I had been cooking my latest version of Filipino-style Spaghetti for quite sometime now and have been planning to blog about it but never had the chance. It’s a good thing this month’s KCC theme, hosted by Gio and Bea, … Continue reading Filipino-Style Spaghetti with Corned Beef Silverside and Meatballs
I just love my new kitchen, specifically the oven. I have mentioned in my previous posts that I stopped baking and roasting for more than a year at our old home. I hate the sound of the fire alarm and … Continue reading Oven-Grilled Chicken Inasal
This is a simple yet flavorful curry dish. I like crushing the prawn heads to make flavorful stock rather than cooking them together with the meat. There is nothing wrong with cooking whole prawns complete with shells and heads but … Continue reading Prawn Curry with Fresh Young Spinach Leaves
Honestly I’ve never heard of crispy adobo before. All the while I thought I created something new! Naadik pa nga ako. And for quite sometime I was in this ‘adobo mode’ when using chicken wings. Not until Erwin mentioned to … Continue reading Saucy Pan-Fried Crispy Chicken Wings Adobo
I was extra busy for more than a couple of weeks. Just imagine having deadlines while you’re moving to a new place. Chaos. The fact that my phone line and broadband weren’t transferred right in time added to my stress … Continue reading Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
Occasionally I serve hamburgers to the boys for dinner. Para hindi naman parating kanin at ulam. And it isn’t difficult to make delicious and moist beef patties knowing that most if not all NZ beef is grass-fed due to the … Continue reading Homemade Hamburgers Ala-Iska
Since July is Nutrition Month, KCC’s hosts Kai and Isabel’s challenge is to “cook something that is pampahaba ng buhay and that should be a part of our cooking menu habang buhay.  It should be nutritious, and must contain vegetables or … Continue reading Ensaladang Okra at Dilis (Okra and Dried Anchovies Salad)
I am slowly getting busy again with my work and of course I’m not complaining. Having said that, I am back to serving quick meals to my hungry boys. Below was dinner a couple of nights ago – pan-seared steak … Continue reading Pan-Seared Sirloin Steak with Stir-Fried Beans, Cabbage and Onions
No, this wasn’t lunch or dinner last weekend but a few months back when I was given a ‘pabaon’ upon attending a friend’s birthday party. Such a treat! There might be another way of cooking leftover lechon but having a … Continue reading Paksiw na Lechon
The boys are suckers for anything crispy and so I indulge them at least once a week. My last post was fried-and-crispy dumplings and was our lunch about a couple of weeks ago. With fried chicken, breaded ala-Jollibee is already … Continue reading Fried Chicken Ala-Max’s
The thing about buying fresh wontons is that these come in a packet of 50 pieces minimum and have to be consumed within a certain period of time. One day, I had leftovers specifically suitable for deep-frying, as I cooked … Continue reading Easy Crispy Wontons
I saw this recipe on how to make your own spam about a month ago and like Oggi, I swore I would try this at home. My kids like Spam, especially my stepson who grew up in Manila – he … Continue reading Homemade Meatloaf Ala-Spam with Bacon
Whenever we go to Chinese restaurants or food courts and choose to order fried noodles, I would always go for the saucy ones. That explains why I tried to replicate or at least do my own spin on chow mein … Continue reading Saucy Chow Mein (Fried Noodles)
I do a bit of marketing during the weekdays but I like the early mornings during weekends. Technically it’s not early morning as the wet market isn’t open until it’s 9am. But what the heck. I like it that I … Continue reading Clam Soup Version 3.0
My partner A who is in Hong Kong right now has been ‘complaining’ about seeing too much chicken rice that it made me crave more than ever. This isn’t my first time to cook Hainanese (or Singaporean) chicken rice but … Continue reading Hainanese Chicken Rice (Version 2.0)