Easy Crock-Pot Beef Stew for Those Who Can Wait

The temperature here in Chicago dropped drastically over the past weeks. Snow turned into ice, while the wind continues to whistle its frigid tunes. They wouldn’t have called it the windy city for … [Read more...]

Taste of Chicago

Taste of Chicago is one of the largest food festivals in the world. Each year, millions of people from within the city, other states, and different parts of the world gather in Chicago for 10 days of … [Read more...]

How to Butcher a Chicken

Have you ever tried to butcher a whole dressed chicken? I remember the first time to butcher a whole chicken; it was confusing. Back then, I didn’t know where to start and I have no idea as to how … [Read more...]

Food Review:Panda Express Beijing Beef

I felt that I needed a quick bite as I drove home from work. Luckily, I was about to pass-by a Panda Express location and decided to grab a box for dinner. I got a 2 entrée plate consisting of Orange … [Read more...]

Igado

Igado is a popular Ilocano dish made from pork tenderloin and pig’s innards such as liver, kidney, heart. This is definitely one of the best Filipino foods around – in my opinion. However, some … [Read more...]

Tuyo: Smelly but Lovely

It has been more than a week since I last posted an article for our What’s Cooking section so I decided to write something about what I had for breakfast this morning. After taking a shower and … [Read more...]

5 Things to Consider in Making the Best Fried Rice

Fried Rice is the result when steamed or boiled rice are fried in oil or animal fat. For practical reasons, the Chinese first used this method to preserve and recycle leftover steamed rice for … [Read more...]

Palitaw

Palitaw is a term used to call a sweet flat rice cake that is eaten in the Philippines as a snack or dessert. Originally, grounded or pounded sticky rice is used to make this rice cake (called kakanin … [Read more...]

Tips on How to Enjoy Eating Sardines

Are you a fan of canned sardines? I am posting this question because I know of some people who don't like it; I'm a bit curious and would want to know the reason why. Personally, I like eating … [Read more...]

Top 7 Aphrodisiac foods

An aphrodisiac is a substance which is used in the belief that it increases sexual desire. The name comes from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of sensuality and love. Throughout history, many foods, … [Read more...]