James Beard Award-nominee for Baking and Desserts New York Time's The Best Cookbooks of 2023 A
sweet baking book of fantastically imaginative remixed Filipino American dessert recipes plus
essays on the Filipino American experience by baker-fundraiser Abi Balingit. When the pandemic
started her lonely work-from-home life in 2020 Abi Balingit channeled all her energy into the
one thing that brought her joy: baking. In her tiny dimly lit shared kitchen she produced
hundreds of pasalubong (souvenir) boxes filled with especially creative treats that blended the
Filipino treats and Western style baked goods she grew up with. Each time she'd sell out
within hours and donated the proceeds to support her community in need. Now Abi shares some of
these cult-favorite desserts with Mayumu (which means sweet in one of the 8 major languages in
Philippines) an incredibly fresh baking book of 75 recipes that span from the
never-before-seen incredibly inventive flavor combinations that Abi dreamed up to the more
familiar classic Filipino favorites: Adobo Chocolate Chip Cookie Strawberry Shortcake
Sapin-Sapin (Rice Cakes) Ube Macapuno Molten Lava Cakes Matcha Pastillas Melon Chicharron
Crumble Halo-Halo Baked Alaska Throughout essays following Abi's heritage and self-discovery
introduce the flavors and experiences that have shaped her life from visiting the motherland
and her parents' birthplace in Pampanga Philippines to California where she grew up and went
to school to her now home Brooklyn NY. This beautiful book is a celebration of the Filipino
American experience perfect for home bakers wanting both nostalgic and excitingly new recipes.
