Easy Chicken Curry In A Hurry »
I’m borrowing a line from Rachel Ray: I call this my Chicken Curry in a hurry. This dish is really simple and takes no time to make that is if you remembered to thaw the chicken.
Chicken curry is one of my family’s favorite dishes, I usually use bone-in chicken pieces to make this but [...]
Kahlua Cookies »
These cookies are absolutely yummy. I found this recipe about two years ago in Cooking Light Magazine. My interest was piqued by the beautiful photo of the cookies, I immediately open the magazine to that page and scanned the ingredients list.
It took me awhile to make these because back then, I couldn’t find vegetable [...]
The Daring Bakers’ October Challenge: FRENCH MACARONS »
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.
When I found out what the challenge for this month was, I was happy, finally I will be able to try making French or almond [...]
Chinese Steamed Fish Fillet with Crunchy Fried Garlic and Chilli Flakes »
I remember watching an episode of a show hosted by Rachel Ray (before she became really famous where she goes into a celebrity home and watch them cook their specialty dishes or their favorite meals); she went to Kelly Hu’s house and Kelly cooked some of her favorite chinese dishes and one of those was [...]
How To Make Pie Pastry »
Watch Chef Cat Cora making basic pie dough by hand and by using food processor (video is from youtube courtesy of cooking.com) . I make mine similarly by hand using a recipe from Carole Walter’s book, Great Pies and Tarts:
TIPS :
1. Scrape the blender clean every so often
2. Break-up larger particles of fat by pressing [...]
Good Old-Fashioned Apple Pie »
That’s not burnt, trust me, it’s not. In spite of how it looks, my apple pie is on top of my family’s favorite desserts. I know this recipe by heart, it’s the one and only apple pie recipe that I’ve been using for almost a couple of years now every week since I’ve found [...]
Pork and Chillies in Coconut Milk (Bicol Express) »
My husband is crazy about hot and spicy food, and “trained” me to like it too. I remember my first time to eat chilli in pork sinigang, I was literally crying and sniffling, my nose just won’t quit dripping, but my husband kept encouraging me to go on, he said I’ll get used [...]
Dessert Wonton with Squash Filling and Chocolate Dipping Sauce »
Here’s part two of this month’s Daring Cooks’ Challenge. I’m a day late in posting this but it’s better than never. The original recipe that Jaden wanted us to try was with chocolate fillling but we were given free rein on the filling and shape of the wantons, did I mention there’s a contest?
Here’s [...]
Daring Cooks: Pho Ga - Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup »
The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook.
When I first heard of this month’s challenge, I was excited even though I’m not into noddle soup that much but I always wanted to try new things [...]
How To Poach An Egg »
This video is from youtube courtesy of GoodHouseKeeping.com I love sunny-side up eggs but sometimes I can’t help but use way too much oil in making it; poaching eggs is a healthier alternative. I’m posting this to complement my post on Arroz ala Cubana where I used poached eggs.
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