I regularly am asked by people visiting Vegas for food recommendations and my first question in response to that inquiry is: "What type of food or cuisine do you want?" There is an incredible number of good options in the Vegas valley being a tourist town where many world renowned chefs open restaurants and popular … Continue reading Vegas Valley Eats
I first learned to cook adobo with a simple recipe that was easy to adjust no matter the amount of meat or vegetables I was cooking: 1 part vinegar, 2 parts soy sauce, 3 parts water, garlic, bay leaves and black pepper. You are probably questioning, like I did when I first heard this recipe, … Continue reading Adobo (Chicken Drumsticks) Recipe – Instant Pot Version
I only discovered this dish a few years ago and decided to cook it at home. While Bot Chien (also known as Rice Cake) can be store bought, I wanted to make this from scratch. Here is the recipe I used: Ingredients 4 cups rice flour (NOT glutinous, just regular rice flour) 1 cup … Continue reading Bot Chien with Egg Recipe
This is about one of my passions - food. More specifically, ramen. The best ramen I had, unsurprisingly, was in Japan. But I am always open to trying different places since I love soup in general, but ramen does have a special place in my heart or I should say, stomach. Here are a few … Continue reading Ramen for Life!
My boyfriend in high school was Indonesian and his mom often made an oxtail dish for us, which I loved. I have always wanted to make it, but never have until one of my sorority sisters gave me her mom's recipe recently. I will definitely make this again and suggest you give it a try … Continue reading Sop Buntot (Indonesian Oxtail) Recipe – Instant Pot Version
There are several types of Filipino Pancit, but I like to mix two together. My personal favorite is sotanghon (crystal, cellophane, bean thread or glass noodles) and while I don't prefer canton (egg noodle), when I mix it with sotanghon, I really enjoy it and found it to be a big hit with others. I … Continue reading Pancit Canton & Sotanghon Recipe
Made this for breakfast so decided to write a blog post of my recipe in case some want to try it. Ingredients 1 large piece Asian eggplant (Chinese, Japanese, Filipino varieties) 2 eggs 1/8 t Maggi Seasoning 1/8 t freshly ground black pepper oil for frying Directions Pierce whole eggplant with fork all around. Since … Continue reading Eggplant Omelette (Tortang Talong) Recipe
I have been making Filipino Pinakbet for years, but without squash because I didn't have the patience for it and decided this time to use the instant pot to reduce the cooking time. I thought this recipe would be in The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook, but discovered it wasn't, so I decided to cook it … Continue reading Pinakbet Recipe – Instant Pot Version
What's better than 7 layer dip? 8 layer dip of course! I've been making 7 layer dip for Superbowl Sunday for several years now and decided to add another layer and a meat one at that! Instead of using the taco mix for the sour cream, I instead used it on 3/4 lb of ground … Continue reading Super Bowl Appetizer Recipe – 8 Layer Dip
Someone asked if it would be too Trekkie to ask for a food replicator. I actually don't think we are far off from that because there were several food Ggadgets that I came across at CES this year. AutoKitch is a fully automated food preparation robot that will cook a healthy nutritious inexpensive hot meal … Continue reading CES2020: Food Robot
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