April 2021

Ginisang Upo and Spinach

Ginisang Upo and Spinach is a Filipino dish of stir-fried bottle gourd, tomatoes, prawns, and spinach that is then quickly braised on chicken stock. My grandfather loves planting vegetables, especially the ones featured on this dish. I still remember we have a lot of vegetables grown at home and most...

Spice Klub (Auckland CBD, New Zealand)

Perhaps one of the most favourite Indian curry of Kiwi’s is the Butter Chicken, that is why most Indian restaurants here sell them but it is not the legit Indian Butter Chicken taste as most of my Indian friends told me. In fact they hated them as they said it...

Mushrooms with Bean Curd and Fried Tofu

Mushrooms with Bean Curd and Fried Tofu is a simple Chinese vegetable dish of stir fried then braised mixed mushrooms, bean curd and tofu with vegetables. When mushrooms, bean curd and fried tofu are combined together its most likely you won’t miss meat at all because these ingredients have the...

Prawn Cakes

Prawn Cakes is a Thai inspired dish of prawn paste combined with herbs and spices, shaped in small patties then pan fried. A very delicate dish with rich prawn taste that is sure-fire winner on your dining table. Most of the times prawns are really expensive but there is a...

Rabo de Toro

Rabo de Toro or Spanish Oxtail Stew is a Spanish dish that is traditionally made after the bullfights, made with bull’s tail where it is slowly simmered in tomatoes and red wine with spices and aromatics until fork tender. During the old days there were no television or radio hence...

Juicy New Zealand Strawberries (Kumeu, Auckland, New Zealand)

A few years ago West Auckland particularly starting from Whenuapai up to Parakai was quite rural but nowadays these places started to become urban and a lot of new establishments and houses are being built on a daily basis on a very fast pace. 10 years ago when we visit...

Yakimeshi

Yakimeshi is a Japanese style fried rice simply made with rice, ham, eggs, spring onions and soy sauce. When we visited Japan several years ago, I never knew that they were big with fried rice too, in fact it’s so common, there are places where fried rice is served as...

Friends Korean Restaurant (North Shore City, New Zealand)

Yes were back in North Shore, not to live but just to dine in. We just find Northwest Auckland does not have a lot of varieties yet specially when it comes to Korean cuisine. Now that we had tried mostly everything in Wairau as well as in Apollo Drive we...