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
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
When dog sitting for friends, I saw they had sweet Italian sausage in their fridge that would expire before they would return from their trip. Being lactose intolerant, loving Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup, and after a dear friend showed me how easy it is to make, I wanted to try cooking a healthier version … Continue reading Zuppa Toscana Recipe: Healthier Alternative
I've only been to Crustacean and Thanh Long Restaurants in San Francisco a few times, but their garlic noodles left quite an impression on me. I spent an afternoon years ago making batch after batch of garlic noodle recipes found online until I found a recipe that I liked the best. I have slightly modified … Continue reading Crustacean/Thanh Long-Inspired Garlic Noodle Recipe
I saw online someone had the brilliant idea of mixing hazelnut cocoa spread with finely chopped Ferrero Rocher hazelnut milk chocolate balls to make a Ferrero Rocella spread (check the link to see how to make it from scratch). I had the brilliant idea of substituting Hershey chocolate bar pieces in Smores with Ferrero Rotella … Continue reading Next Level Smores with Ferrero Rotella Recipe
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