I gotta say, for a Filipino I make a pretty good Italian cookie. Even though I call these Italian ChristmasCookies, you can definitely have them year round
chewy, chocolate, Christmas, cookies, crinkles, sweets. I made a dozen of giant chocolate crinkles for my first Christmas together with my husband, and we ate most of them while watching Christmas movies for hours
Bibingka is a cake that is sold by street vendors in the Philippines during Christmas time. Coquito (Puerto Rican Eggnog)Basler Brunsli (Swiss Chocolate Spice Cookies)Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake)Vanillekipferl (Austrian Vanilla Crescent Cookies)Chocolate Tiramisu CakePfeffernüsse (German Spice Cookies)Mince PieDutch Speculaas Cookies
While the Christmas treat is available all year, it is usually eaten during the holidays–right after Simbang Gabi (Misa de Gallo) or after Midnight Mass during Christmas day, with another Filipino favorite (also a rice cake)
Kare-Kare – Filipino Peanut Stew (V, GF). It was the perfect Christmas gift and I look forward to packing it up and using it during my domestic travels
Inipit Pandan and Rice Crispies Polvoron (Filipino Shortbread). I have fond childhood memories of sneaking into the kitchen during holidays just to pry at my grandma who was very busy preparing our favorite desserts such as leche flan (custard flan), halayang ube (purple yam jam) and buko-fruit salad (young coconut and fruit cocktail salad) for our Christmas Noche Buena
Chocolate Crinkles – Classic ChristmasCookies → 6-8 servings. Light Chicken Soup. October 5, 2014. This chicken soup is actually my husband’s recipe which I learned how to make after we got married
Polvoron is a Filipino milk shortbread cookie. I still have this bag of cashew which my mom brought last Christmas and I'm really storing it in the fridge to keep it from turning rancid
Anything Filipino (comfort foods). I always bet on luck and I have won some free trips and some stuff out of blogging contest and recently, I won an all expense tour to Bohol and Cebu, which I consider a late Christmas present
Some of my favorites include the Upcycled Artisinal Bowl crafted using reclaimed industrial waste wires and metal scraps by artisans in India, Turquoise Medallion Necklace handmade by families in Delhi, and Capiz Shell Coasters beautifully crafted by Filipino artistians
Likewise, cold frosty pineapple juice is not very amusing early on Christmas day. Examples—rice, corn, kamote, gabi, bread, kamoteng-kahoy, oatmeal, cake, cookies, potatoes
