There are many variations of Sweet and Sour Pork. Here is one that does not need a lot of ingredients than my previous recipe on Sweet and Sour Pork. Ingredients 1/2 kilo lean pork (boiled then cut into 1 inch cubes) 1/2 cup flour 2 eggs slightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup water 3/4Read More
Healthy Kare Kare (without the Bagoong Alamang)
Let me share a recipe prepared by Lorna Dietz, my sister based in the United States. You might wonder “healthy kare-kare”? Most Pinoy food is greasy and salty which makes it unhealthy. If you have health issues, it cannot be helped that you’d want to indulge with your favorite unhealthy Pinoy dish. My sister decidedRead More
Humba, Braised Pork with Black Beans
I have been receiving quite a few emails requesting for a Humba recipe. I remember Humba quite well as I grew up eating this tasty dish in my growing years in Cebu. The tausi or black beans created quite a distinct contrast to the sweetness of the pork. It’s been quite a while since IRead More
Adobo in buko juice
There are so many versions of adobo and each one of them tastes just as good. This adobo version uses buko juice that adds zest to the sauce. The origin of this recipe came from “The Adobo Book” contributed by Achie Diaz de Rivera) but I modified here and there to suit my taste. OfRead More
Noche Buena dish: Sweet Ham Recipe
Processed Ham these days are very expensive but you can surely prepare your very own Sweet Ham for Noche Buena. Here is a Sweet Ham recipe that has been tested many times in our kitchen. Though it is not free of preservatives, it uses very small doses of salitre. It tastes really good with theRead 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