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 ...
Fish & Seafood
Find everything seafood in this section -- from single-serve grilled fish to steamed whole fish to stuffed shellfish.
Mussels & Chorizo in Ginger Ale
I've long wanted to cook mussels in ways other than what I grew up with. Not baked, not with rice, not in a soup... I saw half a dozen recipes for mussels ...
Crispy Fried Fish With Chili Pineapple Sauce
The sauce is not sweet and sour—rather, it is sweet, salty and hot. To cook this crispy fried fish with chili pineapple sauce, I used my homemade sweet ...
Vietnamese-style Catfish Braised in Caramel Sauce
Vietnamese ca kho to, or catfish braised in caramel sauce, is traditionally cooked in a claypot. I do own a claypot but I have a strong suspicion that it ...
Chinese-style Fish Fillet With Sticky Corn Sauce
When the girls were quite young and we were starting to introduce them to Chinese food, they quickly developed their own favorites. Like many kids their ...
Shrimp Fried Rice With Broccoli and Cauliflower
As with most stir fried dishes, the prep time for this shrimp fried rice with broccoli and cauliflower is twice as long as the cooking time. But since it ...
Sesame Seed-crusted Fish Fillet
Fried fish fillet is often blanketed in batter or flour to give it better texture and to help seal in the moisture. But what if, instead of all that ...
Ebi (shrimp) tempura
Alex is nearing completion of her culinary course and, as the culminating activity (a buffet!) draws nearer, preparations are underway. She was chosen to ...
Greek-style Grilled Sea Bream With Onions and Tomatoes
It might very well be fish sarciado but, with the addition of a few other ingredients and a little modification of the cooking procedure, a dish of fish ...
Alex’s Salmon Sinigang Risotto
If there is one good thing that came out of our not-so-good Foodtrip Marikina experience, it was finding ideas for new dishes or new takes on old dishes ...
Steamed Mussels With Spicy White Sauce
The sauce is the same as the one I used for the vegetarian steam-fried mushrooms and green beans. But this dish of steamed mussels with spicy white sauce ...
Vietnamese-style Steamed Fish Steaks
A tasty and aromatic seafood dish that requires five minutes of preparation and 20 minutes steaming. I call it Vietnamese-style steamed fish steaks because ...
Mussels A La Parmigiana
Fresh mussels were soaked, the beards discarded then thrown into an extremely hot oven for a minute just until the shells opened. When cool enough to ...
Sinigang na Tiyan ng Salmon (Salmon Belly Sour Soup)
Since I first sampled sinigang na tiyan ng salmon at Gerry's Grill over a decade ago, I dreamed of cooking my own version at home. In 2004, I posted my ...