One of the most popular Peranakan dishes of Swissotel Merchant Court and even Singapore is the Ayam Buah Keluak or Chicken stewed in Black Nuts. This is the traditional and well-known Nonya dish, normally available in restaurants that feature Peranakan cuisine. Its main ingredients are chicken (ayam) and buah keluak. I know some of youRead More
Canned Corned Beef Recipes
Recipes today will be different. I attended an event organized by Argentina Corned Beef, the “Canned Cuisine Chef’s Series” which aims to inspire kitchen creativity by bringing culinary experts and have them share their own corned beef recipe creations to consumers. Like most of you, I only prepare corned beef as “ginisang corned beef” orRead More
Shrimp and Pasta with Pesto Sauce
I started my herb garden when we moved to our new home. It’s a great feeling to pick freshly homegrown basil and add it to our pasta. This afternoon, I cooked Shrimp and Pasta with Pesto sauce to make up for the Lechon Manok that I was supposed to buy. Here is the recipe thatRead More
Sweet and Sour Pork
I love the sweet and sour combination of this recipe. Unfortunately, my kids find it strange. I only cook this when we have guests over for dinner. I hope you like it as much as I do. The recipe consists of two parts: preparation of the pork and the sauce. Ingredients for pork 1/2 kiloRead More
Pork Menudo
I’ve avoided simple recipes in this blog simply because I think one can easily get it from other sites. But for the sake of my readers, let me a menudo recipe. Menudo is my husband’s favorite dish. Too bad my kids don’t really like it. I like my menudo to have some raisins in itRead More
Spanish Rice
This isn’t an original recipe. My sister got it from an American cookbook. Spanish rice pairs so well Chicken Cannelloni. This was very popular in our home in 1978 to 1980. I can just taste it now! 4 strips of bacon 1/2 cup thinly-sliced onion 2-1/2 cups peeled, cubed tomatoes 1/4 cup green bell pepper,Read More