September 2012

Egg Pie 3

Egg Pie

Egg pie is a popular bakery item in the Philippines made out of egg custard baked on top of pastry dough, nearly similar to the Portuguese egg tarts, so what’s the difference? First is that the size is bigger usually served in slices and another one is the brown topping...

Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

Vegetable Beef Barley Soup

While a lot may have their favourites soups I guess this Vegetable Beef Barley Soup would be a crowd pleaser as it’s an all in one meal where you can have your meat, vegetables and grains in one bowl. Soups who does not love them especially during wet and cold...

Minced Beef Pie

Minced Beef Pie

Minced beef pie is a type of a hand sized savoury pie made out of minced beef in a flaky pastry. Savoury meat pies like this are very popular here in New Zealand and in Australia and in fact it is sometimes regarded as a Kiwiana in New Zealand and...

Bigos

Bigos

Bigos is a popular Polish stew which is usually made out cabbage and meat. Like the Burgoo it differs in preparation from region to region and from family to family. I never thought I would like sauerkraut, I guess there will be a lot out there with the same feeling...

Cheese Fondue

Cheese Fondue

Cheese Fondue is a Swiss dish made out of cheese melted with wine, kirsch (type of cherry liqueur) and seasoning in a communal pot called caquelon; bread is then picked by long-stemmed forks and dipped into the melted concoction. Last Christmas my sister from Zurich gave me a cheese and...

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder

Clam Chowder is a type of chowder where it contains clams, potatoes, onions and broth as its main ingredient. This dish is often served in restaurants during Fridays this is due to a custom where Catholics abstain from meat every Friday. Clam Chowder is a type of chowder where it...

Pinaupong Manok

Pinaupong Manok

Pinaupong manok is a chicken dish dry cooked in a palayok (earthenware pot) set on a sitting position placed on a bed of rock salt lined with banana leaf. Pinaupong manok is a chicken dish dry cooked in a palayok (earthenware pot) set on a sitting position placed on a...

Avocado Ice Candy 2

Avocado Ice Candy

I guess it is now appropriate for us to make another one and for today we will be making some avocado ice candy. I know for most a sweet avocado is a weird idea but not for South East Asians where we enjoy this on our desserts from desserts, drinks...

Wonton Soup

Wonton Soup

For today’s recipe we will be making some wonton soup and this is just one of the many ways this wonderful food item can be consumed. Wonton or Wantan is a type of dumpling made out of thin square wrappers filled commonly with pork, shrimps and vegetables. It can be...

Pancit Batil Patong

Pancit Batil Patong

Pancit Batil Patong or Pancit Tuguegarao is made out of pansit miki Tuguegarao, minced carabao meat (water buffalo), bean sprouts and other vegetables topped with egg and chicharon. Batil Patong if directly translated means “beat the egg” for Batil and “placed on top” for Patong and that explains the egg...