Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Jul 4th, 2009
After getting a few requests, here it is, the Pinoy version of pork BBQ. This appetizer food or Pulutan is very popular in the Philippines. You will find this at just about every entrance in the middle class subdivisions and especially on the market sidewalks. A favorite among most Filipinos.
Filipino’s eat this BBQ as an appetizer, [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on May 16th, 2009
White steamed rice, fish sauce with calamansi, and thai chili peppers for condiments makes this dish a true wonder when it comes to lunch time. A lot of us prefer this dish with just soup bones, but every once in a while we look for something meatier and that’s where this particular version of Nilagang [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Nov 12th, 2007
I almost forgot how much I love this dish. When I was a kid and until now this dish is still my choice of fried food when I want something quick and of course delicious. This is pretty similar to fried adobo except this does not have vinegar and bay leaf.
Most of the time when [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Nov 10th, 2007
After being here in the U.S. for so long now there are a lot of things that I have forgotten from my time in the Philippines and believe it or not blogging has brought back a lot of good memories from when I was in our native land. As I explore my thoughts on what [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Oct 20th, 2007
Whenever we’re talking about food that Filipino’s inherited from the Spaniards, Afritada is one of the dishes that stand out. In Philippine cuisine there are several dishes that use tomato sauce based ingredients and Afritada is definitely one of them.
There are two types of Afritada, pork and chicken, and chicken is the easier version to cook. [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Aug 17th, 2007
When I was in the Philippines this was a dish that we often had on our dinner table. It is easy to make and delicious, but every time we had it we always had fried pork chops to go with it.
The way we usually cut the beans was French style, but that does take a [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Aug 17th, 2007
This is my favorite dish to go with the sautéed baguio beans. One thing you’ll notice is that the pork chops here in the U.S. have very little fat and the skin of them they automatically remove at the butcher shop when they process the meat.
In the Philippines they are sold as is with the [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Jul 28th, 2007
When it comes to Philippines cuisine beef liver is one of the common main ingredients and this particular dish is one of the favorites among many. This dish is easy to make and fairly cheap. This is a sautéed version.
Most western cultures probably have never heard of it being done this way before, but for [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Jul 21st, 2007
This dish is simple and very quick and easy to make. I remember when I was a kid I used to ask my mom to fix this all the time. It has a short ingredients list, but it’s very satisfying.
You could serve this as a companion dish for stir-fried vegetables or you can eat it [...]
Posted in Easy n' Delicious, Recipes on Jul 20th, 2007
This dish is inspired by the way of life here in the U.S. Most of us have busy schedules and very little time to cook a quality meal for our family. Although this does take a while to cook there is very little preparation time and you can basically throw everything in a pot and [...]
