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Chicken Arroz Caldo – Another Filipino Classic Dish

Posted on November 20, 2011 | by Ray

Every time I eat arroz caldo, it reminds me of the countless times my dad and I spent on those hole-in-a-wall eateries that are often found on the street or what many Filipinos called “carinderia”. That is why I want to thank Joy of Kulinarya Club for coming up with arroz caldo as our November [...]

Sponge Gourd (Patola) Soup

Posted on October 11, 2011 | by Ray

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Growing up, my mom used to cook this comfort food whenever we were feeling under the weather. In addition to the broth being so flavorful, the silky texture of miswa or misua and the softness of sponge gourd or patola provided a wonderful soothing feeling. There are different variations when it comes to meat [...]

Sinigang with Noodles?

Posted on August 1, 2011 | by Ray

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Kulinarya July Challenge: Sinigang Dish. Sinigang is a sour dish similar to Tom Yum of Thailand.The challenge is to come up with different variations of Sinigang which is considered a comfort food in the Philippines. Here is my story… I thought I was just going to skip July’s Kulinarya Club challenge because my thinking cap’s [...]

Fish Stewed in Tamarind (Pinangat na Isda)

Posted on March 20, 2011 | by Ray

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Pinangat na isda or stewed fish reminds me of sinigang and also Tom Yum – – their distant cousin in Southeast Asian Countries like Thailand. They all have this sourness in their flavors (minus the heat) that give us pleasure each time we take a sip of their soup. To me, this dish and its [...]

New Year’s Day at Ray’s

Posted on January 3, 2011 | by Ray

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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, [...]

Filipino Style Macaroni Soup

Posted on December 15, 2010 | by Ray

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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 [...]

Lo Mein Soup

Posted on November 29, 2010 | by Ray

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Lo Mein is a noodle dish where ingredients come in different variations. Some are cooked with beef, chicken, pork, seafood or just vegetables. My favorite is the combination of chicken, seafood, and vegetables. I like cooking this dish using thick Chinese Noodles and of course you can always get it from your favorite Asian Supermarkets [...]

Beef Mami (Beef Noodle Soup)

Posted on June 29, 2010 | by Ray

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Beef Mami is a very popular dish served in most Chinese Restaurants in Manila along with Chicken Arroz Caldo, and Goto (Porridge with Beef Tripe). First time I tasted this delicious noodle soup is when I was in high school when my dad took me to this hole-in-a-wall Chinese Restaurant called Cho-Nam. Here in Los [...]

Chicken Tinola with Green Papaya

Posted on June 14, 2010 | by Ray

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Chicken Tinola is a chicken soup (some prefer to call it chicken stew) that every moms, grandmas, and aunts always made and prepared. Purest would insist on using green papaya, and chili pepper leaves as their veggies but of course you may always substitute papaya with chayote, and chili pepper leaves with spinach. Here in [...]