Mochiko cake is my mom’s go to cake to make for special occasions or parties. It’s so renown in her circle of friends and with family, that it’s just a given that she will come with this cake. Don’t even ask who makes the best…

One of my earliest memories is being 5 years old and visiting the Philippines for the first time.  My very large extended family (pretty much the entire town) chartered 4 or 5 fishing boats and went to a small remote island not too far away.  We packed…