Facebook feeds of friends are filled these days with snapshots of price tags of vegetables in the market. Per kilo, pitaw …
Cooking on a Budget
Chili-garlic Chicken and Rice
Pasta is versatile because you can just toss it with a flavorful sauce, sprinkle it with cheese and you have a delicious …
Tuna lumpia (spring rolls)
In April, 2003, I posted a tuna lumpia (spring rolls) recipe using cooked fresh tuna. That recipe was updated (with better …
Tinapa (smoked fish) and mashed potato cakes
I have to admit that when the weather is unfriendly, my brain goes on vacation. The humidity today was so suffocating and my …
Lechon kawali con tokwa (pan fried pork belly and tofu)
Speedy just finished mowing in the garden and the smell of new-mown grass is something that I can only describe as …
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Tinolang Bangus (Gingered Milkfish Soup)
Today is about bangus (milkfish), the national fish of the Philippines. Not because I'm feeling nationalistic but because I …
Arroz Verde (Rice With Scallions and Cilantro)
In the arroz amarillo post, reader Sam mentioned cilantro rice. I said I've come across it but under a different name -- …
Pressure-cooked Sweet and Sour Fish
The traditional way of cooking sweet and sour fish is to use large fish, dredge it in starch, deep fry it until crisp, then …
Sticky rice mold with dulce de leche and toasted coconut topping
Inspired by how wonderfully the suman with dulce de leche dipping sauce turned out, I decided to create a similar dessert (or …
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Rice, Biryani Style
If I had saffron water to drizzle over the rice after cooking, and if I had used cashew nuts instead of peanuts, this would …
Saluyot and Spinach Soup
Armed with the information that saluyot is slimy, I combined the saluyot leaves with spinach to make a chunky saluyot and …
Sausage, Pasta, Tomato and Cabbage Soup
A one-pot dish that's a breeze to prepare. The sausage meat makes the broth rich in taste while the vegetables and pasta make …
Arroz Amarillo (Mexican Yellow Rice)
I am on a rice journey. And now that I am learning so much about Latin American cooking, including Mexican cuisine, I am …
Sausage and Milk Pasta
Everyone in my family has cough and cold. I thought it was plain exhaustion. The girls were having their final exams at …
