June 2016

Sauteed Spinach in Sesame Oil 2

Sauteed Spinach in Sesame Oil

Sautéed Spinach in Sesame Oil is a simple dish of spinach cooked in garlic infused sesame oil. A perfect side dish for any grilled meats particularly any of the Korean Barbecue Sautéed Spinach in Sesame Oil is a simple dish of spinach cooked in garlic infused sesame oil. A perfect...

Binagoongang Ampalaya sa Gata 3

National Chicken Wing Day

Yes there are specific food days for each of your favourite dish and it happens to be one of those days today the National Chicken Wing Day. Celebrated annually on July 29 this day is to commemorate the humble chicken wing, whether it’s infused with Asian flavours or Western, whether...

Cullen Skink 1

Cullen Skink

Cullen Skink is a traditional thick Scottish soup prepared using smoked haddock, potatoes and onions, a local specialty of the town of Cullen in Moray. If you think you usual chowders is richly flavoured then try this Scottish type of chowder, it will definitely render your usual chowder tasteless. Cullen...

Fried Pork and Beef Meatballs 1

Fried Pork and Beef Meatballs

Fried Pork and Beef Meatballs are simple meatballs seasoned with Asian spices and flavours like fish sauce and five spice powder then pan fried. Meatballs are meatballs, it’s simple and made out of minced meat with little seasoning or additional ingredients on it. It can be enjoyed in as a...

Devilled Egg Macaroni Salad 1

Devilled Egg Macaroni Salad

Devilled Egg Macaroni Salad is a salad of cooked macaroni with mustard, mayonnaise, paprika then loaded with lots of chopped hard boiled eggs. Macaroni salad is so old school and to give that new life we will be infusing it with some spice and adding boiled eggs, lots of them....

Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops 1

Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops

Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops are made out thick cut pork chops with fat on, filled with three types of cheeses namely cheddar, mozzarella and parmesan together with some bacon and some seasoning. While other Asian kids enjoy their instant noodles as their comfort food I was busy experimenting at home...

Buffet at Katsura (Auckland CBD, New Zealand) 6

Buffet at Katsura (Auckland CBD, New Zealand)

There are few good buffet restaurants in Auckland one of which is Eight and Katsura is the other, though I haven’t tried their dinner menu I had been twice on their Executive Buffet Lunch which is only available on Fridays from 11.30pm – 2:00 pm only. There are lots of...

Ginataang Mais 1

Ginataang Mais

Ginataang Mais is a type of Filipino snack made out of corn kernels, glutinous rice, coconut milk and sugar. Usually served during merienda but others have them for dessert. Ginataang Mais is a type of Filipino snack made out of corn kernels, glutinous rice, coconut milk and sugar. Usually served...

Sugar Sprinkled Long John with Cheese 1

Sugar Sprinkled Long John with Cheese

Long John is a type of doughnut shaped as a long cylinder that is either glazed or sprinkled with sugar. Long John is a type of doughnut shaped as a long cylinder that is either glazed or sprinkled with sugar. This type of doughnut like the round ones can also...

Coffin Bread 1

Coffin Bread

Coffin Bread or Guancai Ban is a type of bread bowl where coffin shaped bread is deep fried then filled with a starchy soup of seafood, vegetables and chicken which most probably was inspired by the Western chowder. Coffin Bread, what a name for a food. Well do you know...