Looking for a twist in your recipes? Imagine a sweet potato, but brilliantly purple – that's ube! It's a staple in Filipino ...

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I remember it being served for fiestas, birthdays, holidays and other celebrations at my hometown in the Philippines. It was cooked over a fire pit outside my grandparent’s backyard. It easily swirled ...

Brittany Gudino fell in love with baking while watching the Food Network as a child. Even though she grew up in a partial Filipino household, baking wasn’t initially a big part of her childhood.

It's purple, subtle, and a staple at Filipino potlucks. And now it's starting to stake a claim for itself here in the U.S. For the uninitiated, ube (pronounced OO-BAE) is a purple yam/sweet potato ...