Sweet and Tangy Tri-Tip Roast

As you can well see from my sporadic posting of recipes here at The CookMobile, I haven’t been spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately. With the current dizzying twists and turns going on in my life right now, cooking, in as much as I enjoy it, has taken the back burner. Still, one can only have so many Read more

Nuea Sawan (Heavenly Beef)

I am continually amazed by how foods and cuisines from all over the world are closely intertwined. Take for instance this nuea sawan, with its sweet-salty taste and jerky-like texture, it reminds me of Read more

Angus Beef Burger with Mushroom Sauce

Angus beef is prized for its higher, finer marbling and it is these finely textured white ‘fat” flecks which elevate this premium beef in flavor and tenderness. Let me tell you, the earthy portabella mushrooms in steak sauce, caramelized Maui sweet onions, crisp back-end bacon, spicy pepper jack cheese, and pillowy-soft hamburger Read more

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 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

Korean BBQ Short Ribs (Kalbi)

An update: This korean BBQ short rib recipe is one of my earlier entries but I think, ribs as good as these deserve a re-introduction. So, here they are at the spotlight again and just in time for grilling season. You can actually cook them any way you want, as they are perfect pan-fried, grilled or broiled! Read more

Beef Pochero

If there is ever a clearer display of how diversified the Philippine cuisine is, I believe it can be found in the many ways the pochero recipe is interpreted from one Filipino kitchen to another. Google the recipe and different food websites will provide you with different variations~from the basic Nilaga-style version enhanced simply by the addition 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

Spaghetti Pizza

Whatever happened to Shakey’s Pizza? It just occured to me as I am typing this that I haven’t seen one in ages when a few years ago, they used to dot almost every street corner Read more

Pepper Steak

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

Bistek (Filipino-Style Beef Steak)

Bistek is the equivalent of “beef steak” in a Filipino’s kitchen. It is comparable to how adobo is prepared, calling also soy sauce, garlic and onions as its ingredients. However, lime juice takes the place of vinegar in a bistek recipe. Read more

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