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
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
Siomai or Steamed Dumplings
I find it expensive to buy siomai. Don’t you? So why not make your very own siomai and freeze it? The price of Siomai alone forced me to concot my very own Siomai recipe taken from various sources. My kids love to dip their dumplings in soy sauce and calamansi mixed with chili garlic sauce.Read More
Guinataang Hipon: Shrimps in Coconut Milk
I love coconut milk recipes and they taste really great with seafoods especially shrimps. Whenever a relative gives us kilos and kilos of shrimps, we prepare Guinataang Hipon as the shrimp flavors seep in to the coconut milk preparation. Ingredients 1/2 kg fresh shrimps, medium to large sized Shrimps 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 teaspoonRead More