There are traditional holiday dishes all around the world, and in the Philippines, the scent of one special treat signals the ...

Melody Lorenzo remembers that after Christmas mass every year when she was growing up in the Philippines, vendors would gather outside the church to sell steaming hot bibingka—coconut rice cakes baked ...

Bibingka is a Filipino delicacy almost synonymous with the Christmas season. It's made with rice flour, coconut milk, sugar, and eggs and is typically cooked in banana leaves. In 2023, the ...

A festive Noche Buena spread of traditional Filipino entrees and Christmas desserts such as bibingka, puto bumbong, and fruit ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

The sun set on a recent evening in L.A.’s Chinatown neighborhood, the light from the lanterns strung across the second floor of the Far East Plaza replacing that of the sky. Families gathered around ...

On a rainy afternoon just a few days before Christmas, Ate Jocelyn was busy catering to customers – both locals and foreigners – queuing for their piping hot, mouth-watering bibingka and puto bumbong.

For hundreds of Bay Area Filipinos, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without holiday pie — and not just any pie, but one of Sweet Condesa’s Filipino-inspired pies, which come in nostalgic seasonal ...

This week, we shared a Filipino-inspired party menu from chef Angela Dimayuga. Here are four dessert recipes, each showcasing coconut, that would taste great following her savory dishes. At Rèpublique ...