Craving for Bibingka

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I was craving for Bibingka these last few days. I knew I still had wilted banana leaves in my freezer which I bought last Christmas. I also had rice flour for making them. So, I baked Bibingka (a Filipino Rice flour cake) after our dinner. I was I think 3 hours busy making dinner, cleaning the dishes and baking after that. This was the first time I made Bibingka so I was searching for my old Filipino cooking book I bought in the '80s when I was on vacation in the Philippines. I couldn´t find it and so I was searching on youtube on how to do it. I made the Bibingka from Panlasang Pinoy website. The Bibingka was good and my husband liked it but I didn´t like it with cheese on top. Maybe I should not put the cheese next time I bake it. Yes, it is the Bibingka I have eaten in my home country but I want the old style Bibingka which my mother baked before. I think I have to ask my sister how to make it. I want the authentic simple one from the south of the Philippines. Anyway, we have something for our snack now. My problem is, I still have a lot of banana leaves. I could make another Filipino delicacies using these wilted banana leaves but I don´t have coconut milk anymore. I think I will call a Filipina friend and ask her if she wants the banana leaves. I can give her some Bibingka, too. How was your day? I hope it is good. Thanks for reading.