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Mussel Ginger Soup (Sinabawang Tahong)

Ray — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:25:21 +0000

It’s that time of the month again where Kulinarya Club and its lovely January hosts—Pearl of Sassy Chef and Thea of Words and Nosh—picked a very interesting but challenging theme. The theme is to come up with a healthful dish that you would like to have for your birthday! My cough-cough-choke-tieth birthday [...]

Lime-in-the-Coconut Drumsticks

Ray — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:13:15 +0000

I was going through the January/February release of “Everyday by Rachel Ray” and this recipe called “Lime-in-the-Coconut Drumsticks” caught my attention because not only it looks delicious, but also there was something about the marinade instruction that I thought was kind of funny. Okay, here’s what it said about pureeing the marinade verbatim “In blender, [...]

Oxtail Kare Kare (Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew)

Ray — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:51:26 +0000

Oxtail Kare Kare (kare kareng buntot) is a stew type of dish that is always present in every Filipino party. I’m not talking about ordinary parties, but rather important ones like baptisms and weddings. It is one of the centerpieces of feast table — meant for special occasions and special guests. Today, I am very excited [...]

Chicken Wings Afritada

Ray — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:14:01 +0000

Tomato-based dishes are one of the few good things that we inherited from those bored Spaniards who colonized the Philippines for centuries; the same conquistadors that had nothing else to do but to bug little islands in Asia in search of spices (of course). Anyway, there are a lot of delicious dishes using tomato [...]

Polvoron

Ray — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:49:25 +0000

To me, Polvoron is one of those special treats that bring back beautiful childhood memories of Christmas and New Year. Loved ones from faraway places would bring us “pasalubong” (homecoming gifts) from the towns they were coming from and as a child, it was something I looked forward to year after year. There are [...]

Turon

Ray — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:19:55 +0000

About a week ago, I visited one of foodie friend’s site — Sharon of Chinese Soup Pot. She mentioned on her blog that the Fairy Hobmother of Appliances Online visited and awarded her a gift for her hard work. Sharon also mentioned that other hardworking bloggers and foodies that leave comments and wishes may [...]

Sweet & Garlicky Pork Chops

Ray — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:08:40 +0000

It was cold out in the backyard when I was grilling these pork chops. That just shows you how much of a sucker I am for grilled foods, huh? But let me tell you — it is worth it! The flavor is just out of this world. I adapted this recipe from one of [...]

Halabos na Hipon (Pan Fried Shrimp)

Ray — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:18:21 +0000

Pan Fried Shrimp AKA Halabos na Hipon is a lazy man’s way of cooking shrimp. All you have to do is wash the shrimp, add salt, and pan fry. That’s it! The shrimp is very flavorful because it is cooked in its own juice. At our house, this dish is eaten along with other seafood [...]

Chicken Arroz Caldo – Another Filipino Classic Dish

Ray — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:38:00 +0000

Every time I eat arroz caldo, it reminds me of the countless times my dad and I spent on those hole-in-a-wall eateries that are often found on the street or what many Filipinos called “carinderia”. That is why I want to thank Joy of Kulinarya Club for coming up with arroz caldo as our November [...]

Ginataang Mais (Sweet Corn in Coconut Milk)

Ray — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:10:03 +0000

I just want to share a funny experience on my early days of being FOB (“Filipino on bacation” according to Rex Navarette) here in the U.S. In early 1980′s, my first job was an order taker at Kentucky Fried Chicken before they called it KFC. There I said the word “FRIED!” Anyway, I started the [...]