April 2011

Honey Banana and Cranberry Oat Cookies

Honey Banana and Cranberry Oat Cookies

Last weekend me and my daughter were looking for some things to do in the kitchen, it was a good time for a father and daughter bonding as I was always busy at work and come home really tired. She already started showing interest in cooking and baking so I...

Fish Sarciado

Fish Sarciado is a Filipino dish of leftover fried fish cooked twice in a sauce made with with sautéed garlic, onions, tomatoes and eggs Sarciado in Tagalog means “cooked with a thick sauce”, that is why this fish dish is accompanied with a thick chunky tomato sauce. Fish Sarciado was...

Humba

If you know a bit of the Filipino cuisine then definitely you might have encountered the most popular Filipino dish Adobo. Now what does that have to do with our recipe today? Well if you look at it don’t you notice they looks similar? This is because this dish called...

Mamon 2

Mamon

Mamon for those who does not know is a very soft yellow sponge cake with a moist buttery top and grated cheese toppings, it’s one of the all time favourite baked goods in the Philippines, can be consumed freshly baked or straight from the fridge. You might start noticing a...

Frozen Fruit Burst

Frozen Fruit Burst

It’s been a long time since my daughter made a drink for us but now it went all as planned for her, starting this week she already is preparing a list of her ingredients that’s why when we went to the grocery she have her list ready and asked whether...

Asian Style Steamed Fish

Asian Style Steamed Fish

Steamed fish in Chinese cuisine is very common, in fact it is one of their favourites and this is evident in most Asian restaurants as it is a common sight in almost every table. This might look intimidating at first but this recipe is really quick and easy to prepare...

Avocado Shake 1

Avocado Shake

Avocado Shake is a popular Filipino dessert made out of Avocadoes, Milk, Sugar and Ice blended to create a creamy cold shake perfect for any hot and humid weather. Avocados for Southeast Asians are used to be eaten as dessert or something sweet that’s why the first time I saw...

Fresh Mango Chutney

Fresh Mango Chutney

A couple of weeks ago I posted ensaladang mangga and it seems that there is one ingredient that people might have hard time looking for which is the bagoong. So if you tried to search for it in Asian Shops or even Filipino Shops and did not manage to find...

Bottle Gourd and Spinach Stir Fry

Bottle Gourd and Spinach Stir Fry

Last time I had posted a Guisadong upo recipe but we used just half of it as these vegetables are really huge in size.  The average size of a bottle gourd would be around 2 feet in length but in places that these are common you tend to find smaller...

Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni Pizza

Pepperoni is a type of salami usually made out of cured beef and pork. That curing process gives this meat product that distinct orange-pink colour which is attributed by the curing agent Sodium Nitrite for the pink colour and Capsicum and paprika for the orange colour. The name came from...