I find it expensive to buy siomai. Don’t you? So why not make your very own siomai and freeze it? The price of Siomai alone forced me to concot my very own Siomai recipe taken from various sources. My kids love to dip their dumplings in soy sauce and calamansi mixed with chili garlic sauce. If you are a pesco-vegetarian like me, just replace the pork with...

My daughter Lauren was dying to cook paella for our Christmas Eve dinner over 2 years ago. I bought all the ingredients in the morning but I wanted to cook it already while the seafood was still fresh. My recipe for paella is one where I can pre-cook everything and place it on the pyrex dish for baking at a later time. It made sense to prepare it now then bake it...

I love coconut milk recipes and they taste really great with seafoods especially shrimps. Whenever a relative gives us kilos and kilos of shrimps, we prepare Guinataang Hipon as the shrimp flavors seep in to the coconut milk preparation. Ingredients 1/2 kg fresh shrimps, medium to large sized Shrimps 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 teaspoon garlic 1/2 cup coconut milk...

Every month I look forward to the cooking demonstrations and recipes from Maya kitchen. For the month of July, Maya Kitchen inspires you , my dear readers to take on a healthier lifestyle with appetizing and easy to prepare recipes you can do right in your own kitchen. One recipe I will share is the Herbed Crusted fish with Jicama (singkamas) salad mix. Thyme,...

I often wonder what to do with my ready to cook Pancake mix other than to cook Pancakes. Here is a nifty suggestion for a Father’s day special dish that is both tasty and innovative. You might notice that one of the main components of Eggs Benedict is Hollandaise sauce that is often served with steamed asparagus or other vegetables and steamed or grilled...

Salmon has got to be one of my favorite fish. I usually prepare this quite simply. Steam , poach or pan fry the Salmon Fillet with garlic and then serve with lemon . Mida Food chef Enrique “Rikks” Valles shared another version using Dijon Mustard. My husband just loves anything mustard especially with Beef. Since it is Lent and yes, he observes the Catholic...

Tomorrow is the last day at the groceries before the weekend comes in. As always one of the frozen items I will store is seafood. I should try out this recipe on Pan Grilled Sea Bass with Port Wine Reduction for a change. Healthier cooking technique too. I normally can’t take in wine as a drink but I do love it as flavors whether in the main course or as a...

Since it is the Holy Week, the dishes here at Pinoy Food Blog is all about seafoods thanks to The Maya Kitchen who invited experts from Mida Food Distributors Inc. The Seafood Specialist shared their knowledge on the proper way to select, clean, store and cook fish, squids, crabs and shellfish. This is interesting because most groceries carry frozen seafood that...

There are 101 ways to prepare seafood dishes during Lenten season. Here is another way by The Seafood Specialist and Mida Food chef Enrique “Rikks” Valles who demonstrated the recipe. Ingredients: 2 Cream Dory fillets, cut into cubes 1 tablespoon Garam masala, cumin powder, turmeric, curry, nutmeg, coriander seeds, cardamom, cinnamon 1 cup Greek yogurt 1 cup...

For most Catholics, the Lent seafood diet is strictly observed. Some kids will find seafood dishes unpalatable so I will be sharing some seafood meal ideas from the Maya Kitchen (where I attend monthly demos) who invited experts from Mida Food Distributors Inc., The Seafood Specialist. They shared their knowledge on the proper way to select, clean, store and cook...