As the month of June celebrates the Philippine Independence Day, Kulinarya Cooking Club’s challenge is all about a dish that’s ‘only in the Philippines’. Choosing a unique dish is quite tough, not because of the strong influences from the Chinese, … Continue reading Pinais na Isdang Dapa (Flounder Stew in Banana Leaves)
What would you do if you love chicken livers and the rest of your family doesn’t? Well, never do nothing! Being a mom working from home for a couple of years now, I spent a lot of lunches alone. I … Continue reading Crispy Chicken Liver with Orange-Apple Sauce
This was a dish I cooked months ago during the summer when I saw trays of kalamismis at the Asian dairy. It was actually my first time to see the vegetable in ages! I mean, I’ve never seen it in … Continue reading Kalamismis at Sitaw sa Gata (Winged Beans and Long Beans in Coconut Milk)
Who doesn’t like pork chops? Love them fried or grilled – one of those times I can’t resist pork fat. I never really like ‘em breaded; I use different meat parts for sweet-and-sour pork and tonkatsu. Vietnamese-style served with nuoc … Continue reading Vietnamese Pork Chops
The kiddo is a big fan of white sauce for pasta; he especially likes saucy Alfredo and Carbonara. With the exception of my ‘special Kiwi-Pinoy spaghetti’ (sweet tomato sauce with a splash of beer! aargh, haven’t posted the recipe yet), … Continue reading Easy Carbonara with Bacon and Mushroom
Truth be told, I had no idea how to cook pinaupong manok until I read Erwin’s dry-steamed Rock Cornish hen. Dry steamed in rock salt – how cool is that? I know right away I have to try it. I’ve … Continue reading Vietnamese-Style Dry Steamed Butterflied Chicken
Let me start by saying today is ISKAndals.com’s 7th birthday. Woo hoo! And yes, I totally forgot about it. My son saw my blog earlier and asked how many recipes I’ve posted and when did I start blogging. I answered … Continue reading Beef Pares (and ISKAndals.com’s 7th Birthday)
If you are a coffee person who happens to like jelly, you’ll probably love this. Winter is fast approaching in my part of the world but on a busy afternoon (or a boring one), instead of hot coffee I enjoy … Continue reading Coffee Jelly
In the family I believe it was my sister who cooks pancit molo a long time ago. Can’t remember really but it’s a dish that’s been lying at back of my mind but somehow I never had the chance to … Continue reading Pancit Molo
Santacruzan ba kamo? Oh my God! I suddenly remember the horror I felt when I saw my face tagged in my hometown friend’s Facebook page. In this age when the use of online social networking is so common, seeing your … Continue reading Embutido
Our first taste of Vietnamese Cuisine was in one of the restaurants along the famous Houhai Lake in Beijing probably a decade ago. With the spread that we had (and I’d say it was quite a lot of dishes!) my … Continue reading Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Pha)
This is another dish that’s in my list of easy yet safe bets for a nice meal – teriyaki. Be it chicken, beef or pork. It also saves your day when you’re running out of ideas or didn’t really plan … Continue reading Easy Pork Teriyaki
Sweet and sour pork is probably one of A’s favorite dishes. That being said, I should know how to cook this dish by heart as I’ve always cooked his favorites much to the delight of his ever-growing waistline. Sadly, I’ve … Continue reading Sweet and Sour Pork
It’s a bad idea to complain about being busy with work. Really. Because now I’ve been slacking for the past couple of weeks and there are lots of reasons why it could be a very bad thing. For one, I … Continue reading Beef Red Curry
A couple of very busy weeks passed by and probably another one about to come. I had my usual spur-of-the-moment big family dishes at the end of a tiring day to de-stress and that’s about it. I couldn’t find the … Continue reading Homemade Gravy