It might look like the ubiquitous guinataan (the Filipino term for most savory dishes cooked with coconut milk) but it isn't. This coconut lime chili ...
Cooked with Coconuts
Bok Choy-wrapped Meatballs Braised in Coconut Milk Sauce
Ground meat is one of the most versatile ingredients ever. You can use it in stir fries, spring rolls, make meatballs... The possibilities are simply ...
Coconut Macaroons, the Filipino Way
I was under the impression that coconut macaroons were exclusively a Filipino thing. Then, I discovered that they are quite common in the American South. ...
Guinataang Halo-halo
Guinataan means cooked with gata or coconut cream (or milk); halo-halo literally means mix-mix. Guinataang halo-halo is a sweet snack or dessert made with ...
Chicken-stuffed Bok Choy With Coconut Cream Sauce
Cooked like the Bicolano dish called pinangat but, instead of seafood and taro leaves, parcels of chicken-stuffed bok choy were cooked in coconut cream. ...
Coconut-crusted Fried Chicken Tenders
Chicken tender, or chicken finger, is the strip of white meat attached to the bone and tucked under the breast meat. It cooks fast and is not as dry as the ...
20-minute Chicken and Vegetables With Coconut Cream
Spicy, aromatic, rich and, best of all, fast. This chicken and vegetables with coconut cream is an ultra express version of my mixed vegetables with ...
Grilled Butterflied Chicken Marinated in Coconut Cream
The first step in preparing grilled butterflied chicken is to butterfly the bird. Question: When a recipe calls for butterflied chicken, where do you make ...
Coconut Lime Chicken
Adapted from the very popular Thai chicken and coconut cream soup (tom kha gai, gai dom kha or tom khaa kai), this coconut lime chicken is a stew rather ...
Let’s get spicy: mushrooms, tofu and vegetables in coconut milk
When in doubt, add coconut milk. When out of ideas, get coconut milk. That has pretty much been by attitude when cooking with vegetables. I don't make a ...
Ensalada, Bacolod-style
The first time I experienced this salad was during a trip to Negros Occidental. And I say "experienced" rather than "ate" because this is one of those ...
Chicken binakol: it’s like tinola with coconut
It tastes like tinola but it isn't exactly tinola. The similarity is due mainly to the inclusion of ginger among the ingredients. And if we're to talk ...
Halang-halang with lechon kawali
My third version of halang-halang, that hot stew with coconut milk sauce. I'm ditching the traditional chicken this time and veering away from vegetarian ...
Vegetables with coconut milk and green curry
The day I cooked the beef with coconut milk and green curry, I made a vegetarian version for Sam. It required no extra work at all, just an extra pot. The ...