My goodness I have one free Friday! Literally Happy Friday! I just wrapped up a deadline yesterday, not that I don’t have few more to sink my teeth into again, but I think I’d grab this time for a much-needed … Continue reading BBQ Pork Spare Ribs
May was such a busy month I didn’t notice how time passed by so quickly I forgot that a couple of days ago it was ISKAndals.com’s 8th birthday! Woo hoot! What’s new in my kitchen for the past year?  Hmm … Continue reading Baked Honey-Soy Chicken (& ISKAndals.com turns 8!)
The first school term break of the year is over and the cooking marathon as well. Â I will be back to cooking full on only for dinner and savoring leftovers for lunch. Â Early mornings are back prepping packed meals and … Continue reading Pork Curry ala-Iska
The boys love roast chicken and I don’t mind cooking it for them.  Chicken inasal and peri-peri are sure hits but for some reason the most basic works best.  Salt and pepper, that’s all. Browned, crisp skin.  Tender, succulent meat … Continue reading Basic Roast Chicken
I had 12 pieces leftover tuyo (dried fish) in the fridge that I haven’t cooked yet.  Don’t want these to be ‘Exhibit A’ for the next few weeks and so I thought I should make tuyo fried rice. I vividly recall … Continue reading Tuyo Fried Rice
Pardon me if my recent posts are just all about the recipes.  There’s nothing much going on and there really is no story to tell behind this particular dish except that its another one of those quick, easy recipes on … Continue reading Asian-Style Beef BBQ and Mango Salad
I have loads of food photos and my new 2013 recipe journal has almost reached a fourth of the total pages but I’m slow as a snail in writing them up to my blog.  Seriously, work (and laziness!) is getting … Continue reading Savoury Bacon and Cheese Muffins
My Good Friday and Black Saturday has been very busy.  Penitensya talaga. Deadline overload but then again, rice overload.  I did my marketing and grocery thingy last Thursday and planned for what to cook for the long weekend.  My break … Continue reading Seafood Casserole
It’s MKR season (My Kitchen Rules) and it doesn’t really matter if it’s about a week late here in NZ I still love it.  What I love the most about these reality cooking shows, never mind the occasional angry outbursts … Continue reading Homemade Skinless Italian Sausages
The blogosphere has been abuzz with adobong puti (white adobo) that I finally tried it.  But baked – reason being more lazy than busy.  Love the tender baked chicken with crispy skin and the sauce on rice is absolutely gorgeous.  My … Continue reading Baked White Chicken Adobo
I have always loved Ikea’s Swedish meatballs since the very first time I’ve tasted them at their Beijing branch ages ago.  It was so addicting every time we visited the furniture shop we couldn’t leave without having these.  In fact … Continue reading Swedish Meatballs
I still consider myself a beginner baker and still in this category for the past 5 years.  I know, pathetic hehe.  I didn’t bake for about 3 years – the oven triggers the fire alarm in our old apartment, I … Continue reading Easy, Yum Chocolate Muffins
If you’re a Filipino born in the Philippines you must love salted duck eggs.  (Hmm my stepson W, who hates anything yolk unless used as an ingredient, is an exception.)  Be it main served with fresh tomatoes, a garnish on … Continue reading Salted Egg Salad & Buttered Prawns with Salted Egg Sauce
Having eggs is as universal as drinking coffee or tea. They can be taken anytime of the day and have about the same line-up of choices from the menu as any hot beverage. North Americans are very particular about how … Continue reading Deep-Fried Battered Eggs (Kwek-Kwek)
I cooked this dish sometime towards the end of last year.  I had serious dim sum cravings, particularly for this saucy, tasty and tender pork stomach dish.  So I tried recreating it and look what I had. This isn’t for … Continue reading Twice-Cooked Pork Stomach