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Thai Inspired Noodles
I love happy accidents… especially in the kitchen! This was one of them. One Sunday afternoon when the craving for noodles hit but the pantry was almost bare and I was too lazy to go out to the store, this happy accident happened from leftovers in the fridge, believe it or not. Since then, Jade has requested this dish numerous times. We’ve done some variations on the recipe, especially the meat used, and it always comes out delicious. It’s also great with veggies! … Read entire article »
Homemade Potstickers
My girls love dumplings of any kind. One of their favorites to make and eat are potstickers. They are easy enough to make that they can now make them on their own, whenever they feel like it. Once made, they like ‘em steamed, fried, boiled or in soup. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Appetizers, pork
Mexican Pizza
I try to avoid buying processed foods and mixes but I’m a sucker for a good bargain, so that’s how we ended up with a couple of boxes of Mexican Pizza kits. We saw them on sale at Costco for 99 cents a box. Who can resist a sale like that? And since when do you find anything priced at 99 cents in Costco where everything comes in bulk and costs an average of $10? … Read entire article »
LP25 – Make Your Own Bento
This month’s Lasang Pinoy theme, hosted by Ajay, is make your own Bento. My daughters and I pack our own lunches for school and work and have always aspired to make them more aesthetic like the Japanese bentos; but our attempts have always been half-hearted at best because mornings are usually so hectic that we usually end up dumping in a lunch container, whatever is left over from the last night’s dinner. Now with the bento theme, we really had the best of intentions and had even scouted our local asian markets for bento boxes without luck. Then before we could assemble our bentos, life interrupted and I had to go away for a while. In the meantime, I had missed the deadline for posting for Lasang Pinoy! My apologies to Ajay … Read entire article »
Filed under: Lasang Pinoy
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