When we had lunch at Trellis in Market! Market! two weekends ago, one of the dishes we ordered was kangkong (water or swamp spinach) in oyster sauce. It was alright except … [Read more...]
Soba noodles, chicken and veggies
June 27, 2005 By 2 Comments
We had this for lunch a few days ago. Japanese soba noodles with stir fried boneless chicken breast meat, broccoli and cauliflower. Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour … [Read more...]
Taba ng talangka (preserved crab fat)
June 24, 2005 By
When I was interviewed by MenÕs Health magazine recently, I was asked what I considered to be the most unhealthy Filipino food. I forgot what should have been at the top of … [Read more...]
Oven-grilled chicken with corn sauce
June 22, 2005 By 5 Comments
I used to cook this dish by first frying the chicken pieces before stirring it into the sauce. Well, that was then. This is now. I cooked the same dish for tonight's dinner by … [Read more...]
Chicken, squash and eggplant stir fry
June 21, 2005 By Leave a Comment
One chicken breast to feed a family of four... impossible? Not. We weren't able to go to the market and the supermarket over the weekend and I was kind of scraping the bottom … [Read more...]
Chicken, peas and mushrooms in sour cream
June 19, 2005 By 14 Comments
My intention was to cook the chicken a la stroganoff. The result far exceeded my expectations. This dish is now among my family's favorites. So, what did I do with the … [Read more...]
Piaya
June 18, 2005 By 23 Comments
Piaya is a flat unleavened bread filled with mozcovado (raw) sugar. A product of the Negros provinces, sugar capital of the Philippines, it is now also produced by other … [Read more...]
French toast
June 15, 2005 By 3 Comments
I used to make french toast by mixing a beaten egg, milk, sugar, powdered cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Thought I'd try using sweetened condensed milk and sprinkling powdered … [Read more...]
Baked tortang talong
June 14, 2005 By 13 Comments
Last Saturday, my husband bought a huge bag of talong (eggplants) and, with the ground pork in the freezer, I immediately thought of making some tortang talong (eggplant … [Read more...]
Buko – melon and buko – pandan yema balls
June 11, 2005 By 20 Comments
My 11-year-old (younger) daughter had been asking that we make some yema balls again. She so enjoyed making them about a month ago that she had been going on and on and on... … [Read more...]
Turkey tails stir fry
June 10, 2005 By 5 Comments
When we were in the supermarket last Sunday, there was this tray of turkey tails... being a fan of chicken tails (or chicken ass as they are popularly called in the … [Read more...]
Thrice cooked pata tim
June 7, 2005 By 44 Comments
For my latest version of pata tim, click here. I used to cook pata tim by marinating, frying then braising the pork pata (leg). Somehow, the meat never reaches the … [Read more...]
Where – is – the – rice fried rice
June 6, 2005 By Leave a Comment
We were watching Heny Sison's cooking show yesterday and one of the featured recipes was Yang Chow fried rice. I suddenly remembered how long it had been since we last had … [Read more...]
45 – minute farmer’s pie
June 1, 2005 By 4 Comments
What is farmer's pie? Sometimes called shepherd's pie, it is a dish made with meat or poultry stew covered with mashed potatoes then baked until the top of the layer of mashed … [Read more...]
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