The day I cooked the chicken and baby portobello mushrooms in tomato and basil sauce, I also cooked this fish and mushrooms dish. Why? Wasn't the chicken dish enough to feed … [Read more...]
Crispy tilapia fillet with cucumber salsa
August 17, 2010 By 14 Comments
Some people cringe at mayo; I don't. I love mayo. And there's so much more that you can do with it other than spreading it on bread to make a sandwich. The salsa that went … [Read more...]
Spicy tilapia with coconut cream
August 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
Make a paste by grinding together fresh ginger, garlic, chili, and cilantro roots and stems. Cook the tilapia fillets gently in the mixture, pour in coconut cream, season and … [Read more...]
Tilapia with chili-lemon sauce
July 30, 2010 By 6 Comments
If you like lemon chicken, chances are you will like this too. Thin, thin slices of tilapia fillets are seasoned, dredged in tapioca starch, deep fried until crisp and served … [Read more...]
Steamed whole tilapia with ginger and soy sauce
July 8, 2010 By 12 Comments
The dish that launched this blog. Literally. More than seven years ago, I was contributing articles to a business news website and starting my own blog. I posted a photo and … [Read more...]
Lemony spinach and mushrooms with toasted garlic bits
July 6, 2010 By 6 Comments
For vegetarians and vegans, this sauteed spinach and mushrooms dish can be a main entree. For those who like their meat or seafood, it is a wonderful side dish. But what's … [Read more...]
Tilapia with lemon sauce and chili
June 29, 2010 By 8 Comments
A new twist to an old favorite. We like sweet and sour whole fish and we like lemon chicken too. Combine the two, add chilis and voila! Why tilapia? It's inexpensive, it's … [Read more...]
Tilapia and asparagus with spicy Japanese mayo
December 30, 2009 By 4 Comments
If you think you've eaten too much meat during the Christmas weekend and you want something lighter and healthier for the New Year weekend, fish is a good alternative. This … [Read more...]
Fish ‘n’ chips
February 21, 2009 By 16 Comments
In England where it originated, the takeaway (takeout) fish and chips dish is considered a working class meal that became popular in the 1800s with the development of trawl … [Read more...]
Conflicting expert opinion about tilapia
February 14, 2009 By 8 Comments
Fish 'n' chips, a British tradition. Mine was made with tilapia fillets. But this isn't about how to make fish 'n' chips. I was going to use the photo for a recipe entry but, … [Read more...]
Braised tilapia
November 11, 2008 By 20 Comments
To braise means to cook in a little sauce that gets absorbed by the seafood or meat turning it highly flavorful. In Asia, the sauce in which fish, chicken or meat is braised … [Read more...]
Tilapia with shredded corn and coconut cream
May 21, 2008 By 14 Comments
I know, I know. I wrote in the previous entry that I was going to get creative with the mozzarella balls from Rizal Dairy, that I was going to make a salad or bake cannelloni. … [Read more...]
Tilapia fritters with honey lemon sauce
December 10, 2007 By 7 Comments
Sweet and sour sauce is a classic. But did you know that there are so many ways to make the sauce? Would you believe me if I told you that there is even a no-cook version of … [Read more...]
Easy hors d’œuvre: herbed fish sticks
April 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
It's still the same tilapia fillets in the first and third of the four-part series on hors d'Å"uvre using tilapia fillets. No spring rolls this time though. Just crisp herby … [Read more...]
Easy hors d’œuvre: fish and fresh dill spring rolls
April 4, 2007 By 5 Comments
The third in the four-part series on easy hors d'œuvre featuring tilapia fillets is fried lumpia (spring rolls) with whole strips of fish fillets and chopped fresh dill as … [Read more...]
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