Hope you dads had a nice time yesterday. We’re really not big on celebrating things like Father’s Day and Mother’s Day but yesterday was an exception. Yesterday was also Speedy’s birthday so we were celebrating all throughout the weekend. Nothing grand. Just the four of us together with lots of good food. It started with [...]
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Pork and beans
The 'pork and beans' I grew up with came straight from the can. We only bought one brand -- Hunt's. My brother and I used to say how apt the name 'pork and beans' was -- one piece of fatty pork and lots of beans. Much later, I would learn to remedy that by adding cubes of pork belly to the contents of the can... These days, I like cooking my own pork and beans using dried beans.Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
Pork braised in spicy barbecue sauce
If you prefer super lean meat but still want the moist tenderness characteristic of meat cuts with a generous amount of fat, try marinating the lean meat with oil. But doesn’t that substitute one form of fat for another? Well, you ditch a lot of saturated animal fat and substitute something “healthy” like olive oil.…Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
Baked apple turon (spring rolls)
I’ve been seeing a lot of baked turon on the web lately. It’s obviously an attempt to create a low fat version of a traditionally deep-fried favorite. What’s really curious is how turon is referred to as lumpia. It isn’t, exactly. Turon is fried spring roll with a sweet filling. Lumpia, on the other hand,…Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
How to cook: Poqui-poqui, an Ilocano egg and eggplant dish
I have a second version for cooking poqui-poqui. We loved the first version (on page two of this post) but this one is really so much tastier. What’s the difference between the first and second versions? First, the addition of a bit of pesto and mayonnaise to the beaten eggs. Okay, that makes this second…
Grilled pork, pepper and mango stir fry with peanut sauce
Today’s 15-minute lunch is a medley of meat, vegetables, fruit, aromatics and a sauce that will leave you wondering why you never thought of throwing together pantry basics to create something so uniquely wonderful. What sauce? One made with peanut butter, hoisin sauce, kalamansi juice and chopped chilies. A spin on peanut-based satay sauce, definitely. [...]Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) bruschetta
The bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich, or BLT as it is more popularly called, is a relatively new invention. Unlike the empanada, for instance, which was being enjoyed in the Mediterranean as early as the 1500s, the BLT was unknown prior to 1900. And on its first appearance, it was merely a variation of the [...]Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
Chili and garlic burgers with vegetables fried rice
In the white chocolate, lemon and poppy seed cake post, there was a question about whether poppy seeds were added to the cake for appearance or taste. I told her it’s 90% flavor and 10% appearance. Come to think of it, the visual appeal of poppy seeds is just coincidental. It’s a very Generation Y [...]Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
Chocolate and coffee cocktail. Hot and spicy. Served with ice.
Four of my favorite things in the world come together in this hot and cold cocktail drink. Yes, hot and cold. Just read on and you’ll find out why. And what are the four favorite things? Chocolate, coffee, Kahlua Coffee Liqueur and Bailey’s Irish Cream. But that’s not all. This cocktail drink is also a [...]Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
Mother?s Day special for moms on a low-fat diet: steamed pompano with ginger sauce
Most of my friends who cook think that commercial broth cubes are an essential ingredient of steamed whole fish. I beg to disagree. Using broth cubes takes the control out of the cook because you're stuck with the flavors in the broth cubes. Worse, the MSG content of broth cubes kill the natural flavors of the fish and who the heck wants that? Might as well eat canned fish.Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
How to make a very ?meaty? pasta sauce with very little meat
When Sam announced a couple of weeks ago that she would be inviting some half a dozen friends to spend the weekend, the announcement came with a “preferred menu” — sinigang na baboy, the immortal baked mac, and butterscotch and chocolate fudge combo brownies. Considering how hot summer has been so far this year and [...]Quality-only Ad Network. Simple!Powered by InfluAds
