Food articles posted in Apr 2007

Pancit canton (chow mein) in a flash

Wikipedia defines chow mein as “a generic Chinese term for a dish of stir-fried noodles, of which there are hundreds if not thousands of varieties.” It says further: “In Anglo-American Chinese cuisine, it is a stir-fried dish in consisting of noodles, meat, and cabbage and other vegetables. It is often served as a specific dish [...]

A more flavorful pancit canton (chow mein)

Before I post the second recipe in the meals in a flash series, here is a practical tip to add even more flavor to your pancit canton.

Most people place dried egg noodles in a colander and pour boiling water to soften them. Easy and convenient but the noodles will no longer have a chance to absorb much flavor from the sauce.

Another way is to simmer the noodles in a mixture of hoisin and oyster sauces until tender, a tip given by a reader which I really found great.

For those who are not fans of hoisin or oyster sauce, there is another way to maximize the flavors in your pancit canton.

Pili nut delicacies

My husband arrived last night from a five-day trip to Bicol and, per my request, he brought home every pili nuts product he could find.

There’s freshly roasted pili nuts.

Salted pili nuts and pili nuts coated with caramelized sugar and sesame seeds.

Pili nut candies…

These triangular sweets (above) are a common sight in Filipino delicacy stores. You [...]

Pot stickers (fried siomai)

Let me take a break from the series of dishes I cooked using pre-boiled pork belly. I still have two recipes to post in that series — a fast and easy pancit canton (chow mein) and repolyo guisado (sauteed cabbage) with a new twist. But I am excited about something I cooked a couple of [...]

Pork and baguio beans with oyster sauce

It feels strange posting this recipe under both the ‘mighty meaty’ and ‘healthy veggies’ recipe but I think both describe this dish. Actually, most Chinese stir fried dishes will fall under both categories. But so as not to be misleading, this pork and green beans recipe is not exactly a Chinese stir fried dish. It [...]

Crazy Crepes

PhP 85.00 to PhP 110.00 for a crepe might sound a bit steep but Crazy Crepes have fruits, whipped cream, ice cream, nuts, syrup—the combinations vary—and they are huge. The price actually was reasonable, everything considered.

I am not sure how many Crazy Crepes outlets there are in the Philippines or whether it is a local [...]

Meals in a flash

Considering the amount of content I am able to publish in my food blogs, some people think I spent quite a lot of time in the kitchen. “A lot” is relative, I grant you that. As a rule, I don’t spend more time in the kitchen than I have to. I do like preparing good meals but that doesn’t mean I am okay with three hours of preparation. In fact, one reason I so love cooking stews is because I just need to put everything in the pot and let everything cook slowly. But since we can’t have stews everyday, I have developed some neat tricks to cut my cooking time and save myself the trouble of constant peeking, stirring and checking if the liquid has dried up.

Salt and pepper mills

A reader who calls himself/herself “Lomi” e-mailed me asking what I mean by “freshly ground pepper”. To tell you the truth, the question made me feel a little guilty. Am I presuming too much with some of the terms I use in my recipes? That wouldn’t do, right? After all, the object of the blog is not only to share recipes but, more importantly, to encourage everyone to cook and discover the joys of home cooking which today’s lifestyle has relegated to the background what with the penchant for deliveries and take-out food.

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