Blogoversary Blowout!
In less than a couple of months, this blog is turning 4! Funny how time flies. Celebrate with me and have fun! Continue reading Blogoversary Blowout!
In less than a couple of months, this blog is turning 4! Funny how time flies. Celebrate with me and have fun! Continue reading Blogoversary Blowout!
Like Ces (Lasang Pinoy, Sundays), I love squares. Don’t you? (Click on the photos for recipes and/or musings.) Continue reading Hip to be Square
Once in a while you crave for tender, flavorful beef and kaldereta is not what you want. If that’s the case I suggest you try this recipe… Continue reading Beef Stew with Fresh Casserole Herbs
It could be anything from imaginative, vivid, weird eclectic, genius, rubbish… whatever it is to you but it was a wonderful experience to me… Continue reading Fine Dining at Philippe Starck’s Le Lan in Beijing
You may wonder how I could prepare and cook what I blog with such a small, compact kitchen. Don’t get me wrong, I do complain and dream of a larger one someday but the size of my present kitchen doesn’t … Continue reading My Kitchen
About a month ago, I asked my readers the question “What if you open a Filipino restaurant in a foreign country?” through few polls I ran simultaneously. Well, I am happy to share the results. Over 110 participated in the main poll! Woo hoo! Thanks heaps to all of you! Here are the poll results in full: Adobo is a no-brainer. Everyone loves this perfect blend of vinegar, garlic, soy sauce and spices. Even with non-pinoys, it is always a hit! I served adobong manok last week for a potluck dinner in our office and was quite proud to see … Continue reading Filipino Restaurant Menu – The People’s Choice
I believe 2 things influence the way I cook for my family and myself. Unang-una, Ilocano at Batanguena ang mga magulang ko. That fact triggers different kinds of comments from ridiculous to outrageous and hilarious. So just imagine the way I cook. Hahaha go figure. Seriously, both of them are wonderful cooks in their own special way. Dad, an accountant, is kind of meticulous while Mom is more adventurous with ingredients. They managed a carinderia for years, more of a hobby than an income-generating business venture. Don’t get surprised; there were times when I did the cooking. Having lived abroad … Continue reading Foodie Musings
This is not the typical way of preparing garlic bread. Rather the lazy way… or not… Continue reading La.Pi.S: Garlic Bread
Second time for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays, here is another recipe for tricolour fettuccine with basil leaves freshly picked from my little indoor herb garden… Continue reading Tricolour Fettuccine Alfredo
… combining them together would make a fantastic dish that could complement creamy Fettuccine. So right. It was such a big hit… Continue reading Garlicky Lemon-Parsley Chicken
Malaki ang iginaganda ng isang tahanan kapag may bulaklak o halaman. Ito ay isang… Continue reading LP47: Bulaklak sa aming Hapagkainan
Something new for packed lunch to work and filling can be whatever you like. No chopped onions please… Continue reading Chicken Tortilla Wraps
I never really liked curry before but now I just love it! And I can’t help but experiment on different kinds. This is just one of them. Love it for its simplicity… Continue reading Pork, Long Beans and Tomato Curry
I have an affair with hearts and the color red. Heart-shaped jewelries and bling bling. Red blouses and dresses, jandals, shades, Iphone case and my new shiny red leather bag. That extends to my kitchen. Washable plastic placemats which you’ve … Continue reading Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: I heart FOOD
I have mentioned in another post that I am going through a month or two of edible experiments on non-pinoy spices. Inside supermarkets, I have this tendency to spend more time in front of the herbs section […] Continue reading FF: Beef Stroganoff