Recipe
Tinola is a Filipino chicken soup flavored with leaves of siling labuyo (similar to Thai chili pepper), ginger, onions and fish sauce. Pear squash or green papaya is usually added along with chickens cut in serving size. It is served either as an appetizer or main and it is best
Arts
Dimension is connected with perspective. The three dimensions are height, width and depth. Although painting is an art of two dimensions, good painters could create really interesting effects.
Recipe
I'm going to share the secret to ginisang ampalaya (i.e., Sautéed bitter melon) such that it won't taste too bitter. First, do not overcook the melon. It's meant to be still a little crunchy even after cooking it. Second and most important, marinate
Recipe
This is the easiest indoor/home-cooked version of rellenong pusit (Filipino charcoal grilled stuff-squid). Simple, easy and very tasty. Ingredients: squid (or pusit) 2 large salad tomato - finely chopped 1 large onion - finely chopped salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/8 cup vinegar
Recipe
Yes, this one is made out of the bought packet from the store - saves a lot of time and taste equally great! However, if you're craving for dark chocolate theme brownies, this might not be the one for you. I will upload a dark chocolate brownies recipe separately
Arts
The project is called paint-by-the-numbers. Anyone can do this, all you need is huge amount of patience, concentration and dedication. I am trying to reduce my screen time so I resorted to painting but since haven't drawn or painted in a while, I need to
Recipe
Bagoong pertains to shrimp paste, a very popular condiment in southeast Asia. Shrimp paste is made from very small baby shrimp with salt and then fermented for several weeks. I used to live close to the shore, I remember my mother's binagoongan to be made of fresh baby
Recipe
This is a traditional Filipino cake made out of cassava. You may recall my first post involving grated cassava is 'Ube halaya' recipe. You will not believe how many dish you can make out of grated cassava. When I find some more time to write, I will upload
Recipe
The best puto I tasted was made of rice flour. Not the ready-to-use rice flour from the store but actual rice grains made to powder by grinding. I'm not sure if this is still a thing but that is really the best 'puto' I
Recipe
The power of sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ/! Did you know that most Filipino dish starts by sauteing? This dish literally means sauteed minced pork - and yes that's a dish ^^ I like this dish because it is very simple and easy to make. I prefer my version to be on a
Recipe
This recipe is dear to me because it reminds me a lot of my University days. One of my favorite dish and a little tweak from the popular Adobo (for which I realised I haven't written about yet!) Bistek dish is like a slang Filipino word for "
Recipe
Whenever I'm feeling stressed, I used to visit a cafe back home to get a taste of fresh brewed coffee with my ever favorite blueberry cheesecake. Now that the cafe is more than 6,000 miles away, I need to be creative and bake my own as I