We were hungry for lunch. I had a couple of pork chops left, a pack of tofu and vegetables that needed to be used before they go bad. It was an easy decision. Make stir-fry, of course

I had a few pieces left of chicken quarters in the freezer last week. It was the last meat item in our freezer actually before going grocery shopping again. I could not think of what to do with it. I wasn’t in the mood for BBQ or fried. I didn’t feel like chopping vegetables for stir-fry either. I decided to to something I’ve never done before. Combine coconut with chestnuts. Sure, why not?

I’m always raving about how good a caldereta-beef roast cooked in a crockpot is but I’ve ever been able to show pictures, let alone actually blog about it. So here is the long overdue post of this delicious dish that I discovered quite a few months ago.

Before my son goes back to school after a short Spring Break thanks to so many snow days, we made cupcakes. He called them Spring “Blossoms” Cupcakes. He said it reminded him of the  Apple (or is it Cherry?) Blossoms tree near Nan and Pop’s house.

I had a craving for one of my favorite Filipino food the other day which is tocino so I made some, . Good thing my pantry still has a couple of  Mama Sita’s Tocino marinade mix for me to use. I know how to make the marinade myself thanks to JMom but I was I ran out of apple cider vinegar so Yes, good thing I always “spares”. I always make sure to grab tocino, menudo, and sinigang mixes whenever I visit the Filipino store nearby.
The owner actually …

For husband’s dinner last month (February), he chose to have dinner at home instead of going out. I had no problem of cooking at home for him. It was his birthday after all. Besides, I cook pretty much everyday so it’s really no hassle. Hubs wanted fillet mignon so he bought 6 pieces of fillet mignon himself. I had to think of great side dishes that would go nicely with the steaks. I know my husband really well. He’s a meat and potatoes kid of guy so herb-roasted potatoes …

First of, I apologize for not having time to write in my personal foodblog. See, I’ve been foodblogging at  BlissTree’s Food & Nutrition (owned by b5media) section. So you can imagine I get all fooblogged-out at the end of the day. But here I am blogging. I miss my  own personal food space in the internet
Anyway, here are salmon rolls that’s actually been sitting in my folders since January.
INGREDIENTS :

1 can of cooked salmon

2 -3 strings of scallions, chopped finely

salt & pepper for seasoning

red pepper …

My project last weekend was to make Valentine’s Day sugar cookies. I did the cookie dough on Saturday night, put it in the fridge to cool overnight, then took it out in the morning to soften it up before rolling and cutting the heart shaped cookies.
I got a little frustrated during the frosting process because I didn’t have a red food coloring to make a red colored frosting. My husband told me you can’t create a primary color. Well, stubborn me wouldn’t give up. I just had to …

This is a marinade that would work for baking and grilling. I wish it’s summer already so we can start grilling. But not yet so we’ll contend with the oven for now . Before I give you the recipe for the Italian-BBQ marinade I must ask that the first step is to parboil the chicken.
Parboil means boiling the chicken pieces in water for at least 25-20 minutes. This precooks the chicken so it shouldn’t take you a long time to bake or grill ‘em. If you decide …

Pardon me for being snotty-ish but Aubergine is the fancy name for  eggplants. There, you learn something new everyday .
When I grabbed a 2-pack eggplant from the sales bin at the Commissary a few weeks ago I knew I had to make something that the whole family will like. Something that my son would enjoy too since he’s a picky eater. I’m always trying to find ways to introduce him to “new” food I think he should eat or at least try a couple of times before …

I have a  Ziploc bag filled with bananas in the freezer that I know I need to use soon so I decided to make a banana dessert. I didn’t want to make a banana bread so I decided to turn it into a cake. I also found a bag of walnuts from my pantry so I figured I’d add that for some texture. I ended up with this walnut-banana cake with buttercream frosting. It was sinfully delicious.
Kids naturally eat anything sweet but when it comes to cakes, …

It’s Superbowl Sunday folks. I couldn’t care less which teams are playing against each other, hehe. I do like the half-time show and of curse the million-dollar funded commercials. Some are funny some are, ehhhhh. But most of them are clever and hilarious. That’s what I’m looking forward to. Plus the party food .
The best things to make for parties like Superbowl are appetizers and finger foods. You can just buy everything made from grocery stores but if you’re like me, you prefer making things at home. …

Filipino Egg Rolls (Lumpia) are one of the best finger foods for parties like Superbowl. I’m going to post a quick recipe here to add into a roundup I’m currently working on. Enjoy.
These babies need to be wrapped a day ahead. You can find the egg roll wrappers at any Oriental store. Some regular grocery stored have them now too. Also, for the veggies, I suggest you buy the packed shredded carrots and cabbages from the vegetable section. It’s actually the coleslaw pack. Just add chopped garlic and …