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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
A simple n fast to prepare chinese stir fry fresh noodle with shrimps, chicken meat, green leafy vegetable and beansprout. Good as lunch or dinner and can be cooked with or without dark soy sauce.
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| Prep Time: | 40 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
Siomai is a dimsum of Chinese origin which is loved by many Filipinos. One can order different kinds of siomai but the base is always pork. The ground meat should have some fat otherwise the cooked siomai will be too tough. Prawns or shrimps can be substi…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Spicy Shrimp with coconut - a variation of the "Sungtache Sukhe" (Spicy Shrimp) recipe prepared by my mother. I come from the state of Goa in India. Unavailability of exact ingredients in Los Angeles made me come up with a variation that still reminds me…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 50 Minutes |
I am not a noodle addict, but I do enjoy eating it sometimes. Not just a die hard enthusiast. But I fell in love with Laksa and Hokkien Mee. Too bad. I can't make my own Laksa soup here because there are no Laksa leaves available here in the Philippines.…
For wrapper: 2 tbsps cooking oil 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour 6 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 5 cups water For filling: 3 tbsps cooking oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 small onion, minced 100 grams pork casim, cut 1/2 inch cubes 1/4 kilo shrimps, shelled and (read full article)
Our first day in Hong Kong is memorable for both of us even though the government declared signal no. 1 when we arrived, we make it a point to maximize our trip. After we explore Madame Tussauds and before we finally decided to experience the Peak, I (read full article)
Une pensée pour Boby – Salade de Mâche aux crevettes sur purée de maïs et huile de truffe Don’t you guys love truffles? I grew up eating them, since my father himself grew up in Italy in a region producing lots of truffles, so when h (read full article)
Last Friday, Noel and I planned to have a mini reunion with our college friends. it's been a while since the last time we've been together that's why I'm so happy when these get together happened. I suggest having a simple dinner at Kitchen in Greenb (read full article)
We wanted to make the most out of my last days in Manila before my US assignment so we tried really hard to spend a lot of time doing what we enjoy the most – eating. We planned to have dinner one Thursday night but Boyet was stuck in heavy traffic (read full article)
Last weekend, I went home to the Philippines to attend my grandson's baptismal (my niece's son), and I'm also one of the sponsors. The highlights of the ceremony is in my travel blog. After the church, the reception followed at our hou (read full article)
Shop at More Food Adventures The table looked so inviting. All of my favorites were there. But I ate only the seafoods. Why? I had some issues with pork the day before the reunion. So, Lechon, BBQ and all other pork dishes, I di (read full article)
Many Thai families often have nam prik of some sort served with fresh vegetables. This version has tamarind as a main ingredient. And we always have fresh vegetable or boiled vegetable as a side. Taste of this nam prik should be spicy and sour (read full article)
Deep fried pork with crab meat wrapped in dried bean curd or “Hoy Jor” in Thai. This recipe made from pork, shrimp and crab mixed together and wrapper in bean curd sheet and tied with string and steamed, then cut and fried before serve.&nbs (read full article)
If you ask any native Filipino about their favorite dish, I bet, if not all, at least a majority will say "SINIGANG". Many tourists may find it a little bit exotic, but it has gained popularity among expats as they eventually learned to love this dis (read full article)