Everyone claims they have the best ever guacamole recipe! Guacamole is simple and easy to make with avocado, fresh spices and herbs. I can claim mine as the best guacamole recipe ever because it suits my taste but maybe not yours. I like mine with more cilantro and red onion but to some it might...
Celebrate Thanksgiving with this easy Turkey Pot Pie, baked with golden, flaky crust loaded with turkey and vegetables in creamy, savory sauce. Use leftover roasted turkey or uncooked turkey breast. Try something different this Thanksgiving and make this delicious and easy Turkey Pot Pie in advance, on the day of your celebration or after Thanksgiving....
Sauteed Mushrooms in Garlic Butter and Onion is quick and easy to make yet pack with so much flavor. Serve this Sauteed Baby Bella Mushrooms as an appetizer, a side dish, a topping for pizza or as a meal on its own. Some people either love it or hate it and I am one of...
Grilled Prime Rib Roast is a premium cut of beef, marinated in herbs and spices, grilled to perfection with tender juicy meat and crusty on the outside. Usually when I grill, I prefer to season with only salt and pepper or just salt alone. This time though, I’d like to marinate the prime rib which...
Lemon Pepper Pork Marinade Barbecue is a simple and flavorful marinade for pork, beef, chicken or seafood. Marinate pork in a refreshing Lemon Pepper marinade for at least 8 hours or overnight. Grill low and slow and you’ll have a delicious, moist and juicy meat. For almost a week, the weather forecast was in the...
Shredded Beef with Worcestershire Sauce is a simple and easy stir fry made with floured shredded beef marinated in soy sauce, green and red bell pepper with added flavor of Worcestershire sauce. Honestly, I don’t know the name of this dish but my mom made it frequently and we love it. It doesn’t take much...
Easy Sweet and Spicy Key Lime Coconut Shrimp is butterfly shrimp in a crisp panko breadcrumb with coconut flakes in a sweet, spicy, lime sauce with garbanzos. Sauce can be poured over crispy coconut shrimp or served on the side as dip. If sauce is poured over shrimp, have it right away. Shrimp breading can...
Easy Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry is a popular, delicious Chinese dish that you can quickly make at home. Beef is marinated, stir fried with crisp broccoli in a savory brown sauce that is cooked in less than an hour. If you frequently order this Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry from your favorite Chinese restaurant...
Easy Roasted Garlic Cauliflower is oven roasted cauliflower florets seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, olive oil, parsley, salt, pepper topped with bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese and green onion. This Easy Roasted Garlic Cauliflower is a simple, healthy dish that could be eaten on its own as a snack, appetizer or a side dish. The...
Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage is moist, juicy, tender cured-beef simmered in savory spices served with roasted cabbage, carrots and potatoes. It is so easy to cook so you can prepare it any time of the year. Great for holidays too! Tenderizing corned beef brisket in an instant pot or pressure cookers cuts the...
Chicken Chop Suey with Shrimp Stir-Fry is a quick, easy and healthy dish made with a variety of colorful vegetables with chicken and shrimp. Pork, beef and other seafood can be used as well. Chop Suey is believed to be a Chinese American cuisine created by Chinese immigrants to the US. Growing up, my mom...
Panda Express Kung Pao Chicken Recipe (Copycat) is moist, tender cubed chicken stir-fried in a perfect blend of sweet, spicy, savory sauce with vegetables and roasted peanuts. Kung Pao Chicken originated in the Sichuan Province of China typically uses chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns. Chili peppers add heat while the Sichuan peppercorns neutralizes the spiciness of the...
Goto Instant Pot is a Filipino congee or rice porridge cooked with glutinous rice and honeycomb tripe in a savory ginger broth. Beef tripe is used to make this delicious comforting food. Cooking tripe in a pressure cooker is quicker than the conventional method of slow cooking on stove top. In the Philippines, it is...
Garlic Aioli sauce is a delightful spread or sauce that is so easy to make with mayo, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. This basic aioli recipe is flavorsome on its own but very versatile. Enhance it with some herbs and spices to add more flavor, if you like. It is quick to...
Slow Cooked Curry Ribs is a stew or braised ribs in tomato base and rich and savory curry spice. This is an easy and simple recipe yet flavorful way to cook ribs. This dish is cooked with carrots, potatoes, green peas, green and red pepper. As much as I love to grill ribs, it is...
Jamaican Peppered Shrimp is a savory spicy shrimp dish cooked in 2 ways with peeled headless shrimp or unpeeled head-on shrimp in sauce or dry sauce. Depending on how you choose to cook it, it is scrumptious. Once in a while, I like to try different recipes from other cuisine especially when it comes to...
Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad is so refreshing especially during summer time. Watermelon is abundant at this time of year and it is at its sweetest. Best time to make this delicious Watermelon salad with cucumber and feta. I was at the store yesterday and huge sized watermelons were on sale for only $2 each. How...
Steak with Thyme, Rosemary and Dill is pan-fried ribeye cooked in butter & herbs. Steak is tender, moist and flavorful with savory blends of thyme, rosemary and dill. This simple ribeye steak recipe is so easy to make and delectable. Our July 4th celebration was simple. Most fireworks were cancelled except for 3 locations that...
Learn How to Make Mango Lassi. Mango Lassi is a refreshing blend of sweet mangoes, yogurt, milk, with a touch of cardamom and topped with pistachio, mango and mint leaves. This creamy drink is best when chilled before serving. It is not necessary to top it with anything but for added flavor and texture you...
This Louisiana Seafood Gumbo Recipe is a delectable Louisiana creole seafood dish made with crabs, lobster, shrimp, andouille sausage, a mixture of vegetables called Holy Trinity in a flavorful roux seasoned with herbs and spices. Don’t get confused with creole or Cajun gumbo. Just like me, I’ve used these terms interchangeably. But there is a...
What is Pad Thai Noodles? Pad Thai noodles is a popular classic Thai dish made of shrimp or chicken or a combination of both with flat rice noodles, tofu, egg, bean sprout and peanuts in a savory sweet tangy sauce. Authentic Pad Thai usually have chopped salted radish which is not commonly used in the...
Fruit Cocktail Cake is moist, rich but not too sweet and very easy to make. If you are craving for cake and you have a can of fruit cocktail in your pantry, you can easily whip up this cake recipe. It is simple and quick to make and you’ll be amaze how delicious it is....
Fresh Strawberry Cake with Freeze-Dried Strawberry Buttercream is moist and delightful with intense strawberry flavor. This strawberry cake is flavored with reduced fresh strawberries added to the batter and smothered with creamy frosting that is not too sweet but with rich strawberry flavor from the powdered freeze-dried strawberries. If you love strawberry cake, this is...
Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers are delicious easy desserts made with flaky puff pastry dough filled with cinnamon flavored diced apples. This quick to make Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers can be done in an hour using a store bought puff pastry and fresh apples. If you love apple pie then there’s no doubt you’ll be all...
What is Chicken Satay? Thai Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce is skewered marinated chicken, grilled or cooked in pan or baked in the oven and dipped in a luscious, savory Thai peanut sauce. Boneless chicken thigh is best used when making chicken satay. Chicken breast can be used as well but chicken thigh renders a...
Peanut Sauce is made of peanuts, Thai red curry paste and other savory ingredients that can enhance the flavor of meat, fish or vegetables. It simple and easy, with most of the ingredients are staples in ones kitchen. This creamy peanut sauce is quick to make and can be prepared in less than half an...
Prepare your favorite Steak with Bearnaise this Valentine’s Day! Bearnaise is a French sauce that pairs well with steak, fish and vegetables. Steak with Bearnaise prepared at home is easy and delicious that can beat dining at a fancy restaurant. For one, you can perfectly make your steak to your preference. Second, you are saving...
Thanksgiving is around the corner and ribeye roast is perfect to serve for the holidays. Slow cooking at low temperature is key for a tender, moist and juicy roast. I will show you How to Slow Cook a Ribeye Roast in the Oven that everyone will love. One thing to note, oven temperature varies so...
French Macarons are colorful dainty cookies with ganache, buttercream or jam sandwiched between two macaron cookies. It can be addicting but they are too sweet. Macarons are always described as finicky, fuzzy cookies that should have feet. For some people who are not familiar with these cookies are probably wondering what the h#$# are those...
Easy Moist Chocolate Cake recipe that is not too sweet. This chocolate cake paired with a not too sweet Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is so delicious. I went to you tube and this chocolate cake popped up. With many great comments, I got intrigued and bookmarked the video. Thinking I would make it one...
Skordalia Sauce is a Greek garlic sauce made of potato, minced garlic, olive oil, vinegar and salt. All these ingredients are combined and ...
Chicken Tocino is a delicious Filipino cured chicken, marinated for a day or two in brown sugar, pineapple juice, garlic, soy sauce, apple vinegar ...
These Maple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies will surely satisfy your craving for something sweet. But let me tell, it is not too sweet. It is addicting with ...
Pork Menudo is a traditional stew made with pork, liver, potato, carrots, green and red bell pepper in tomato based sauce. This dish has many ...
Sapin-sapin recipe is a popular Filipino dessert made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, condensed milk and sugar in 3 vibrant colored layers ...
Bacon Wrapped Steak Bites is one of the appetizers we are serving this July 4th. These pieces are about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. I am using ribeye ...
Instant Pot Paksiw na Lechon are leftover meat from a whole roasted pig, lechon kawali or pork roasted in the oven that is simmered in vinegar, liver ...
Refreshing Strawberry Lemonade Drink is a great summer beverage to prepare while strawberries are in season. Freshly squeezed lemon juice adds a twist ...
A simple Grilled Pork seasoned with salt is lip smacking delicious if the right cut of pork is used and properly cooked. This is one of my favorite ...
Swedish Meatballs are easy, all time favorite recipe, made with equal mixture of ground beef and pork, breadcrumbs and other savory ingredients that ...
