If you're looking for an inexpensive dish that can be served with rice for breakfast, lunch or dinner, look no

It is Linggo ng Wika (national Language Week) in the Philippines and, as part of the school celebration, my da

You can have the best pie filling but if the crust isn't tasty and flaky, then the pie is still a failure. Tha

It's just mac and cheese, really, but with the addition of ham, crispy bacon, thin slices of pimiento and some

It's really a cheesecake although it was baked in a pie dish. Why not in my trusty old springform pan? No exot

Potato. One of my favorite vegetables. I can eat it boiled, grilled, fried, steamed or baked. With or without

Why they are called baked apple donuts, I have no idea. I used to think that it might be because the batter is

Dishes with sweet and sour sauce, including sweet and sour fish, are common but the curious thing is how many

Adobo — the dish that singlehandedly brought Filipino cuisine to the attention of the world. A salty, sour a

Think palitaw. Imagine that in lieu of something flat, the rice dough is shaped as tiny balls no more than an

In the comment thread of the baked salmon with buttered vegetables entry, I noted two things. First the questi

Some people say that cooking for three or four is just the same as cooking for six or eight. Not true. The amo

It feels like a lifetime ago when I baked my first apple pie (it was a tart, actually). I've been using the s

Say bread and most Filipinos conjure an image of something soft, fluffy and mildly sweet. We like our pan se s

If I remember correctly, it was in the TV show Bizarre Food where I saw a chef making spring rolls stuffed wit

This is my second attempt at making cheesecake brownies. The first batch that I baked last summer didn't turn

I like meat as much as the next carnivorous person but I really haven't acquired the taste for partially cooke

There's black sticky rice porridge and there's black sticky rice pudding. Despite some people's penchant for

A frittata is an Italian omelet that is partially cooked on the stove top then broiled in the oven. Why? Becau

For someone who loves the rain ad infinitum, you can bet your last peso that I've been making the most of the

Eggs have been getting a lot of bad press especially from the so-called health advocates. They claim the yolk

Think salmon sashimi and pesto with noodles and you get a good idea what this salmon and pesto spaghetti is al

Cooked and served on the same night that I made the Baked Salmon With Buttered Vegetables, this stew was the r

A couple of weekends ago, my mother-in-law celebrated her 83rd birthday and there was a potluck dinner affair.

I read somewhere that seed cakes are usual in England to celebrate the end of spring. We don't have spring in

The freezer doesn't normally go empty in the middle of the week but it happens. I didn't go to the supermarket

Imagine Tequila Sunrise without orange juice but with pureed sweet ripe mangoes instead. Silom Sunrise is thic

A zebra cake is basically a chocolate marble cake. The difference is in the pattern. Instead of the marbling c

I've been experimenting with meatless recipes lately, not to go vegetarian, but to come up with new ways to se

This bulalo recipe was originally published in December 19, 2003. I am updating it because during our recent v

Yesterday's soup was simple. I had a salmon head which I had asked the fish monger to chop into six portions,

Tortang talong or eggplant omelet (or frittata, if you prefer to cook it a bit differently), is one of those F

This mango royale recipe was originally published in April 13, 2004. We have made this dessert so many times,

It's tempting to call this soup a chowder because of the thick and creamy broth but it contains no salted pork

Camaron rebosado is the Filipino version of Japanese tempura but more often served with sweet and sour sauce.

The story goes that Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia or Margaret of Savoy, Queen consort of Italy's