2010 July | Latest Recipes

Rhum Chicken »

I love easy recipes, whenever I see one, I save it and try it as soon as I possibly can and if it’s really good, I make it again and again and when I’m really happy about it, I can’t help but share it too :). Like this dish, I saw this on Ju’s blog, [...]

July 31, 2010 | Posted in Chicken, Featured, Photo | Read More »

Giada’s Pasta Primavera »

This is another favorite pasta primavera recipe of mine; it’s from Giada de Laurentiis. This the most simple pasta primavera recipe I’ve come across with. What could be easier than boiling some bow pasta while roasting the veggies, when both are done, just combine and season to taste. It tastes good too.. very, very good! The natural sugars [...]

July 30, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Giada de Laurentiis, Photo | Read More »

Spicy Hot Eggplant Dish (Baigan Ka Bhart) »

I learned how to make this dish from YouTube, it’s an Indian vegetarian dish. It’s super HOT, my husband and I like it so much, especially with roti ( Indian flatbread) or tortilla to go with it, I like to toast the roti/tortilla and dip it in this eggplant dish..so good! This is also a great side dish for grilled/barbecued [...]

July 28, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Photo | Read More »

Easy Baked (Everyday) Cheesecake »

This cheesecake is very simple, perfect for everyday dessert. Most cheesecake recipes call for 2 -5 (8oz) boxes of creamcheese, that’s just too much (expensive too ) and reason enough for me to only make cheesecakes on special ocassions but I can’t always wait for a birthday or anniversary to come so I thought why not make a practical [...]

July 27, 2010 | Posted in Baking, Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

Kulinarya Cooking Club: Ginataan »

I’m so happy with this month’s KCC theme because coconut milk is my favorite! :) I have posted many of my favorite gata (coconut milk) recipes already but there are so much more that I haven’t shared yet like this recipe: Ginataang Halo-Halo or Ginataang Bilo-Bilo, it’s my mom’s favorite and she used to cook it often especially on [...]

July 20, 2010 | Posted in Kulinarya Cooking Club, Photo | Read More »

Orange-Lemon Pork Tenderloin »

Years back when I was a kid, there was no cable television yet; there were only about 5 channels available then and there was this Chinese cooking show that I used to watch pretty regularly because it comes before the cartoons. It was in all in Chinese so I didn’t understand a thing but I [...]

July 14, 2010 | Posted in Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

Japanese Cotton Cake »

I love cakes especially simple ones that doesn’t need any icing and goes well with tea or coffee. When I saw this cake on Jeannie’s blog , I just knew that I’m going to like it. This cake is so light and fluffy and has a creamy taste; I have to warn you though, i’ts quite addictive, [...]

July 10, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Photo | Read More »

Fish In Tamarind and Red Curry Sauce (Plah Tote Laht Nahm Prik Makahm) »

This is a Thai dish..it’s hot and spicy with a little tang courtesy of the tamarind paste- I have a jar of it that I seldom use and it comes in handy for this fish recipe. Whole fish can be used for this dish, I would have used it but my family wants fillet of [...]

July 8, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Photo, Seafood | Read More »

Kaiserschmarren »

What?..what’s that again?!..my kids asked after I told them what we’re having for dessert.. it’s kaiser-something, I said and please don’t ask me anymore because I honestly can’t say it correctly, all I know is that I have to make this after seeing it on Wolfgang Puck’s website because it looks so yummy! Kaiserschmarrn is an Austrian dessert that [...]

July 4, 2010 | Posted in Olive's Twist, Photo, Wolfgang Puck | Read More »

How To Make Kaiserschmarren »

I used this as a guide in making Kaiserschmarren although I use a different recipe. I make my kaiserschmarren a lot messier (because I use a bigger pan) but it always delicious! I hope you’ll find this video useful too! :)

July 4, 2010 | Posted in Video | Read More »