The best and healthy grilled dishes are always seafood. First of all, there is minimal fat used in the grilling process and of course seafood is always healthy. Make sure the squid is fresh to start with. Ingredients 1 kilo medium to large fresh squid 1 bottle or 1 cup Sprite or 7-up (for extraRead More
Crispy Kangkong or Crispy Spinach
Crispy Spinach or Crispy kangkong is basically an appetizer during parties. Don’t expect to get Vitamin A because they are all lost after the extreme heat. The most you can get are fibers and that urge to munch on something crunchy other than potato chips. So try this out. Ingredients 2 bundles of Kangkong (Read More
Spicy Shrimp Gambas (Shrimps in Garlic)
There are many ways to cook Shrimps and the easiest is to saute the shrimps in garlic. This style of cooking is Gambas. Others add tomato sauce and other vegetables like carrots or red bell pepper. I prefer the toasted garlic taste on my shrimps. Ingredients 500 grams medium-sized shrimps, in shell 1 teaspoon, rockRead More
Baked Maliputo Fish
How many of you have eaten the Maliputo fish? I thought I knew all the fish species in the country since I grew up in Cebu, where most of our dishes were seafood. A few months ago, my husband brought home Maliputo, since he came from Batangas. His staff gave him one whole fish. MyRead More
Lent meal ideas- Crabcakes with Aioli Dill Sauce
For most Catholics, the Lent seafood diet is strictly observed. Some kids will find seafood dishes unpalatable so I will be sharing some seafood meal ideas from the Maya Kitchen (where I attend monthly demos) who invited experts from Mida Food Distributors Inc., The Seafood Specialist. They shared their knowledge on the proper way toRead More
Pako (Fiddlehead Fern) Salad
Pako salad is one of my daughter’s favorite salad. Pako is a fiddlehead fern similar to the flavors of watercress but not as peppery. It has a slight crisp texture to it which makes it a very interesting salad. Sourcing pako tends to be a challenge so when you find a supply at your localRead More