars” here. But I feel I need to […]

  Dave G

  March 26, 2016

  baked goods, baking, bars, cakes, christmas, dessert, filipino food, food blogging, gluten-free, Guam, Hawaiian, island food, snack, vegan

  bars, cassava, cassava cake, coconut, filipino, gelatinous, gluten-free, macapuno, mutant coconut, tapioca root, vegan, yucca

• coconut puff biscuits

  

  Today I made a sweet, cheese-less, dairy-free version of Pao de Queijo. I decided on calling them coconut puff biscuits! They are airy, pillow-y, spongy, slightly chewy, and crisp, especially when eaten soon after being taken out of the oven. They sort of remind me of a cross between a macaron and a donut. I used […]

  Dave G

  July 5, 2015

  baked goods, baking, dairy-free, dessert, gluten-free, muffins, snack

  cassava flour, coconut, coconut flakes, coconut milk, coconut puff muffins, mini muffins, pao de queijo, puffs, tapioca, tapioca flour

• saffron pineapple coconut cake

  

  This week, I finally went to the doctor to get checked out. I had this suspicious spot on my scalp. Not only did it turn out to be benign, but it turned out my blood pressure, pulse, and weight were all down from their usual higher levels! In fact, I’m healthier than I’ve been in […]

  Dave G

  May 16, 2015

  baked goods, baking, cakes, dessert, filipino food, quick bread

  coconut, coconut topping, macapuno, marble cake, saffron, young coconut