Khow Pad Moo (Thai Pork Fried Rice)
April 28, 2008
There are numerous blog postings in the forums I frequent and newscasts on The Filipino Channel I patronize about the rice crisis in the Philippines. However, the information about the shortage did not elicit interest from me until today when I went to our nearby asian supermarket for my bi-monthly grocery shopping. I found out that not only was my favorite brand of jasmine rice out of stock but there was also a limit of two bags Read more
Tilapia Fillets with Black Bean Sauce
April 13, 2008
Redolent with black beans, garlic and chili, this tilapia recipe is an interesting adventure for the palate! Black bean sauce is a constant feature in chinese cookery and is an excellent basis for seafood. However, I am not a big fan of the commercially-prepared variety because of Read more
Pepper Steak
March 6, 2008
I love being a mother. I love being a wife. I love that I can be both and still be an integral member of America’s workforce. But there are moments when I feel I have over-extended myself. Some days, after running around at work and bracing through bumper-to-bumper traffic, I simply want the luxury Read more
Spinach and Mushroom Stir-Fry
March 3, 2008
My visit to Barnes and Noble today resulted to a purchase of Family Brand Name book on “americanized” asian cooking. This spinach and mushroom stir-fry is one of the delicious recipe offerings from the Thai section of the book. Read more
Deep-Fried Tofu
March 3, 2008
My daughter and I have this weekend ritual. Every Saturday, we crawl out of bed at 10 AM, put on our fashion mishaps (I’ve been known to walk the streets with my green-as-a-mango jogging pants and red-as-a-tomato shirt) and head on to a nearby dimsum house for brunch. We order a bowl of congee, some siomai, walnut shrimp for her and this deep-fried tofu dish for me. Read more
Chicken-Mushroom Wonton
February 25, 2008
These are leftover wontons from the wonton-shrimp soup I made last Friday. I just deep-fried the them for my daughter to snack on while watching TV. I paired these chicken-mushroom wonton appetizers with commercial plum sauce but check out sauces and relishes category for orange dipping sauce recipe if you really want to sweat it out! Read more
Shrimp Fried Rice
February 19, 2008
Rice is a primary food staple in the Philippines and in most Asian countries. It has been, for centuries, an affordable source of nutrition in a region where poverty and hunger is common. Due to its benefits and versatility, its popularity has spread worldwide these past years. Read more
Ginisang Upo at Hipon (Sauteed Bottle Gourd with Shrimp)
February 5, 2008
I wonder how marriages manage to work. I mean, women are from Venus and men are, well, just plain Martians. Last week, my husband casually mentioned “my pants are getting a little too small at the waist”, and so I went to the mall and bought him a couple of pairs. Read more
Chicken Teriyaki
February 4, 2008
Occasionally, my daughter and I pretend that we eat healthy. Once or twice a week, we skip McDonald’s Big Mac and head to Yoshinoya for their lean chicken bowls. Very good, if only we stop supersizing the bowls and resist ordering a side of cheesecake! Read more
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
