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• Sisig Pampanga for November Kulinarya Challenge
  on Nov 19, 2012 in Filipino Pork Recipe Kulinarya Appetizer Chicken
  This month’s Kulinarya Challenge hosted by Frances of Iskandals and Jenn of Storm in my Kitchen is about one of my favorite Kapampangan dishes which, when the family moved to Tarlac City, I learned to eat, love and pray to cook, exactly in that ord...
• Sisig Pampanga for November Kulinarya Challenge
  on Nov 19, 2012 in Filipino Pork Recipe Kulinarya Appetizer Chicken
  This month’s Kulinarya Challenge hosted by Frances of Iskandals and Jenn of Storm in my Kitchen is about one of my favorite Kapampangan dishes which, when the family moved to Tarlac City, I learned to eat, love and pray to cook, exactly in that ord...
• Paigang Adobo sa Gata (Chicken Adobo in Coconut Milk)
  on Mar 27, 2012 in Filipino Recipe Chicken
  We are being served with lots of curried dishes lately and as typical Filipinos away from home, we are deeply missing the salty-sourly-savory comforting taste of “adobo”. Particularly the type that has little sauce that remains …… so flavorf...
• Paigang Adobo sa Gata (Chicken Adobo in Coconut Milk)
  on Mar 27, 2012 in Filipino Recipe Chicken
  We are being served with lots of curried dishes lately and as typical Filipinos away from home, we are deeply missing the salty-sourly-savory comforting taste of “adobo”. Particularly the type that has little sauce that remains …… so flavorf...
• A Thai Food Birthday Celebration at Jack Tree Restaurant in Colombo
  on Mar 22, 2012 in Foods Friends Thai General Occasion Dish
  My colleague and walking buddy Carlo just celebrated his birthday last Saturday. He treated us to a very exciting dinner with a cuisine so close to his heart – Thai Foods. Carlo stayed in Bangkok, Thailand for so many years that he has developed fa...
• A Thai Food Birthday Celebration at Jack Tree Restaurant in Colombo
  on Mar 22, 2012 in Foods Friends Thai General Occasion Dish
  My colleague and walking buddy Carlo just celebrated his birthday last Saturday. He treated us to a very exciting dinner with a cuisine so close to his heart – Thai Foods. Carlo stayed in Bangkok, Thailand for so many years that he has developed fa...
• Kinilaw na Ampalaya na may Dilis a la Carlo (Bitter Melon or Ampalaya Salad with Crispy Fried Anchovies)
  on Feb 29, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Vegetables Appetizer Side Dish
  Yes you read it right …… it’s a salad made of bitter melon or “ampalaya”. Kids will probably raise their eyebrows on this …… and most likely disappear from the dining table long before the serving plate even touch the top. First of all,...
• Kinilaw na Ampalaya na may Dilis a la Carlo (Bitter Melon or Ampalaya Salad with Crispy Fried Anchovies)
  on Feb 29, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Vegetables Appetizer Side Dish
  Yes you read it right …… it’s a salad made of bitter melon or “ampalaya”. Kids will probably raise their eyebrows on this …… and most likely disappear from the dining table long before the serving plate even touch the top. First of all,...
• Chili Crab a la Regina - For February Kulinarya Challege
  on Feb 20, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Kulinarya Sri Lankan
  This month’s Kulinarya Club challenge lovingly conceived by the tandem of Abigail of My Nappytales and Marni of Kensington Kitchen is about …… well …… first LOVE and the dish associated with it. I maybe blushing but don’t giggle just yet.
• Chili Crab a la Regina - For February Kulinarya Challenge
  on Feb 20, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Kulinarya Sri Lankan
  This month’s Kulinarya Club challenge lovingly conceived by the tandem of Abigail of My Nappytales and Marni of Kensington Kitchen is about …… well …… first LOVE and the dish associated with it. I maybe blushing but don’t giggle just yet.
• Chili Crab a la Regina - For February Kulinarya Challenge
  on Feb 20, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Kulinarya Sri Lankan
  This month’s Kulinarya Club challenge lovingly conceived by the tandem of Abigail of My Nappytales and Marni of Kensington Kitchen is about …… well …… first LOVE and the dish associated with it. I maybe blushing but don’t giggle just yet.
• Tokwa't Isda (Fish and Tofu in Sweet Vinaigrette)
  on Feb 10, 2012
  It’s good to be back. Yes, I’m back from a long …… actually, prolonged hiatus which started during my long Christmas holiday back in the Philippines from late December last year. I had a grand time with my family, relatives and friends. Too m...
• Tokwa't Isda (Fish and Tofu in Sweet Vinaigrette)
  on Feb 10, 2012 in Seafood Filipino Recipe Vegetables Appetizer Side Dish
  It’s good to be back. Yes, I’m back from a long …… actually, prolonged hiatus which started during my long Christmas holiday back in the Philippines from late December last year. I had a grand time with my family, relatives and friends. Too m...
• Baka Tim or Beef Pata Tim (Beef in Sweet-Savory Sauce) for December Kulinarya Challenge
  on Dec 17, 2011 in Filipino Recipe Kulinarya Chinese Beef
  For foodies and people who love food, cooking, eating and everything in between (you are right, the one after eating is usually not well loved :)), one Christmas tradition that excites me the most is the Noche Buena. The customary dinner or feast sha...
• Apple Loaded Fruit Salad
  on Dec 15, 2011 in Western Fruits Filipino Recipe Dessert
  Just when you thought you are so tired or actually lazy to make an awesome dessert, try this fruit salad. It’s so good you will impress yourself and boost your morale. This is the perfect dessert for a lazy weekend. We have them for three (yes that...
• Arroz Caldo (Filipino Chicken Congee) – iLugaw 4S for Kulinarya Challenge
  on Nov 20, 2011 in Rice Filipino Breakfast Recipe Snack Soup Kulinarya Chinese Dish Chicken
  It’s Kulinarya time once again …… and the November Challenge conceived by Joy of Joy’s Misadventures is up among the (probably) finest Filipino food bloggers around …… exploring an authentic Filipino light meal or snack dish generically r...
• Atay ng Baka sa Oyster Sauce (Beef Liver Stir-fried in Oyster Sauce)
  on Nov 10, 2011 in Filipino Carabeef Recipe Exotic Beef
• Avocado-Banana Milkshake (Smoothie)
  on Nov 5, 2011 in Western Fruits Filipino Recipe Drinks Snack
  Avocado is in season here in Sri Lanka and our group has been consuming the healthy fruit (or vegetable, if that’s the way you like categorizing it) enormously. Either prepared as avocado shake/smoothie as a drink or lightly pureed and sweetened wi...
• Pichi Pichi (Cassava Pudding with Grated Coconut)
  on Oct 31, 2011 in Filipino Recipe Snack Dessert
  I bet you’ll love this. Seriously! :) Although “pichi pichi” is just a simple Filipino sweet delicacy (“kakanin”) which I believe is just a recent addition to the Philippine gastronomic scene, it is for me full of potentials and appeal whi...
• Buntot ng Baka sa Oyster Sauce (Oxtail in Oyster Sauce and Lemon Grass)
  on Oct 24, 2011 in Filipino Carabeef Recipe Beef
  Oxtail is quite exotic a cut of beef and therefore less appealing (if at all, it is even considered an edible cut of meat) to most, especially mothers, ladies and young children. It composes lots of tailbones called caudal vertebrae, strong ligaments...