Recipes to Satisfy Your Cravings
Halabos na Hipon is a simple and common way of cooking shrimp in the Philippines. Head-on shrimp or prawn are boiled until it turns reddish orange and seasoned with salt. It is a quick process to keep shrimp juicy and tender. Traditionally, shrimp is cooked with salt and water. Filipinos have improvise the recipe and…
Coconut Acai Berry Smoothie – talking about healthy. Try this refreshing and delicious acai smoothie for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack. It is a concoction of healthy berries like strawberry and blueberry mixed with almond milk and chia seeds, topped with coconut milk and your favorite berry fruits. This Coconut Acai Berry Smoothie…
This Hot Zucchini Sauce is easy, refreshing, tasting sauce, made of zucchini with creamy savory sauce. It is delicious and pairs well with pasta, bread, fish, meat or chicken. Zucchini has a delicate flavor that is elevated with this light creamy sauce. This Hot Zucchini Sauce is something that you can easily prepare on a…
Do you know How to Steam Lobster when craving strikes? Steaming lobster is an easier way to cook these crustaceans and steaming yields a more tender meat than boiling. Cooking a whole lobster at home is much cheaper than having it in a restaurant. Plus, most restaurants only serve lobster tail. If you love having…
This Stir-fry Bulgogi Eggplant is simple, easy and a delicious way to cook eggplant. Pan frying eggplant gives this spongy vegetable a firmer texture with slightly crisp skin in a flavorful sauce. I used the Japanese eggplant that is firm, long and slender. This Korean Stir-fry Bulgogi Eggplant recipe can be prepared in less than…
Media Noche is a Filipino tradition wherein food and drinks are served after we ring in the New Year. New Year’s Eve 2020 is just a few days away and the whole world will be ringing in the New Year 2020. Different countries have different traditions in welcoming the New Year. New Year is one…
Asian Carrot Radish Salad is easy, simple, crunchy and refreshing vegetable appetizer or side dish made of radish, carrot, green onion and shallot in a sweet savory sauce. This radish salad pairs well with meat, chicken or poultry and fish. Red radish or Daikon variety will work well with this salad recipe. For a delicious,…
Ring in the New Year with this refreshing Pomegranate Cosmos recipe, made with pomegranate juice, vodka, orange liqueur and lime juice. Pomegranate are deliciously sweet and juicy this time of year. A great time to try Pomegranate Cosmos, if you have never had one. To make this Pomegranate Cosmos recipe, a store-bought pomegranate juice will…
Eggnog Custard Pie is a delicious silky smooth dessert made of milk, eggs, nutmeg and eggnog. If you love eggnog, make this seasonal holiday pie while you can. After the holidays, you have to wait almost a year before they stock eggnog again. If you have read my previous post Eggnog White Russian cocktail and…
Instant Pot Leche Flan is a quicker way to cook this Filipino creamy smooth custard with caramel syrup. Leche Flan is usually served during special occasions or holidays. Why, I have no clue since it is not that hard to make. Due to my mom’s catering business, it was made every other week. It was…
Instant Pot Pata Tim is a quicker way to cook this succulent pork hock dish. Pata Tim is a Filipino/Chinese braised pork hock or pig’s trotters, marinated, then slow-cooked in sugar, spices and broth until very tender and served with pechay and mushroom. Using a pressure cooker will shortened cooking time tremendously than stove top…
Crispy Pata is a popular Filipino dish made of tender boiled pork leg then deep fried until golden and crispy. Boiling pork leg also known as pork hock takes at least an hour and half to cook on stove top. But using an Instant Pot or pressure cooker will cut the cooking time tremendously. Crispy…
Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce is Today’s Delight, a super easy recipe to make at home. Chicken and Broccoli are the main ingredients flavored with savory oyster sauce and other seasonings. This simple and healthy dish is much flavorful when chicken is marinated for at least an hour. I prepped everything the…
Roasted Asparagus with Bearnaise Sauce is a side dish served with fish, seafood or meat. Asparagus is often roasted, boiled or steamed. I googled Asparagus and pulled up Wikipedia. To my surprise, asparagus’s composition is 93% water. I would have never guess that because of it’s texture. Aside from being good, it is rich in…
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…
Try this easy Sayote Omelette with Pork and Shrimp with savory and creamy gravy. Sayote Omelette is sautéed in onion, garlic, tomato, pork & shrimp. Mixture enclosed in beaten eggs to an omelette poured over with creamy gravy. Quick and easy omelette dish that you can prepare for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Although, it is…
Try this Apricot Glazed Carve Ham with Rosemary and Brown Sugar for this holiday season! If you like the sweet flavor of fruit, apricot combined with rosemary and brown sugar makes a really good ham glaze. Give ham a different twist this feasting season than the usual decadent pineapple brown sugar glaze. Thanksgiving is upon…
French Macarons are colorful dainty cookies with ganache, buttercream or jam filling 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…
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…
This Red Velvet Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies are festive holiday cookies that you can easily make on this hectic time of year. Kids and adults alike ...
This soft eggnog cookies are a great seasonal treat for the holidays. They’re deliciously soft, not too sweet with a subtle blend of spices topped ...
Easy Special Bibingka Recipe is Today’s Delight, a Filipino baked rice cake made special with all the toppings. Bibingka is made by combining rice ...
Tis the season and celebrate with Eggnog White Russian. A great creamy spiced boozy drink to start the holiday season. This delicious Christmas ...
Roasted Turkey with Lemon Parsley & Garlic never fails to impress. Crispy on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside. This Roasted Turkey ...
Candy Cane Macarons with Buttercream Filling are dainty and festive French pastries made of meringue, almond flour, powdered sugar and filled with ...
Bacon Shallot Green Bean Casserole is a delicious side dish with green beans, shallot and crispy bacon in creamy mushroom sauce topped with French ...
Pan-Seared Garlic Scallops is Today’s Delight, seasoned simply with garlic, salt and pepper, cooked and seared in butter until it forms a perfect ...
Chicken Mami Recipe is Today’s Delight. Try this Chicken Mami recipe, a Filipino chicken noodle soup served in a rich flavorful chicken broth with ...
Still haven’t decided what to have this Thanksgiving, try this Instant Pot Pork Carnitas recipe. Carnitas is a popular Mexican pork dish, cook in ...
