Healthy eating does not have to be boring. It is about eating smart. You don’t have to be perfect and you don’t have to completely eliminate foods you enjoy to have a healthy diet. I’ll be showcasing some healthy dishes for the next three days. Pot pies are usually associated with meat or chicken fillings.Read More
Chicken a La King
Chicken A la King is a classic dish and great snack item for cocktail parties. I remember mom making it when we had teen parties in the seventies. It’s one of those nostalgic dishes of my youth. It is a traditional dish and mentioned in the New York Times in 1893. The early published recipesRead More
Wagyu fried rice and Crispy Kani Salad with Sesame dressing
I often think Japanese cuisine is difficult to prepare and cooking complicated dishes is really not my cup of tea unless it is for special occasions. In a recent cooking demo at The Maya Kitchen, renowned Japanese Chef Seiji Kamura showcased his unique recipes and immense talent. Chef Kamura who has chosen the Philippines asRead More
Cooking Batchoy
Any batchoy lover knows it is a noodle soup that originated in the district of La Paz, Iloilo City in the Philippines. Ingredients include various pork organs (liver, spleen, kidneys and heart) crushed pork cracklings, vegetables, shrimp, chicken breast or beef loin, shrimp broth, chicken stock and round noodles or miki. The noodles are similarRead More
Pork Spareribs with Paprika Tomato Sauce
Chef Jill Sandique shared this family recipe at a cooking demo over at the Maya Kitchen. My daughter attended this demo for me since I was at a seminar in Tagaytay. According to Chef Jill, she asked loyal family cook, Carmen “Menchie” Sanchez to teach her this recipe. This recipe, however, is a variation fromRead More
Brown arroz caldo with turmeric
I first came across an arroz caldo dish made from brown rice and turmeric from Slice High Brown Arroz caldo. I loved it so much that I made my very own brown arroz caldo. With a recent vacation from Batanes, I bought turmeric (yellow ginger) powder . This is how I cooked brown arroz caldo.Read More