Braised Eggplants 2
Braised Eggplants recipe using a mixture of chili bean sauce and oyster sauce was purely vegetarian, this new dish incorporates a little ground pork. However, it is still largely a vegetable dish.
The ground pork was my husband’s idea. Coming from a highly carnivorous family (his two younger brothers cannot eat any vegetable dish unless there [...]
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Deep-fried Breaded Pork Slices
My 10-year-old daughter took the photo on the left. She propped two bamboo hot pads against the pitcher of water and made a background out of them. I never thought of that. A fresh mind can be so creative.
This dish is actually a variety of pork chops. I do not buy the cut that is [...]
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Halang-Halang
Funny name, isn’t it? Halang has two meanings in the Filipino language. As a verb, it means to block. As an adjective, it is a slang that means twisted. If it means something else in some other Filipino dialect, I really do not know. But not knowing does not detract from the wonderful taste of [...]
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Lumpiang Shanghai
My father used to bribe me with lumpiang shanghai to get me to the dentist. When I was seven, he had retainers placed on my upper teeth and I just hated it. Eating was difficult. Food was tasteless. He brought me to the dentist every Saturday to have the retainers adjusted. I always gave him [...]
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Chicken & Broccoli Pasta
I got the idea for this dish from a recipe on the box of an imported cheese. The recipe called for 500 g. of cheese. Right, melt the entire block of cheese to make the sauce. Had I done that, the sauce would have been too thick. I decided to melt half the amount of [...]
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Nilagang Baka 2
This is a variation of my previous nilagang baka recipe. I used short ribs this time (I used brisket in the other recipe). I also used a one leafy vegetable (pechay) and one root vegetable (potato) for contrast. If you would like to add more color, add some carrot wedges. If you want more than [...]
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Fruity Maja
Maja Blanca is a steamed pudding made with cornstarch and coconut cream. Sometimes, strips of langka (jackfruit) or freshly grated corn are mixed in. I thought fruit cocktail would give it an interesting twist.
Initially, I wanted to stir in the drained fruits before the maja was fully set. I decided against it because my younger [...]
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Fish Chayote Soup
Although Tinolang Isda is not as popular as Tinolang Manok, it is a common dish we prepare at home.
And I thought that there had to be something to make it a little bit different. In cooking tinola, the first step is to saute garlic, ginger and onions. In cooking picadillo, the first step is to [...]
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