September 2012

Balbacua

Balbacua is a Filipino stew prepared with oxtails, saba bananas and white beans slowly simmered in sauce made with tomatoes, peanut butter and black bean paste. Filipino cuisine is so huge in every province they have created their own unique cuisines based on local ingredients they have. From the creamy...

Mango and Apricot Lassi 2

Mango and Apricot Lassi

Mango and Apricot Lassi is a drink made by blending yoghurt with mango, apricot, milk and spices, this Indian creation is usually enjoyed cold as a hot weather refreshment consumed after lunch. There are several types of lassi’s where it can be served either sweet or savoury. Lassi is a...

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

French onion soup is a type of soup made out of caramelized onions in a beef stock base, originally based on a simple Roman onion soup where it was popular dish for poor people, as onions were plentiful and easy to grow. French onion soup is a type of soup...

Gulaman with Pineapples and Raisins 2

Gulaman with Pineapples and Raisins

Gulaman with Pineapples and Raisins is a type of jelly dessert made out of agar; it is then flavoured with milk, pineapple juice, pineapples and raisins. Gulaman is a type of jelly dessert made out of agar; it is then flavoured with milk, pineapple juice, pineapples and raisins.  It is...

Chicken, Banana, Egg and Honey Curry

Chicken, Banana, Egg and Honey Curry

For today we will be trying to make a dish called “Gang Ka Min Num Peung” or Chicken, Banana, Egg and Honey Curry. Unlike the first dish we had featured this is a bit hard to make because our only hint was the ingredients listed on the menu we found...

Hong Kong Style Fish Fillets in Corn Sauce 3

Hong Kong Style Fish Fillets in Corn Sauce

When I was working in Hong Kong if we are not having yam cha or roast duck for lunch this Hong Kong Style Fish Fillets in Corn Sauce is what I have. When I was working in Hong Kong if we are not having yam cha or roast duck for...

Sausage Rolls

Sausage Rolls

Sausage rolls is a type of savoury pastry very popular here in New Zealand as well as Australia. Basically it is sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry then baked until golden brown. Sausage roll is a type of savoury pastry very popular here in New Zealand as well as Australia....

Berry Panna Cotta 2

Berry Panna Cotta

Panna cotta means cooked cream in Italian, a dessert made by simmering cream, milk and sugar then mixing it with gelatine and cooled down to set. Usually served with wild berries, caramel, chocolate sauce or fruit coulis this Italian dessert is one of the easiest desserts to make. Panna cotta...

Blueberry Muffin

Blueberry Muffin

Blueberry stands at around 49% on the last survey conducted here. I guess that’s the reason why I thought of doing this Blueberry Muffin at the first place, it’s the most popular variant and my favourite muffin type. Muffins is a type of bread baked in small portions always compared...