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 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
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 do have a basic roast chicken recipe – no-fuss, cheap, one that always hit the spot, which I intend to post but then I thought it may not be Christmassy enough. Well it still is, and of course I … Continue reading Easy Peri-Peri Chicken
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
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
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
Once in a long while, I crave for Chicken and Rice. After almost two weeks of making and eating Pasta and Spaghetti, I decided to steam some rice and boil a whole chicken. Usually, I’d keep about a pound of … Continue reading White Chicken
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)
I was so lucky to have escaped my evening shift today. I can finally enjoy a set of days-off which I really sorely miss. It doesn’t happen as much. I am usually booked Friday and Saturday nights for work and … Continue reading Chicken Trombino
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
I started with basic Chinese stir-fry when I began cooking as a teenager. I just grew tired of the daily Sinigang na Bangus & Baboy, Fried Tilapia, Menudo, and Adobo my mom would always tell the household help to prep … Continue reading Rock Cornish Hen Dry Steamed in Salt, Cinnamon & Star Anise (Pinaupo)
There are just days I crave for Chicken and Tomato Sauce. When I crave for something sour like tomatoes, I would usually prepare my ‘fastfood,’ and that was the Spaghetti in Tomato Sauce I posted earlier. However, if I’d mix … Continue reading Chicken Cacciatora
I just stormed out of the kitchen last Saturday out of anger and frustration. I was hesitant to do it, but knowing that the same situation would repeat itself; I walked out and left without any hopes of returning. It … Continue reading Honey Lemon Chicken with Rice & Beans
PWEDE MAKIKAIN? I could not sleep. My adrenaline from today’s rush shot up to the roof, and I couldn’t seem to shake it off. Today was unexpectedly bad! My agency asked me to cover a kitchen with no ‘Chef’ in … Continue reading Sancocho