Bacon-Wrapped Steak
Who doesn’t love a few crisp strips of bacon? And who can resist a big, burly juicy steak? Well, now here’s something for lovers of both… a huge, shiny, sizzling bacon-wrapped beef steak for any day of the week! Even if you’re in no mood to cook, this is the easiest thing to do [...]
Pad Thai : A Grub Kit Makes Dinner Easy
Flat rice noodles grazed on a medley of tangy tamarind with a hint of salty fish sauce, topped with onions, scallions, bean sprouts, tofu,crushed peanuts and finished off with a spritz of lime . Did you ever think this meal could come from a kit? Unbelievable ? I imagine what’s going on in your [...]
Blueberry- Purple Yam Tart : Filipino Flavors for Pie Day
The plump, tart blueberries cooked in syrup and laced with lemon juice, popped in my mouth. Unexpectedly a burst of fresh blueberry juice released its glory in my being. I closed my eyes dreamily as I licked the spoonful of sweet purple yam the berries were cradled in. And last but not the least, [...]
Eggplant and Okra Stew : Dad Would Have Approved !
I peeked through my grocery bags and found a bounty of vegetables… long, shiny purple colored Chinese eggplants, a fresh pound of plump okra its fuzzy green outer skin enticed me to cook it right away, a large piece of fresh ginger with its coarse, flesh -colored outer skin gave way to yellow fibrous insides [...]
Cookie Dough-lympics: Million Layer Chocolate-Rum-Coconut-Guava-Caramel No Bake Cookie Dough Cake
This is a cake that’s extravagant, exquisite and unexpectedly easy to make. A million decadent flavors went into this spectacular dessert : a bottomless chocolate crust, cookie dough with choco morsels & marshmallows, coconut flakes, guava paste, butterscotch chips, condensed milk and finally, topped with an extra layer of cookie dough immersed with rum. Yum! [...]
Jackfruit “Langka” Ice Cream, A Filipino Frozen treat
The little sharp protrusions on the oval-shaped green fruit, measuring the size of a watermelon used to scare me as a child. Once, I curiously touched the pointy tips on the fruit’s surface and felt a dull prick on my tiny fingers. I ran away and did not want to return to the kitchen. That [...]
The Filipino Turon ng Saging, Banana Fritters with Mango Syrup
The crisp fritters were hot off the skillet, freshly made, crunchy at the first bite, flakey wafer-like bits falling off the plate. Inside the fritter, I tasted a sweet, succulent banana plantain, which is also called “saging saba” (say “sa-guing sa-bah” ) by Filipinos. I slowly dipped this crisp banana creation in a [...]
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