Puto Cheese

I am so happy that my friend brought some freshly made Puto Cheese while visiting me earlier this evening. She is the mother of my Godson Jaden and I've known her for nearly five years now. We became best friends and I am so happy that I met her. I love Puto Cheese paired with my hot chocolate milk.

Various Filipino Foods

There are only 3 months in the calendar that my family in the Philippines doesn't have any birthday celebration to celebrate. Last January my sister Evonne celebrates her twenty-first birthday and my family made a little dinner celebration for her with some extended family members and friends from church in attendance. Next week, my brother Eric will be celebrating his 20th birthday on February the 10th.

I wish to be present during this celebration with my younger siblings but I can't because I am too far away from them. All I can do is watch them during the celebration using through internet video chatting. By the way, I have uploaded a picture below which is a photo taken during my sister's birthday celebration. Here's what my Mama cook for her.

Biko

I always remember that my grandmother and my mother cooks Biko or Sweet Sticky Rice when we celebrate special occasion in the Philippines. Cooking Biko is easy. Here's my simple Biko recipe.

Ingredients:

2 cups of sticky rice or glutinous rice
2 cups brown sugar
4 cups coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
1  1/2 cups water

Cooking Procedures:
1. Combine the sticky rice and water in a rice cooker and cook until the rice is ready. You can also add water (when needed).
2. While cooking the rice, combine the coconut milk with brown sugar and salt in a separate pot and cook in low heat until the texture becomes thick. Make sure to stir constantly.
4. Once the rice is cooked and the coconut milk-sugar mixture is thick, add the cooked rice in the coconut milk and sugar mixture then mix well. Make sure that all liquids are evaporated but don't overcooked.
5. Transfer the Biko into a big plate and flatten them.
6. Serve hot!