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One of the dishes from Duo Commis that I really loved was the Hoisin Braised Beef Short Plates with Caramel Glazed Onions and Mashed Potatoes. It is an Asian version of my favorite dish to cook, beef stew. I love beef. (To be honest, I love all sorts of food!) And this dish captured what I love about beef: tender…
One of my absolute favorite dishes to eat in General Santos City is Pakbet by PiYESta! KTv and Restobar. Pakbet or Pinakbet is a popular Filipino stew made of vegetables, some meat usually pork, and bagoong (shrimp paste). The vegetables used in the stew are those popular in the Philippines such as kalabasa (pumpkin), ampalaya (bitter gourd), okra, sitaw (snake…
I grew up loving pan fried pork chop. I still love pork chop. I love it with soy sauce and calamansi. I love it with ketchup. I love it with gravy. I love deep fried pork. Problem is pork has a tendency of getting overcooked and end up being tough and dry. So it takes special skill to prepare really…
Sukiyaki is a Japanese noodle soup. It is cooked by preparing tender thin slices of beef cooked on a pan-grilled on a skillet, with noodles, tofu and vegetables, and a broth made with dashi, mirin, Japanese soy sauce, and sugar. Here is my simple Sukiyaki recipe formulated with the help of my aunts.
Our family’s Noche Buenas have always been something to look forward to. It is the time of the year when my aunts serve their best dishes. Last year, they passed on the toque to us, me and my cousins to prepare the Noche Buena. I was very much stressed out thinking I’d have to satisfy the taste and tummies of…
The first time I tasted this heavenly piece of chicken by Ranchero’s, I immediately fell in love with it. Chicken fried to a crisp in butter and garlic. What’s there not to love? Yummy… is an understatement.
Here’s one of my favorite Japanese dishes: Unagi-Don! It is also called a Kabayaki-Don. Unagi is the Japanese word for freshwater eel. Kabayaki is a Japanese method of cooking seafoods. To make kabayaki, the seafood, usually a fish, is filleted and boned. It is dipped or marinated in a soy sauce based sauce. Then, it is broiled on a grill….
This was my breakfast last Sunday. Looks yummy? IT IS! It’s Spiced Gourmet Tuyo with Capers and Olives. Consider it a fusion of Filipino and Mediterranean cuisines, of my favorites. It’s easy to prepare. Take some bottled spiced gourmet tuyo, heat with the oil it came with. Heat over low fire on a pan. Add some capers and black olives….
I love pasta. And I love tomatoes and tomato-based dishes. Needless to say, I love pasta with tomato-based sauces. And one of the first pasta dishes I learned how to make on my own when I was still in college was Spaghetti alla Puttanesca. Back then I didn’t even know how to make Pomodoro and other basic sauces and tomato…
My absolute favorite from Jollibee is their 2 piece Chickenjoy with extra, extra, extra gravy and their Chickenjoy and (sweet Pinoy style) Spaghetti meal. But there are also days when I crave from their Champ Burger. Imagine a one third pound patty with a Filipino flavor complemented by cheese, greens, tomatoes, mayonnaise, and ketchup. All the good stuff that Filipinos…
My cousin excitedly called me to go down to eat dinner because he bought something he has been craving for: Balamban Liempo. And I was floored. After my first bite, I just had to get my phone to take photos. It was that good! Seriously!
