Nilagang Corned Beef

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 Read more

Cranberry-Blue Cheese Salad with Curried Pecans and Raspberry Vinaigrette

Sure, we just had a Southwestern salad with creamy cilantro dressing a mere 24-hours ago here at The CookMobile but yah know what? When a girl twirls infront of the man Read more

Southwestern Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing

My favorite women, Mothers’ Day tomorrow, the only day you can permit yourself to drop the balls you are juggling. But if you must insist Read more

Tomato Mozzarella Pesto Pasta Salad

Steamed chicken with basil pesto and pine nuts being the ultimate favorite for my brown bag lunches, I usually keep handy~sometimes storebought, mostly homemade~ a pint or so of pesto sauce in my refrigerator. I am simply in love with the heady, aromatic mingling of hard cheese, garlic, fresh herbs and nuts with olive oil on and over Read more

Arroz Caldo

When I was growing up in the Philippines, I would occasionally feign illness to miss a school day. My mother would then send our househelp to buy and bring back every type of food I could think of and one of my favorite requests was arroz caldo bought from the downtown wet market. Read more

Tinolang Palaka (Frog Legs in Ginger Broth)

My husband is a good man. For the most part, he is a responsible, Read more

Mussels and Spinach in Ginger Soup

Although we haven’t officially entered “soup season”, the temperature today was a comfortable and friendly 71 degrees. This mussel soup, however, can be enjoyed in whatever weather. With the ingredients few and light, Read more

Sinigang na Buntot ng Baboy (Pig’s Tail in Tamarind Broth)

Yes, you read right. Pig’s tail. Do I see squirming? Do I hear puking? Sure, pig tails in soups, or in anything for that matter, is certainly an acquired taste but let me say, Read more

Shrimp and Chicken Wonton Soup

My husband has been feeling under the weather these past two days. Flu season again! Chicken afritada was our dinner menu Read more

Bacon-wrapped Hotdogs, Fruited Coleslaw and Bacon-Potato Salad

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 placed 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

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