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[Lawrence Wheeler]

This is one of my favorite deserts from the Philipines

Kalabasa (Pumpkin) Leche Flan


Ingredients

• 2 cups kalabasa (pumpkin), cut finely
  
  • 1 cup condensed milk
    
    • 3 eggs
      
      • sugar
        
        • 1/2 teaspoon dayap (lime) or vanilla
        Directions
        Boil the squash. Mash until smooth. Add eggs, mil, rind or vanilla. Strain. Sprinkle sugar on the leche flan mold (llanera), and put the mold on the fire until sugar browns. Place the squash mixture into the llanera, and steam for about 20 minutes.
        

[Laddawan25]

I Love this one

Coconut Rice
(Mochi - Bibinka)


Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lb (5 1/2 cups) mochi rice
  
  • 1 can (12 oz) frozen coconut milk thawed
    
    • 1 package (1 lb.) dark brown sugar (2 1/3 cups packed)
    Directions
    Rinse rice and cook in rice cooker. In saucepan combine coconut milk and 1 1/4 cups of the brown sugar. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until thickened. (Approx. 20 min.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    Put cooked rice into a large bowl. Reserving 1/2 cup of coconut mixture, stir remainder and remaining brown sugar evenly into hot rice. Put into prepared pan. Top with reserved 1/2 cup of coconut milk mixture. Bake for 20 minutes then broil for 5 minutes to set topping. Cut into small pieces. Makes 45 servings.