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LaPiS #3: Grilled
This photo of skewered and grilled chicken thighs is submitted for LaPiS (Lasang Pinoy Sundays) food photo event. Visit cesSpices for a list of other LaPiS entries. I haven’t posted the recipe for this dish yet, but check out other grilled dishes we’ve posted in the past: Grilled Steaks Grilled Chicken with Pesto Marinade Grilled Vegetables Grilled Steak and Beets Joojeh Kabab Korean Barbeque (bulgogi) … Read entire article »
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June DB Challenge: Danish Braid
June’s Daring Bakers Challenge, hosted by Sass & Veracity, and Ben of What’s Cookin’? is: Technique: Making and working with yeasted laminated dough Recipe: “Danish Braid” from Sherry Yard’s The Secrets of Baking This was another intimidating recipe for me, where, had I not committed to making it for Daring Bakers, I probably wouldn’t be inclined to make it on my own. Just the mention of ‘yeasted’ and ‘laminated’ would have sent me running. But that was my purpose for joining Daring Bakers, wasn’t it? So here I go. Once I got started making the dough, though, it got easier. I read through the recipe once, then just followed each step one at a time. Once I got going and found a rhythm, it actually went pretty smoothly and I found the … Read entire article »
Filed under: bread, Daring Bakers
Easy Wonton Soup
Summer and soups almost don’t seem to go together, but they do in this case. One, this is perfect for hot summer nights because it’s easy to prepare and doesn’t take a long time to cook, thus keeping the kitchen cool. It’s light enough for when it’s just so hot you don’t want to move but still filling enough to keep you satisfied. Lastly, and most people who live in hot tropical climes will tell you this same thing, is that when you eat something hot, you sweat thus cooling off your body! Yeah, I have a hard time convincing my kids on the last point, but this soup is so delicious they just take my word for it. First off on the easy part, it helps if you have some … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chinese, Quick meals, soup
LaPiS #2 Dessert: CocoFlan
One of my favorite photos of my favorite dessert. (Click on the photo for the recipe) LaPiS (Lasang Pinoy Sundays) is a weekly photo blogging event highlighting Filipino foods. … Read entire article »
Easy Loco Moco
Here’s another breakfast treat. I know, since school let out for the summer it seems we’ve been cooking up a lot of breakfasts. This is a Hawaiian specialty and it’s a great way to use up leftover hamburgers from the night before. All it is hamburger patty, topped with brown gravy and served with steamed rice and eggs. Based on the Giblet Gravy previously posted, making gravy is really quite easy. To make this brown gravy, here is what I did: HOW TO MAKE GRAVY Get half a stick of butter (4 tablespoons) and melt it until it starts to brown and most of the solids are starting to turn brown. Add 4 tablespoons of flour (notice the amount of flour equals the amount of butter) and stir it in the … Read entire article »
Papaya & Lime Juice
One of my favorites fruits is papaya. My daughters have never been very fond of it and couldn’t understand my liking for it. That is, until they went home to the Philippines in 2006. They are still gushing about the papaya they had over there. Sadly though, that just made them turn their noses up even more to the bland papayas that we get here. I don’t ever learn my lesson though, that’s how strong my attraction is to this fruit. Every time I see one at the store, I just can’t pass it up. My daughter says to me, “I don’t know why you’re getting another one, you’d just be disappointed.” She’s right, more often than not, I end up getting disappointed that they aren’t sweet enough or fragrant … Read entire article »
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Cherry Crisp
This is called Cherry Crisp but around here it is more commonly referred to as Cherry Dump Cake. My daughters hate that name though since they have an aunt who associates that second name to something totally disgusting. Anyway, this is a very easy cake to make, certainly way below the Daring Baker meter, but perfect for kids. My ten year old daughter, The Clone, can do this by herself. You will see from the recipe how this treat got its name. You basically dump everything in a pan, bake it and you get something very yummy and delicious. … Read entire article »
Fried Potatoes
This was last weekend’s breakfast that I think will be repeated this weekend. The girls loved the fried potatoes. In fact, last night when we had some grilled steaks, they were asking for these to go along with the steaks, but Jade had already made mashed potatoes, so I told them next time. My step-dad who was from Kentucky but raised the Southern way, introduced me and my sisters to this dish. But whenever I tried to cook it, I always ended up burning the onions before the potatoes could brown and crisp up. Finally, I came up with another way to still get the onion flavor without burning them. I usually like to use sweet onions for this recipe, but regular old brown or yellow onions work nicely too. … Read entire article »
Furikake for Breakfast
I went to Los Angeles last month to visit family and of course aside from the visits, lots of food was also involved. This furikake was one of them. My cousin from Japan also happened to be visiting my mom at the same time I was and she introduced me to Furikake. She brought us lots of goodies from Japan (among them a beautiful yukata), but I’ll blog more about those later. She told me that she uses this furikake in a pinch when the kids don’t like what she’s cooked for dinner. She just gives them a bowl of rice and sprinkle this on top and they’re good to go! Furikake is like a confetti of flavors. The main ingredient is usually shredded Nori, the black stuff that is used … Read entire article »
Eggplant Salad
I’ve posted a recipe for this eggplant salad before, but it doesn’t hurt to revisit a recipe especially when it’s a favorite like this one. We’ve taken out the grill and have started grilling again, and these eggplants were one of the first to hop on the coals. YOU WILL NEED: 2 Eggplants (if you’re using the large purple ones) 4-6 Roma tomatoes, chopped 1 small Onion, finely chopped 1 teaspoon fresh Ginger, minced 3 sprigs of Green onions, sliced thin Juice of 1 Lemon 3 Tablespoons of Bagoong or Fish Sauce (you can omit this if you don’t have it or don’t like it, just use salt instead) Cilantro, chopped (optional) First, grill the eggplants until the skin is charred and can be peeled off easily. Some people boil the eggplants but you know that grilling always makes it … Read entire article »
Filed under: Filipino, salads, side dishes, vegetables
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