People travel for different reasons. Some do it to escape the mundane, others go for the company, there are those who do it to "widen their horizon" while ...
How To Use Cooking Spray on Squeaky Doors and Windows
A new house is a wonderful thing. When we moved into this house, although not everything was perfect, it was mostly immaculate, and the doors and windows ...
Bangus (Milkfish) is NOT the Official National Fish of the Philippines
Why do I say that bangus is the NOT the official national fish of the Philippines? Because it isn't. Its popular status as the national fish is totally ...
Sweet and Spicy Tofu
To sum up in one sentence, it is deep-fried firm tofu tossed in sweet chili sauce with additional chilies and finely chopped ginger thrown in. It's simple ...
Lemon Lime Butter Chicken
To cook lemon lime butter chicken, lightly floured chicken fillets were fried and smothered with sweetened lemon-lime sauce enriched with dollops of ...
Arancini-style Cheese-stuffed Rice Balls
When Giada de Laurentiis made arancini on one of her TV shows, she rolled the rice balls in flour, dipped them in beaten eggs then rolled them in fine ...
Stromboli
As Italian as its name may sound, stromboli—rolled bread stuffed with cheese and Italian meats—is American. Some say it originated in Spokane, Washington ...
A la Chicken Marbella
Roast chicken in white wine with olives and capers, I read that Chicken Marbella was an iconic 1980's dish. It came out of a cookbook published by a New ...
Alex’s Lemon Pepper Chicken
It's ginger ale-battered fried chicken spiked with lemon pepper seasoning and tossed in lemon pepper sauce. The story behind the dish is quite amusing. ...
Chinese-style Fried Fish With Black Beans and Chili Sauce
Although I can be a bit picky with some sauces that I prefer to make them from scratch, I am not averse to using products straight out of a jar. This ...
White Corn Soup With Squash Blossoms
I always thought that white corn soup with squash blossoms was a Filipino dish. Now I wonder if it just might be an adaptation of a traditional Oaxacan ...
Beef Kaldereta Spaghetti
What do you do with excess sauce from a pot of meat stew? I cooked kaldereta earlier, I made sure that there was plenty of sauce because my family likes to ...
Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Ramen)
Despite the ramen craze that has swept the world, outside Japan, appreciation for ramen has mostly been limited to hot noodle soup. But did you know that ...
Ginger Ale-battered Fried Chicken Fingers
Why are beer and soda often added to batter for frying chicken, meat or fish? The little bubbles. Froth. They make the batter lighter which translates to a ...