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Mungo: Mung Bean Soup
This is another dish where there are as many variations as there are regions in the Philippines. Some prefer it thick some like it soupy. Some like to put different types of vegetables with it. Me, I happen to like mine on the soupy side and I like it best with bittermelon (ampalaya) leaves. I had a couple of bittermelon plants come up in our garden this year, one was scrawny but the other one was lush and full of big pretty leaves. I just had to make this soup to use some of the leaves before the frost beats me to it. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Filipino, pork, secret pot, shrimps, soup
Chicken Bistek 2
Often when I am being unimaginative, I always turn to old favorites and standbys. Guess what, most of them are the types that are quick and easy to make! So is it any wonder that we fall back again on Chicken Bistek on a day when we just did not feel like cooking anything elaborate but still needed to eat something filling anyway? When we first made Chicken Bistek, which is a variation from the Filipino Beef Steak, we used chicken breasts and found them a little too dry. so for this version, we decided to use chicken thighs which have become a regular in my freezer ever since Costco started selling the boneless, skinless variety in convenient one serving packs. … Read entire article »
Spring Rolls
I finally had a chance to try my hand out at making my own spring rolls and decided to have a wrap up day when the girls had their sushi rolling day. This would have been a great entry for Lasang Pinoy’s Binalot event, but things just didn’t synch up right and I missed the deadline. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Appetizers, seafood, shrimps
Zucchini Basil Muffins
I think I can finally start posting the backlog of recipes that I tried out this summer. I finally got all the little bugs out of this new website, or so I hope. Anyway, this zucchini and basil muffin was a pleasant surprise, using two ingredients from our garden in a new way. … Read entire article »
Filed under: bread, side dishes
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