Next to Christmas , Halloween has got to be the most awaited holiday for my growing kids. During those internet-less days, I scrounged around for ideas from magazines just to make Halloween day wickedly fun. I served food with orange color themes, and even decorated my home with pumpkins and ghouls. After the trick or treat fun, my kids and their friends often...

I love cooking with Lea Perrins worcestershire sauce and Heinz Catsup. I just discovered the greatness of Heinz Catsup recently when I was invited by Tess Laurente to Maya Kitchen. My love for Heinz Catsup came about when I got introduced to Pork Spareribs with Paprika Tomato Sauce. It was such a hit on the dinner table that it is a mainstay in her our list of...

I am right now here at the Maya Kitchen for a cooking demonstration of Chef Patron Gen Capati of Cookbook Kitchen. He demonstrated some of his restaurant’s most popular dishes like CBK Stuffed Spring Chicken brimming with cheese, ham and basil; Boston Poached Fish is fish fillet poached in white wine and grapes along with crowd favorites Meaty Herbed Eggplant,...

I am sharing some of your favorite Italian dishes from The Maya Kitchen . Chef Edgar Nama demonstrated Risotto Bravo, creamy Raviolli Con Spinachi, velvety PannaCotta, fall-off-the-bone Osso Buco, thin and crispy Quattro Formaggi Pizza, healthy Minestrone Alla Milanese and rich Pasta with Tuna Tuscan. RAVIOLLI CON SPINACHI 87 g egg pasta (prepared) 45 ...

Pizza is an all time favorite especially if it has cheese in it or four cheeses in it. It is actually easy to prepare and even your kids can dish this up in no time. Quattro formaggi of course means four cheese, and traditionally those four cheeses include mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, and a fresh creamy cheese such as Robiola or Stracchino. Bravo Ristorante...

There are many versions on how to bake Leche Flan. I have shared my mom’s recipe on Leche Flan. Like I said before, the perfect flan is such that when you slice through it, it barely quivers like jello. There is very little syneresis, that is, no weeping (or lots of holes in it!). Surprisingly, I know a lot of people who likes holes in their Leche Flan. Of...

Taking a break from the usual Pinoy Cuisine and trying out Greek this time. Cyma Greek Taverna Executive Chef Robby Goco demonstrated well loved Greek dishes of salad, appetizer, pasta, porridge and dessert with a generous sprinkling of extra recipes to help the home cook prepare a delightful Mediterranean spread at The Maya Kitchen. The other day, I shared a...

The Baklava is a scrumptious pastry. Who does not like this rich, sweet pastry made of layers of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and sweetened with syrup or honey. I love baking more than cooking and I was delighted to be invited to this class on Greek dishes. Unfortunately, I overslept. I missed Cyma Greek Taverna Executive Chef Robby Goco who shared some...

The origin of the “whore Spaghetti” was invented by one particular working girl. Another story is that it was the favorite recipe of the girls themselves. Yet another version of the putanesca recipe is that the name is only descriptive. Whatever the origin, the girls love flavors of Putanesca. I usually cook this pasta dish during birthdays or...

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...

Oatmeal cookies are the all time favorite cookies of my kids. There are many ways to bake Oatmeal Cookies. I have tried all sorts of Oatmeal cookies’ recipe but the best recipe is one that Lauren discovered in the internet called “Wyomings Best Oatmeal Cookies”. I made a little variation to the original recipe by adding nuts. Other than that,...

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,...

One of mom’s specialties in her Sally’s Bake Shop was Special Mamon or what Americans commonly call as Yellow Sponge Cake. Customers raved about the creamy and soft texture of mom’s Special Mamon. My sister shared this Mamon recipe which is reminescent of Goldilock’s special mamon recipe. According to my sister, this is Minna Picache...

A lot of you have been clamoring for a siopao recipe. It’s been ages since I last cooked siopao. My recipe is based on”Favorite Filipino Recipes” by Pat Dayrit. The recipe is comprised of two parts: the dough and the filling. Let’s start with the dough first Dough 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon dry yeast 4 1/2 cups...

One of the most popular Filipino breakfast fare is the Champorado (chocolate rice porridge) but it can also be a comfort food during rainy days. The original champorado recipe is made with soft-boiled rice and flavored with Tableas de Cacao which are bitter-sweet chocolate tablets made of freshly roasted chocolate mixed with milk and sugar. Champorado is usually...