Crunchy-Fried Petra Sole Fish
January 21, 2008
Sometimes, the best place to find food ideas and recipes is not in cookbooks, or the Food Network, or even on the internet. Remember the promise I made to myself at the beginning of the year? About me asking next door neighbor, mailman, friends for recipes and cooking tips? Well, include fellow shoppers as when I went to grocery-shop last Saturday, I actively harrassed everyone Read more
Chicken Fingers with Honey Mustard Sauce
January 21, 2008
This chicken fingers with honey mustard sauce recipe will surely hit at your game night for the boys and will work wonders as a mid-afternoon snack for the kiddies as well. The cold leftovers can be served in pita breads with tomato, lettuce and honey mustard sauce for your own brown-bag lunch! Read more
Sausage and Roasted Peppers Penne Pasta
January 20, 2008
A Fresh and Easy market opened in my neighborhood last month and one of my glorious food finds during my weekend visit was a bag of petite sweet peppers. Read more
One-Bowl Brownies
January 19, 2008
This one-bowl brownie recipe is one quick sweet fix! Aptly called, everything gets prepared in one bowl and the brownie treats are ready for greedy mouths in less than 40 minutes! The original recipe calls for two cups of sugar but I found that proportion too sweet so for once, I decided to give my Islets of Langerhans a break and tried one and a half instead. Read more
Ginger Sauce
January 17, 2008
This dipping sauce is the perfect compliment for vegetables and seafood. Read more
Mustard Sauce
January 17, 2008
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water
2 tsps oriental mustard
2 tsps heavy cream
1/2 tsp garlic powder
In a small bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix well.
Chill before serving. Read more
Hibachi Steak
January 17, 2008
This is a “knock-off” that I obtained from Todd Wilbur’s Top Secret Restaurant Recipes. Hibachi Steak is a beef and vegetable stir-fry recipe that is prepared teppanyaki-style (teppan=steel grill, yaki=broiled) and was made popular by the Benihana restaurant chain. The restaurant boasts of the best “eatertainment”, with the dining experience elevated by dazzling showmanship~ dicing, chopping and flipping~of highly-trained chefs. Read more
Spicy Buffalo Wings
January 14, 2008
I signed up for the Taste and Create food blog event a few hours past the deadline so I didn’t really expect to be included. But what do you know? Not only was I kindly considered but I also got paired with the host, Myamii, herself! Yes, yes! Read more
Marinated Cucumber Relish
January 14, 2008
These thinly-sliced cucumbers are a delicious accompaniment to fried fish or pork. I added an asian twist to the relish by using sesame oil instead of olive oil in the marinade which gave the dish kind of a nutty aroma and flavor. Read more
Parslied Potatoes
January 14, 2008
The combination of chicken broth, parsley, onions and garlic give a special dimension to the “regular” boiled potato in this parslied potato recipe. Leftovers can be also be served as a cold side dish by draining broth-parsley sauce and topping the potatoes with a vinaigrette dressing. Read more
