One of the worst traits of Filipinos is overdoing everything during the holiday season. Spending, eating, partying… I try not to. Not always easy but being conscious about excesses helps. While we do enjoy the special food and delicacies that go with the season, we exert efforts not to buy too much of anything. There…
My husband said we should call it hill feast because it was a variation of the noodle feast (fiesta noodles) recipe and, at the same time, an original made-in-the-house-on-a-hill dish. Well, why not? While the idea did start with a noodle feast, this oriental noodle dish recipe was cooked in an entirely different way. While…
Noodle soups are very Asian. While I grew up with Chinese noodle soups, more popularly known in the Philippines by the generic name of mami, I have come to love Vietnamese noodle soups as an adult. One of the basic differences between Chinese and Vietnamese noodle soups is the kind of noodles used. Egg noodles…
The multi-colored and multi-flavored vegetable noodles are a product of China. The good news is that they’re really pretty–pretty enough to turn an old boring dish into something new and exciting. The better news is that they’re good for making oriental noodle dishes as well as Italian pasta dishes. The best news is that they…
I had thawed a chicken breast earlier and was planning on some chicken salad sandwiches but I had 1/4 kilo of Miki (fresh egg noodles) that I didn’t want to go to waste. I decided it would have to be a stir-fried noodle dish. I deboned the chicken breast, cut the meat into strips, julienned…
Another light lunch for another scorching day, we had this creamy soup with chunks of beef, macaroni, and whole corn kernels with toasted bread spread with herbed butter. It was a late lunch that overlapped with breakfast. We had a very hectic weekend and the kids got up late today. The pandan-flavored pancakes I made…
I admire the Chinese for inventing their unique way of recycling leftovers by turning them into fried rice. Just as I admire the Italians for inventing the pasta which, to me, is second to the Chinese style fried rice in the art of extending small amounts of ingredients to come up with such savory and…
It’s a rainy Saturday and plans of going out later have been scrapped at their inception. There’s a storm and getting caught up in flash floods just isn’t my idea of a relaxing weekend. Since yesterday afternoon, the only welcome thoughts I’ve been entertaining were to curl up in bed watch a couple of favorite…
It’s been ages since I last had a good meal by myself. During school days, I just throw a sandwich together and that’s lunch. If I’m feeling extra lazy, then it’s a bowl of cereal followed by a large cup of coffee. But since that Sunday at Fazoli‘s, I’ve been dreaming of making pasta with…
In the freezer section of many supermarkets today, you will find cold meat that looks like very coarsely grated beef (okay, if you want to be more precise, the stuff looks like dog food) labeled as Italian topping or Italian sausage. I first discovered it at Cherry Foodarama last year and the package said it…
