Cocoflan
I had just made a double batch of coconut cake with seven minute frosting for my sister-in-law’s birthday and had some egg yolks left over from making the frosting. I decided to make leche flan but when I checked the cupboard, I realized I didn’t have any condensed milk. I had coconut milk though, so […]
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Pan Fried Zucchini & Vidalia Onions
Here’s another simple but delicious side dish for when the imagination is sluggish like mine has been lately.
Simply slice up zucchini (courgettes) and pan fry in olive oil until slightly browned on the edges. Then take some sweet vidalia onions, slice and saute in more olive oil until softened. Served with a sauce of lemon, […]
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Basil Salmon & Pasta
I am still not up to cooking much. We have just been cooking old standbys like soups…lots of soups. It has been wickedly cold, but I am not going to complain because I know plenty others who are having a much harsher winter than we are.
While going through my saved drafts, I realized that I […]
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Shrimp and Avocado Salad
This salad, I borrowed from Kalyns Kitchen. I also made this last Sunday for our appetizer/nosh day. I had a two pound bag of shrimps, from Costco of course, and decided to make half into shrimp cocktails and the other half into this salad. I modified it a bit to suit what I had on […]
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Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Everytime we go out to one of those chain restaurants, my girls always get either the chili con queso dip or this one, both usually served with tortilla chips. I looked at several recipes on the internet and came up with this one which is a combination of two or three recipes found. This time […]
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Pinoy Cook Forum
To all Filipino bloggers and all bloggers interested in learning more about Filipino cuisine, the PinoyCook has revived the forum! Go register and join in the fun. Visit: http://www.pinoycook.org/index.php
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Rice Cakes and Other Sweets
You can’t go to the Philippines and not eat rice cakes. We had our share of just about every way rice can be made into cakes.
We were lucky to find the one in the center of the photo above, it is called “patupat”. It is glutinous sweet rice that is cooked in a vat of […]
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