Chicken with Twenty Cloves of Garlic

If you have ever contemplated, have been on the verge or have actually endured a divorce, you know it is a painful, confusing crossroad. Knowing you haven’t been happy for the longest, knowing it is for the best, does not in any way lessen the bleeding. It still hurts like a mother……. Read more

Chicken, Caramelized Onions and Gouda Quesadilla

What’s up with the up testosterone in the air? I did my weekly grocery shopping today and was suprised by the volume of men who were out from their caves to food shop. And instead of glumly following their wives, they were actively Read more

Spinach-Ricotta Chicken Roll

I love food blogging. Yes, I do. Over the course of months I’ve been doing this, I’ve been fortunate to develop kinship with fellow bloggers, discover many fantastic meal ideas and feast on orgasmic food porn. But, sometimes, I am dismayed by the increase in food that leaves my kitchen as waste. For instance, Read more

Sesame Chicken and Watermelon

My daughter, Liane, dislikes all most vegetables and fruits. I say most because she would eat the pechay or kangkong I add in sinigang soups but would pick out and leave on her plate the carrots or bell peppers I add in dishes such as guisadong pancit miki or afritada. Today, I was really Read more

Lumpiang Shanghai

Christmas has come and gone and I am yet to pose one of the most popular mainstay of Filipino food gatherings~a delicious Pinoy version of eggrolls: lumpiang shanghai. I do have a 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

Guisadong Pancit Miki

I’ve heard and known for quite awhile the magic of Adobe Photoshop in terms of photo editing. We’ve had the program for a year now and my daughter has been actively using it for her website, Read more

Steamed Chicken with Basil Pesto and Toasted Pine Nuts

I love this type of recipes. You know, the type so simple to make, yet, so versatile that with a few more ingredients added in, leftovers morph Read more

Chicken with Apples and Brie

You know how, sometimes, in the heat of the moment you’ll say mean little things and take quite a pleasure in doing so? Then, after awhile, when the storm has passed and the situation got chewed on a bit, you wish you could take back the words that have left your lips Read more

Ginisang Pechay at Giniling

Ginisang pechay is one of my favorite vegetable dishes to make. It’s simple to prepare, delicious with fried fish, and packed with calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients. Read more

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