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Sukiyaki (すき焼き) »

I know Sukiyaki, the song- a beautiful, sentimental song translated from a popular Japanese song but I had no idea what a sukiyaki dish was, I did have a vague childhood recollection of it as sauteed meat and veggies but I can’t quite remember the taste. I recently had sukiyaki from a Japanese resto and [...]

November 11, 2011 | Posted in Japanese, Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

Chicken Tikka Masala »

I’ve been wanting to try this dish for a long time but I couldn’t find garam masala which is a very important ingredient for this dish. I found a recipe for it and just made my own. Chicken tikka masala originated in London in the 70’s. It was said that a customer ordered chicken tikka [...]

May 25, 2011 | Posted in Indian Food, Photo | Read More »

Dak Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Chicken) »

This Korean chicken dish is sweet, spicy and very yummy. It’s great topping for rice and it makes a good filling for tortillas or pita bread, too. You can add any veggies that you like, just slice it into strips for uniformity. To make it really flavorful, overnight marinating is a must! The recipe below [...]

May 6, 2011 | Posted in Korean Recipes, Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

Daing na Bangus ( Butterflied Boneless Milkfish Belly) »

Daing is a general term for curing and preserving fish with salt and vinegar. The fish is butterflied and is either marinated or salted and sun-dried ( Kulinarya, p.106). Daing is usually eaten at breakfast with fried egg, garlic fried rice, chopped tomatoes, atchara (pickled young papaya) and vinegar for dipping…Mmmm! If you haven’t tried [...]

April 22, 2011 | Posted in Filipino Food, Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

Sisig for KCC (February Theme: Aphrodisiac) »

The February theme for KCC is aphrodisiac, very appropriate for this month of love ;). Food that are considered aphrodisiacs are either visually stimulating or contains nutrients that gives you stamina or so they say. Some foods that are known as aphrodisiacs are oysters, banana, strawberries, chocolates and chillies to name a few.. Whether aphrodisiacs [...]

February 21, 2011 | Posted in Filipino Food, Kulinarya Cooking Club, Photo | Read More »

Beef Sinigang ( Beef in Tamarind Broth) »

Sinigang is tamarind base soup; Pork, shrimp, fish and beef can be use to make this soup. I like pork sinigang the best, and I am so very proud to say even before I hardly knew how to cook that I can make a really good sinigang but it didn’t come from me, my sisters [...]

January 8, 2011 | Posted in Featured, Filipino Food, Meat, Photo | Read More »

Dinuguan (Pork Blood Stew) »

Dinuguan is a classic Filipino dish made of pig’s intestines stewed in vinegar and pork blood with green chillies. I remember my mom used to cook it to give to her boss; I haven’t actually eaten that kind of dinuguan (because I refused to), I prefer the less exotic version made with pork belly. In the spirit of Halloween, I dared [...]

October 29, 2010 | Posted in Filipino Food, Olive's Twist, Photo | Read More »

KCC: Filipino-Spanish Dishes: Pork Estofada »

KCC’s theme for the month of September 2010 is: Filipino-Spanish Dishes!! Filipino cuisine is heavily influenced by Spanish, not surprising since they stayed in our country for over 300 years. Most of these dishes are rich and satisfying and mouthwatering! I’ve made several in the past, most are everyday dishes and always, always eaten with rice..which is [...]

September 20, 2010 | Posted in Filipino Food, Kulinarya Cooking Club, Photo | Read More »

Puto (Rice Cakes) »

This post is for my paternal grandma who recently passed away. She used to make puto for me and my siblings and cousins when we were kids whenever we come for a visit. I realized now how it must have been tedious for her to make a batch of puto or anything really at the [...]

September 4, 2010 | Posted in Featured, Kakanin-Native Delicacies, Photo | Read More »

Lumpiang Ubod (Coconut Pith Spring Roll) »

This is part two of my post for KCC this month. Fresh Lumpiang Ubod brings back memories of my childhood, my aunts and Goldilocks, the bakeshop/diner that is. We used walk there in the summer afternoons for snack, it’s close to where my aunts used to live. This is what the grown-ups usually order while [...]

August 27, 2010 | Posted in Filipino Food, Kulinarya Cooking Club, Photo | Read More »