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This last Sunday was kind of a slow day for me at least as far as work and business is concern. In a way, it’s a good thing because my son and I went to have lunch in a nearby hospital with a nurse who took care of me when I got sick last year. [...]

Macaroni salad brings back a lot of memories because it’s a dish that’s always present in almost every Filipino occasions like Christmas, New Years, and Birthdays. There are several variations or versions of Macaroni Salad.  I have seen other cooks adding shredded chicken, carrot strips,  diced celery,  beef tongue, and even sliced pickles  but my [...]

Ms. Lala of Kulinarya Club came up with a cooking challenge and it’s about decadent Filipino food. When I think about the word decadence, the first thing that comes to my mind is "neglect or decay" of something that was once great and prominent. I guess we can also apply the definition to food like [...]

Another no-meat Friday especially for a Catholic family like ours and this is going to go on until after the lent season which will be Easter Sunday. Well, this is what I cooked and served for my family last night and everyone enjoyed it, so I guess Mister Carnivore like me can’t complain huh!. I [...]

Growing up as a Filipino Catholic under a strict guidance of a Filipino Catholic parents especially my father was not a walk on a park. There’s a lot of rules in the house and one of the rules was the strict observance of the lent season; that means we always have No-Meat-Fridays during the season. [...]

I borrowed and adapted another delicious recipe from uncle Chef Martin Yan and this is from his book “Everybody’s Wokking.” According to him these wings are hot because of the peppery sauce. Well, I cooked it and to me it wasn’t that hot. Okay, okay a little caveat on that last statement. My taste buds [...]

Everytime I cook and serve Chicken Mami, it always reminds me of this restaurant in Manila; it’s in small but bustling town in Quezon City called Cubao and the restaurant’s name was Ma Mon Luk! My dad used to take us to this restaurant after countless movie nights along Aurora Boulevard. I remember we always [...]

This delicious treat was a delightful dish during my younger years (please don’t ask when it was) back in Manila. It’s usually sold in the carinderias inside the Market. Now, what are carinderias inside the market? These are group of small eateries congregated in one place inside a big market where customers sit on a [...]

Once in a while, I like taking a break from cooking Filipino foods to explore other Asian culinary adventures. Today we are going to be making Shrimp Pad Thai — one of my favorite in Thai’s delicious dishes. Did you know that Pad Thai is one of Thailand’s national dishes? So, going to a Thai [...]

I’ve got an interesting message in Facebook the other day that someone was looking for photos of balut. The message was from Romie – a high school buddy whom I kept in touch with. He is also a hobbyist photographer like me but he specializes in Fashion photography; in short, he takes pictures of gorgeous [...]

. Here is a good pancake recipe for you – – Ube Jam pancake. Okay, what is Ube Jam? Ube jam or most Filipinos call it “Ube Halaya” is made from purple yam, evaporated and condensed milk, and butter or margarine. I can still remember my grandma when she used to make this delicious dish. [...]

Chinese Style Pork Barbecue AKA “Char Siu” is one of my favorite Cantonese dish. It is succulent, tender, and savory. It can be found in many Chinese dishes like Fried Rice, Chow Mein, and Soups. We can also find this yummy gem on most of the popular Dim Sum joints and of course my favorite [...]

Are avocados fruit or vegetables? Botanically, avocados are considered fruit but in the kitchen (especially mine), it is considered both. I’ve used and I’ve seen avocados in different culinary applications like sandwiches, salads, dips, and shakes. Shakes? Yes mam and yes sir! Shakes as in sweet-cold drinks and shakes as in milkshakes. Avocado shake is [...]

Looking for easy fish recipe for lunch or dinner? Here it is – crispy fried Trout with Mango salsa to go with it. This is the type of dish we like making and eating on lazy-just kicking back kind of weekends. Something that we would feast on our backyard table with no utensils, just the [...]

This delicious dish – Beef with Asparagus Pancit is my post for the Kulinarya Club’s challenge for the month of February. One of the many wonderful folks in the group came up with a challenge, which is of course in time for the month where most of us celebrate Valentines. The rule is this, and [...]

If you like shrimp, Camaron Rebosado is a perfect dish that is very simple to prepare. Some people like using large shrimp and some prefer the medium size. My preference depends on what I am serving Camaron Rebosado for. If I am cooking it as a family meal, I would use the large-sized shrimp and [...]

  Kamote Cue is a typical Filipino Merienda or snacks that have been and still part of the street food culture, along with Banana Cue, Maruya, and Turon. It is simply Sweet Potatoes, deep fried with caramelized brown sugar then served on bamboo skewers. The reason for a Kamote Cue being on a skewer is [...]

I learned about this dish many years ago from a classic Chinese cookbook named “Classic Chinese Cookbook” LOL! Seriously, that is the title of the book and the author’s name is Yan-Kit. Well, of course I always, always try the recipe then disassemble and reassemble if needed, to create not necessarily a more superior dish, [...]

At first, I was kind of hesitant in posting this dish, why? C’mon, ninety nine point nine hundred ninety nine percent of people especially Filipinos know how to cook Adobo and that includes me adding my self in the nine thousandth place in the decimal. So, I beg your indulgence while I add my version [...]

This recipe was inspired by the popular Vietnamese Food Truck – Nom Nom where ingredients are the fusion of Asian and South American origin. It’s a great backyard party kind of food especially with ice-cold lemonade (check out our recipe for Basil-Mint lemonade) or cold-foam-dripping beer. The only thing about this dish is you gotta [...]

It’s always our family’s belief that if you start the first day of the year with abundance of good things, you will have abundance of good things throughout the year! So, every New Year’s day, we welcome the year with food – Lots of it. This year, we cooked different varieties of seafood like Fish, [...]

||||||||||||||| Seafood is something our family love to feast on and can’t get enough of. Whether we are in Fisherman’s Wharf in Ventura here in California or just a simple-fun weekend get-together in our backyard; crab is always one of the favorites. In this recipe, we will use Blue Crabs which are medium size crabs. [...]

Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year, we will always have this main dish leftover that we don’t know what to do with. It can be Chicken, Turkey, or Ham. If you have this dilemma every year, why not make a Filipino style macaroni soup out of it. In this recipe we will use Ham [...]

Yummy dish yet very simple to prepare and cook. The Marinating time on this dish takes a lot longer than the actual cooking time and preparation is just breeze. You can also buy these shrimp already peeled and deveined in most major supermarkets. All you have to do is marinate and grill and you are [...]

Are you looking for a quick fish dish to cook tonight? Try this yummy recipe, it only took me 30 minutes to cook. You may add more pepper if you like or you may also completely eliminate them – it’s your choice. For me I like my food HOT, HOT, HOT! Serves 4 Preparation Time: [...]

Rellenong Talong is basically an eggplant that is stuffed with sautéed ground meat, vegetables, spices, and herbs then wrapped with eggs.  This dish is usually served with steamed rice, and banana ketchup as condiments.  First thing that needs to be done is the preparation of eggplants. Preparing the Eggplants: Eggplants have to be grilled and [...]