Shared Recipe. Roast Chicken

Roasted Chicken

John H. of Levittown, PA shares to us his Roast Chicken recipe. He is a Filipino-American working in the medical field. He loves to eat healthy foods and here is one of his favorite healthy chicken recipes. He writes: I love to eat chicken but I don’t have the energy to do some fancy stuff on … [Read more...]

Spiral Noodles with Vegetables

Spiral Noodles with Vegetables

Here is another interesting recipe submitted by Jannet Spengler of  Heidelberg, Germany. If you can recall, she was the one who shared her  Tortang Talong with Giniling recipe and here she is once more with another wonderful creation. She writes: Hello Kuya, I enjoy reading your website and … [Read more...]

How to Butcher a Chicken

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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 many parts should I divide it into. I spent more than 30 minutes to complete the task and I created a … [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 consumption. Nowadays, several varieties of fried rice are enjoyed throughout the world. Making fried … [Read more...]

Another World Record for the Biggest Mango

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Would you believe that a single piece of mango can weight up to 2 kilos (4.4 lbs)? I thought that this was a hoax at first until I read a post published by the Department of Agriculture – Cagayan de Oro, Philippines last September 2009. Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Bodiongan of Iligan City were able to … [Read more...]

How to Dice an Onion

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Part of our culinary adventure is learning the proper method of preparing the ingredients. This article is intended to visually demonstrate the proper steps in dicing an onion. There are no incorrect procedure as long as the goal is achieved but following best practices tend to make work simple and … [Read more...]

Beef Lugaw

Beef Lugaw

Chicago winter is one of the coldest in the country. There are weeks wherein the average temperature ranges between 5 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit; there are also days where it falls below zero (not to mention the wind chill factor which makes it colder). During this season, a single cup of hot … [Read more...]

Roast Beef

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Roast Beef is a beef dish cooked by roasting in an oven. The beef is simply coated with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper before roasting. Natural juices from the meat is the main source of flavor ; drippings are also used to make the sauce (or gravy). The taste of this dish is … [Read more...]

Morcon

Morcon

Morcon is a Filipino meat roll stuffed with sausage or hotdogs, carrots, pickles, cheese, and egg. This is considered as a holiday dish and is usually served during Christmas (Noche Buena) and New Year's eve (Media Noche). In our family, we make sure that Morcon is always present in our Media … [Read more...]

Burger and Bratwurst, anyone?

Care for some burger and bratwurst? … [Read more...]