The Filipino in me

For a change, Aliyah and I experimented on Filipino dishes, more like Filipino desserts or kakanin, in the kitchen. Not that this should really be a big deal, but really it is, since I am not much of a Pinoy cook and clueless when it comes to the kakanin.
Oh boy, we haven't had this much fun in the kitchen in a long time! If you're familiar with all these food, you would immediately see the work of a novice, but hey, give this Filipina lady a break and appreciate the fact that she's actually making kakanin - for the first time. (so much for ordering.) Big yay!
If you happen to be foreign to this, I'd love to have you over and see what you think. For the longest, I was estranged to making these knowing they're just what they are - sugar, starch and fat. But switching to a vegan kitchen didn't leave me much room to work on my food heritage, and for the children's sake I got to do something about it! Realizing that a lot of the Filipino desserts (or food for mirienda) are unintentionally vegan, I thought this would be my link to keeping that pinoy thing going!

PALITAW is basically glutinous rice flour mixed with water to form a dough. While waiting for the water to boil in a large saucepan, we cut the dough to make balls then we gently flattened them. We dropped the dough pieces in the boiling water and as they floated to the surface, we 'fished' them out and let them cool. We then rolled them in a mixture of sugar, toasted sesame seeds and shredded coconut.
Aliyah couldn't believe how easy they are to make and how good they turned out. Even Zurielle got in the act.