Taking a break from the usual Pinoy Cuisine and trying out Greek this time. Cyma Greek Taverna Executive Chef Robby Goco demonstrated well loved Greek dishes of salad, appetizer, pasta, porridge and dessert with a generous sprinkling of extra recipes to help the home cook prepare a delightful Mediterranean spread at The Maya Kitchen. TheRead More
Greek recipe: Baklava
The Baklava is a scrumptious pastry. Who does not like this rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. I love baking more than cooking and I was delighted to be invited to this class on Greek dishes. Unfortunately, I overslept. I missed CymaRead More
Spaghetti Putanesca
The origin of the “whore Spaghetti” was invented by one particular working girl. Another story is that it was the favorite recipe of the girls themselves. Yet another version of the putanesca recipe is that the name is only descriptive. Whatever the origin, the girls love flavors of Putanesca. I usually cook this pasta dishRead 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
Herbed crusted fish with Jicama (singkamas) salad mix
Every month I look forward to the cooking demonstrations and recipes from Maya kitchen. For the month of July, Maya Kitchen inspires you , my dear readers to take on a healthier lifestyle with appetizing and easy to prepare recipes you can do right in your own kitchen. One recipe I will share is theRead More
Siopao Asado Recipe
A lot of you have been clamoring for a siopao recipe. It’s been ages since I last cooked siopao. My recipe is based on”Favorite Filipino Recipes” by Pat Dayrit. The recipe is comprised of two parts: the dough and the filling. Let’s start with the dough first Dough 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water 2 tablespoonsRead More