Piping Hot
As I am tired of sauteed corned beef day in, day out and have yet to go through the dozen or so cans left from what my mother brought last July from the Philippines, I had to resort to creative cooking for today’s lunch. Up came two meal ideas: one is this nilaga-style Get Cooking… »
Kitchen Knowledge
Baking a Cake can be a Piece of CakeBaking is, indeed, a little bit more exacting and a little less forgiving than cooking, wherein one has more room for error. Still, with this list of tips and tricks I collected over the years from books, magazines, the web and experience, Get Cooking… »
How to Make Garlic Oil
There are presently over 200 recipes in The CookMobile archive and if one was to ask which of the 200 plus tops my list, I would readily acknowledge Get Cooking… »
Adobong Manok sa Patis
I was hankering for good mighty adobo and had a whole chicken already cut-up nicely thawing in my refrigerator today when I opened my pantry only to discover that I Get Cooking… »
Turon na Saging (Banana Eggroll with Honey, Cream Cheese and Mint)
Don’t get me wrong, I love turon na saging as we’ve always known it. You know, with the typical fillings of sliced bananas and sweetened jackfruit strips, all caramelized Get Cooking… »
Cheese-Pineapple Sandwich
It’s been awhile since I’ve last written about my daughter or posted pictures of her here. The reason is simple, really. She asked me not to. She said her friends do visit my cooking Get Cooking… »
Pickled Cucumber (Atsarang Pipino)
A few days ago, I received an email from a reader regarding the Max’s fried chicken recipe we have here at Get Cooking… »
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Sandwiches
With the temperature horribly, terribly, horrendously high at 94 degrees today, sitting down to partake of the usual heavy...
Why beef burger when one can have meaty portobello mushrooms, roasted peppers and sauteed spinach in a panini sandwich? Read More →
One of the most emailed, printed and linked to recipes in The CookMobile is the blackberry grilled cheese sandwich I posted...
Appetizers
No worries…there is not enough alcohol in the dish to result to wild dancing on tables or non-stop singing of “don’t...
“People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about...
What’s up with the up testosterone in the air? I did my weekly grocery shopping today and was suprised by the volume...
Asian Flair
Like the chili-garlic shrimp we have here, this shrimp with oyster sauce is another minutes-from-stove-to-table seafood fare...
Occasionally, my daughter and I pretend we eat healthy. Once or twice a week, we skip McDonald’s Big Mac and head to...
On my neighborhood block, you’ll find two types of Chinese restaurants. One, fancy with crisp tablecloths and napkins,...
From the Oven
As a Filipino in the U.S. without complete access to ingredients indigenous to the Philippines, I, often times, have to substitute...
Most (alright, all) of those who know know me will readily agree that I am a little bit (alright, quite a bit) of a knucklehead....
We were in the midst of quesadillas and animated chatter during our Super Bowl get-together when one of my girlfriends asked...
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