Nuea Sawan (Heavenly Beef)

I am continually amazed by how I keep finding foods that are familiar to my culture in cuisines from all over the world. With its sweet-salty taste and jerky-like texture, nuea sawan reminds me of the Read more

Angus Beef Burger with Bacon, Swiss Cheese and Baby Bella Mushroom Sauce

Remember that Carl’s Jr advertisement of Paris Hilton? I would have provided a video of her washing her Bentley and chomping on a Carl’s Jr Spicy Six-Dollar burger if only this 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 dish 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 (my powers of observation have never been exemplary) that I haven’t seen one in ages when a few years ago they used to dot almost every street corner Read more

Written by Lalaine · Filed Under Pasta! Pasta! 

Mexican-Style Pizza~Clayuda with Tasajo

March 16, 2008

I can’t remember a plate I ever passed up. Thai, Filipino, Japanese, Italian, Indian, Chinese~name it and I’ll eat it. But I do have a special affinity for Mexican food and most of my introduction to this cuisine is from my kitchen staff’s lunch boxes. If I was free from a meeting, my staff and I would all group at the corner of my office and dig in to the home-cooked meals they have packed for work Read more

Written by Lalaine · Filed Under Across the Border 

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

Written by Lalaine · Filed Under Asian Flair, Beef and Veal 

Bistek (Filipino-Style Beef Steak)

January 28, 2008

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

Written by Lalaine · Filed Under Beef and Veal, Truly Pinoy 

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