All Grown-Up: Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Basil Leaves and Stramato

Anupama is inviting bloggers and non-bloggers alike to get slicing and to bring on their sandwich masterpieces to her Food-n-More’s The Sandwich Festival. My submission is the classic grilled cheese sandwich, with an added “grown-up” twist. I assembled my version using thick-sliced french bread,
provolone cheese, fresh basil leaves and slices of Read more

Kare-kareng Beef Oxtail and Tendon (Beef Stew with Peanut Sauce)

I have prepared kare-kare on many and for many occasions. Each and every time, I get applauded for the dish~”the best kare-kare, lalaine, “teach me your recipe, lalaine”. Each and every time, I acknowledge the compliment with a “thank you” and sit through the the gathering with a sly smile plastered on my face. You see, the each and everytime I cooked my kare-kare, Read more

Rosemary Chicken

Delicious meals need not equate hours in the kitchen. Quick and easy, the ingredients for this baked chicken recipe can be readied in the time it takes to preheat oven. Complete this greek-inspired dish by tossing in potato cubes and zucchini slices Read more

My Tamed Kung Pao Chicken Version

Time flies so fast it often whizzes by unnoticed. Was it not just yesterday when I welcomed spring with my new header image and anticipated the BBQ season with my honey-glazed porkchops recipe? Wow! I need to change the spring logo NOW as summer with all its cruel heat has definitely arrived! And my! In approximately two months, I’ll be 38! Shudder. Read more

Angel Hair Pomodoro with Garlic Shrimp

Previously, I shared with you about a weekend ritual that my daughter and I have. It is a very special time that we both enjoy and look forward to. Last Saturday, however, we agreed that a weekend diet of deep-fried tofu deserves a rest and decided instead to check out the farmer’s market at the Cerritos Town Center, Read more

Hawaiian-Style Spareribs

Quick! Grab some napkins! You’ll need a pile to enjoy these sweet and tangy hawaiian-style pork spareribs! Read more

Chicken Soup with Pandan Leaves

Simple. Flavorful. Exotic.
This chicken soup idea that I found on a package of Knorr chicken broth cubes borrows the basic ingredients of the chicken tinola as it, like the classic filipino dish, also starts with sauteed garlic, onions and ginger. However, the addition of pandan leaves lends a unique Read more