I always prepare the boy’s packed lunch for school but once a month he gets to choose from the school’s online range of healthy, yummy food. One of his favorites from the menu is Macaroni Cheese, which may be called … Continue reading Easy Baked Macaroni and Cheese
I (lovingly) complained to my son last week when he said he’s in charge to bring 4 ingredients to food tech. Seriously, these main ingredients – lamb, mint, wild rockets and basil pesto, are pricey but proud and excited mom … Continue reading Warm Greek Lamb Salad by Antonio & Friends
What do you do when you’re in a waiting area? Like before a meeting or an appointment with your accountant, a dentist or your doctor? Play an app on your smartphone, yes, but there are times when it’s not exactly … Continue reading Easy Parmesan Breadsticks
I love the fact that the kid is having food tech at school I am always looking forward to what he’s gonna bring home every Thursday afternoon. Last week Antonio and 3 other boys baked pizza scone rolls. He ate … Continue reading Pumpkin Soup by Antonio and Friends
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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