How to make Biko(sticky rice)

I will share with you the recipe on how to make the sticky rice. Its really not that hard. Just a few ingredients with it. Really you can buy lots of sticky rice here in some of the snack shops, but I want to make it the way my mom used to make and use the coconut that just came from our farm. I say coconut that came from our farm, what I mean for that is I will have the coconut milk from the coconut that grew in our farm. My sisters really know how to choose the right coconut for that. They really know if the coconut is way old already which means had less coconut milk or way too young. I used to know all those tricks before. My sister got the … [Read more...]

Scalloped Pineapple

As you may know, here in the Philippines there two places that I know which are famous for growing pineapple.  They are both here in Mindanao. One place is Bukidnon, the Del Monte Plantation is in Manolo Fortich. The other one is in Polomolok, near GenSan, the Dole Plantation. If you go to these places, everywhere you look at its all pineapple as far as you can see. You will be in awe just by looking at the place as all your eyes can see were the pineapple plants. I was asked before by a family member in the States if the pineapple grow in a tree? I told them NO. They really were shocked. I told them how the was pineapple planted and how to … [Read more...]

Very good banana cookies!

For a while, I have been cooking banana cookies.  They are a lot like banana bread, but in cookie form.  I have shared them with many visitors over the last few months, and they all seemed to enjoy them, and I know that Bob and the kids like them a lot too.  I got a request from Marilou if I could send her the recipe, so instead I decided to put the recipe here, since I know she reads this site.  I hope that you all enjoy them.  Bananas are really a key product of the Davao Region, so these cookies can really bring you a piece of Davao! Banana Cookies by Feyma Ingredients: 1 cup sugar and 2 tbsp of sugar- optional, just add this 2 tbsp … [Read more...]