Teriyaki Salmon, Shrimp and Vegetable Kabobs
July 30, 2008
My husband purchased a new gas grill at Home Depot just a few weeks before summer loomed its hot head, but BBQ season is almost at its last stretch and we have yet to fire it up. Read more
Mini Bacon Ranch and Pico de Gallo Pizzas
July 29, 2008
Sunday was my 38th birthday. Traditionally, I would have prepared a couple of dishes and have a mini gathering at home. Not this year, though. I didn’t even cook Read more
Popcorn Baby Octopus
July 26, 2008
A few years ago, I had an administrator who wouldn’t touch lobster. In fact, I’ve seen her literally shiver in face of a two-pounder lobster. Her story was, when she was but a wee child, Read more
Ginataang Gulay (Vegetables in Coconut Milk)
July 22, 2008
Coconut is an agricultural abundance in the Philippines and, therefore, a mainstay in Filipino cookery. The succulent, young meat and Read more
How to Make Sugar Syrup
July 20, 2008
If you are one of the few who discovered The CookMobile in its early life, you probably already noted the minor re-designing of the site. May I pat myself in the back Read more
Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
July 19, 2008
Pour a glass of cold milk and forget Oreos! A creamy filling made with peanut butter and cream cheese gives classic peanut butter cookies a special twist Read more
Shrimp and Chicken Wonton Soup
July 18, 2008
My husband has been feeling under the weather these past two days. Flu season again! Chicken afritada was our dinner menu Read more
The Secret Recipe of Max’s Restaurant Fried Chicken
July 14, 2008
During the first couple years of our marriage, my husband and I spent our Friday nights at the Cerritos branch of Read more
Hotdogs, Fruited Coleslaw and Bacon-Potato Salad
July 6, 2008
Have I already mentioned that my birthday is this month? I have already discussed my personal feelings about getting old, yes? Can I tell you again the things I am starting to forget? Where I laid my keys, where I put my purse, what whatchamacalit’s name is, etc.. Just last night I threw away cashier’s checks in the trash. They were in a blank envelope, which I mistook to be empty and which I swooped down when I cleared our kitchen counter. I had to go through our community dumpster while my husband and daughter shined a Read more
Sinigang na Manok (Stewing Chicken in Tamarind Broth)
July 4, 2008
The little chicken that could…drive me to bankruptcy.
I am a sucker for good deals. Most often than not, though, I get suckered in by better suckers. Read more
