Ever since I started using a KitchenAid® mixer for my research and development work at my family bakeshop in Cebu, Sally’s Home Bake Ship, in the late 1970s, I was “addicted” to it. Meaning, I couldn’t live without it. Fast-forward to the early 1990s in San Francisco, California. I had asked my younger sister, Myrna,Read More
This boneless chicken cooked adobo style with coconut milk is my favorite adobo of all time. Yes, there are a 100 ways to cook adobo and this is one variation that reminds me of my childhood. Alessandra Romulo Squillantini, granddaughter of the late statesman Carlos P. Romulo and her husband Enzo Squillantini graciously this recipeRead More
The Samsung Smart Oven is a definite kitchen must-have. I own one myself and I just love its innovative Slim Fry function among many other functions. My Smart Oven breaks away from your typical Microwave Oven by allowing me to fry food to a crisp without the oil! Not only that, but the Smart OvenRead More
The Christmas season is coming soon in two months. Move over, Oatmeal cookies because Pinipig Cookies is a wonderful food gift item. Pinipig Cookies, was demonstrated by Filipino food advocate, author and restaurateur Amy Besa and her husband Chef Romy Dorotan at the Maya Kitchen recently. What a delightful way to bake cookies using aRead More
Filipino food advocate, author and restaurateur Amy Besa shared at The Maya Kitchen recently some of their well-loved recipes such as the Kinagang. Amy describes says “it’s almost like a tamale and most people think it’s rice-based, but it’s really a mixture of lukadon and buko.” This is an easier version of the Irosin kinagang,Read More
Filipino food advocate, author and restaurateur Amy Besa shared at The Maya Kitchen recently. Amy and her chefs presented a different take on the more familiar Ukoy . I am more familiar with ukoy or fritters made of grated green papaya and topped with shrimps. This recipe uses bean sprouts. Besa and her husband ChefRead More