Growing up, my dad always cooks this Chinese herbal soup that he calls “Go Kong”. It is an aromatic dish that is very nutritious, calming and comforting once consumed. The smell that fills my entire kitchen when I cook this soup is just simply amazing! The herbal aroma of it everytime I cook it now just brings back a lot of memories about my Dad and […]
Prep Time: 25-30 minutes Cooking Time: 1 1/2 hr Servings: 4-6 I recommend reading my tips first. That way, you might want to follow some tips there that will affect your grocery-buying or the way you will cook and prepare your meal or the recipe itself. Ingredients: 2 lbs beef shank or beef short ribs(cut […]
Pork Sinigang (Pork in Tamarind Soup) Prep Time: 25-30 minutes Cooking Time: 1hr Servings: 6-8 Ingredients: 2 lbs pork ribs or pork butt with skin 1/2 medium tomato cut in cubes 1/2 medium white or yellow onions 2 pcs Anaheim peppers 1 cup of sitaw or use 1 whole stalk cut into 2 inches (Chinese […]
As a mother with two kids, I have always planned our meals. They’re both grown up now and my son has moved to L.A. already. With my husband, my daughter and I to worry about on a daily basis or at least 3-4 days a week. We try to eat out on weekends or just buy take-out so we […]
Prep time: 35-40 minutes Serving: 10-12 servings Ingredients: 1 lb sliced pre-cooked octopus (big ones not the baby ones) 1 whole white onions (chopped) 4-6 Roma tomatoes chopped (seeds taken out) 1/2 stalk of green onions 1/2 small piece of jalapeno (finely chopped) if you prefer spicy, add more 1/2 lb of seasoned Wakame seaweeds […]
Celebrating 18th birthday for young women in the Philippines is a very special event every family looks forward to. If a girl comes from a middle-class or affluent family, most of the time, they do a lot of preparations for this event. It is very popular in the country that even families who comes from […]
Spaghetti (Filipino Style) Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground pork 1/2 lb hotdog (filipino hotdog), diagonally sliced 2 medium can of tomato sauce 2 cups of banana ketchup (could be regular or spicy-depends on your preference) 1/4 cup red bell peppers, chopped 1/4 cup onions, chopped 1 head garlic, minced 4 tablespoons of olive oil […]
Prep time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 60-90 minutes Ingredients : 2 lbs of pork butt or loin cut n cubes or strips is preferred 1/2 lb of pork liver cut in cubes 1 tbsp. of minced garlic 1 medium onion chopped 2 tomatoes sliced 1 small red bell peppers cut in strips 1small green pepper […]