November 2014

Spaghetti Bolognese 1

Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese originated in Bologna, Italy and it dates back since the 15th century. Old versions of this dish barely use tomatoes and it was just added in the modern versions of this dish, Italian’s do also use a wider type of noodles like Tagliatelle or lasagne which makes the...

One Dak Hanmari (North Shore City, New Zealand) 11

One Dak Hanmari (North Shore City, New Zealand)

One Dak Hanmari located in Takapuna in North Shore is affordable and will cost you only $25.00 per person for an all you can eat affair. They also have tons of options unlike the other affordable Korean Barbecue restaurants we tried because when we dined in, there was at least...

Teriyaki Steak Soba 1

Teriyaki Steak Soba

Teriyaki Steak Soba, Fried Soba Noodles with sesame oil, red onions, spring onions, bean sprouts, sugar snap peas and chili topped with Grilled Beef Tenderloin Slices marinated on Teriyaki Sauce. Yummy!!! Fried Soba Noodles with sesame oil, red onions, spring onions, bean sprouts, sugar snap peas and chili topped with...

Ginataang Manok 1

Ginataang Manok

Ginataang Manok is a chicken stewed in coconut milk together with green papaya and vegetable greens like chilli leaves and/or moringa leaves. Basically the process is like cooking tinola but instead of chicken stock or water coconut milk is used. Ginataan is one of the basic cooking process in the...

Beef Salpicao 1

Beef Salpicao

Beef Salpicao is a Spanish inspired Filipino dish consisting of grilled beef cubes cooked popularly in two ways, one loaded with peppers and another one loaded with garlic. Beef Salpicao is a Spanish inspired Filipino dish consisting of grilled beef cubes cooked popularly in two ways, one loaded with peppers...

Asian Style Lemon Chicken 2

Asian Style Lemon Chicken

When you go to China and you crave for this Asian Style Lemon Chicken dish; don’t be surprised if you cannot find one. Though this dish have a Cantonese origin it is very uncommon in China as they don’t use a lot of lemons in Chinese cuisine. This wonderful Chinese...

Popa's Pretzels (Auckland, New Zealand) 4

Popa’s Pretzels (Auckland, New Zealand)

It was my wife who discovered this place called Popa’s Pretzels when one of our friends have brought this as a snack for one of their kids, she only remembered the packaging so since then we searched for this place. We Googled it and it directed us to 368 Queen...

Champinones al Ajillo (Garlic Mushrooms) 1

Champinones al Ajillo (Garlic Mushrooms)

Champiñones al Ajillo or Garlic Mushrooms in English is a very popular Spanish tapas dish which is sautéed mushrooms with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and chillies. But this dish is not popular only in Spain but as well as Philippines most probably because of their Spanish influence. Champiñones al...

Beans & Black Sesame Paste 1

Beans & Black Sesame Paste

This Beans & Black Sesame Paste calls for blanched beans covered with seasoned sesame seed paste, this preparation is what the Japanese called it “Goma-ae”. It’s so delicious and so filled with umami, it brings out the flavour of the vegetable and the sweet and salty combination just works fine....

Brunswick Stew 1

Brunswick Stew

Brunswick stew is a thick tomato based stew popular in Southern USA, it contains lima beans, corn, potatoes, okra, other vegetables and meat. Meats used can be either pork or chicken but experts says authentic ones uses squirrel, opossum or rabbit meat. Brunswick stew is a thick tomato based stew...