My college classmates held our usual quarterly reunion two weeks ago. I love that it was held this time in Imelda’s house. She is a fantastic cook. I think most of us (we are all BS Food Technology graduates) have this gift of cooking. These reunion is one way to brush up on the latest dishes or recipes. One of the dishes she prepared that night was Green...

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 can...

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...

I think you will agree with me that our Carabao Mango is one of the tastiest fruits we have. Mangoes happen to be my favorite fruit that I often experiment recipes that contain mangoes. An example of which is the Mango Banana Shortcake. I first came across this mango pie recipe when my neighbor gave it to me as a gift. The taste is just divine. What makes it even...

I never got to appreciate laing until I came here to Manila and got exposed to all sorts of food from the various regions of the Philippines. Dishes cooked with coconut milk is my all time favorite dish. No wonder, laing then became one of my favorite dishes. I loved the hotness and the coconut milk mixture. I am sure you will too. Ingredients 15-20 pieces wilted...

Here is another kebab recipe from Indian cuisine expert Kanchan Sandhwani who shared this recipe at a cooking demo at the Maya Kitchen. I know this is not the usual Pinoy fare but then you might want a variation from time to time. Chicken breasts 4 (800 gms.) Green chillies 4 – 6 Ginger 1 inch piece Garlic 5-6 cloves Yoghurt 2/3 cup Processed...

Every month, Maya Kitchen, where I learned to ice cakes when the kids were still little often invites me to their cooking demo. I was not able to make it last Saturday because I had to attend a health conference. That saturday, Indian cuisine expert Kanchan Sandhwani visited The Maya Kitchen to hold a Mediterranean Kebab class. Sandhwani demonstrated Murgh...

Chicken Empanada is a favorite snack and party fare that I can serve hot or cold. I always thought making empanada was difficult but after baking Apple Pie, Empanada is a breeze. Here is an easy empanada recipe that uses baking. The ingredients and procedure includes two parts, the Filling and the pastry shell. Ingredients 1. Filling 1 medium szied cooked chicken...

To my dear Pinoy Food Blog Readers, The fifth blog anniversary of my main blog , Touched by an Angel, is coming soon on February 24. Samsung asked me if I was willing to hold a contest in this food blog but I felt it belonged to the first blog. See, this food blog was once a category. I just decided to make this food blog so that my personal blog would not be so...

I first learned how to cook suman from Prof. Matilde Guzman Food Preparation class. I love the combination of mongo and coconut-flavored sweet sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves. Here is the recipe. Ingredients 1 cup malagkit (glutinous rice) 1 cup mongo 1-1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cups coco milk coco cream from 1 grated coconut Ingredients 1. Soak, grind, and drain...

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. Will you cook? I am busy preparing for a special dish and after learning “Crab with Chlorophyll’s Shirataki Noodles” at a cooking demo in the Maya Kitchen, I decided to give it a try for tomorrow’s dinner. What is unique about this dish is the use of Shirataki noodles instead of the usual...

If you like to cook paella, you will love Kiam Pung. The chinese new year is next week. I don’t usually celebrate it with a special dish but when I was invited to a Maya Kitchen cooking demo in Chinese cuisine, I grabbed the chance to learn something new. The Kiam Pung looked interesting to me because of its similarity to Paella which I love to prepare. Take...