December 2011
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Tapatio Chicken & Beans With Mexican Corn Bread
My mom has a lot of stuff. Not a hoarder… but I imagine if she had no reason to care anymore, it could happen. Anyway, she has lots of stuff and it’s a really great thing for me because I could raid her stuff and get my own stuff. Every year I go through her pantry, throw out all the bad items and get things for my own. This year I killed it! Boxed rice, canned veggies… and it...
August 2011
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Blueberry Pie
I think this pie gave me super powers. Normally I’m a savage sleepyhead. If it’s past 9pm and my head is leaning on something, I’m out. Firstly, I started this pie a bit after 9pm because I’m insane. Then the crust making, assembly, waiting for it to cool down, etc. I didn’t get a slice until about midnight. And then I didn’t actually sleep until about 4 in...
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The WHOLE Enchilada
Can I tell you something? I’m supposed to be on a diet. I recently became obsessed with cooking and I’m supposed to be losing weight. On the one hand, I’ve been making some bombs, so it’s not so bad. On the other hand, I’ve made that pie that whispers to me at night.
The solution is supposed to be that I make healthy, low calorie dishes. BORING! The food is usually...
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APPLE PIE!!
Last week, I got a bug to make pie. First, I should tell you: I read cookbooks. I read them as you would a novel. At the end of my day, when I am in bed and doing my late-night reading, very often I bust out a cookbook. Food porn, you know? I found myself reading the whole pie section in my Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. It occurred to me that I had not made a great foray into...
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Red Curry With Roasted Pork And Green Banana
I was in the kitchen for five hours to finish this dish. It makes me laugh. I did not get to eat dinner until about 3:30 in the morning. Call me crazy, but I didn’t mind. It a recipe from Cracking The Coconut, the same that taught me how to make home made coconut milk and cream.
What an investment! I didn’t have most of the ingredients and there was the time-consuming thing. ...
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A Coconut & My Ancestors
I’ve been reading this cookbook called Cracking the Coconut - Classic Thai Home Cooking by Su-mei Yu. It’s one of the best authentic Thai cookbooks I’ve ever come across. That being said, I have not yet actually tried a recipe. Why? Because most of the recipes I want to try call for home made coconut milk and cream.
So, I had to work with a whole coconut. I was afraid. ...
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Chicken, In General (or General Chicken)
There is one thing I make every time I’m at the bottom of the money barrel. I’ve evolved past Top Ramen (too salty and it makes me hungrier?) and meatloaf is too fatty, although very super delicious. I don’t like to eat mashed potatoes endlessly… BORING! And nononono! I refuse to just get something at Taco Bell.
General Chicken. A boy’s mother gave me this...
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Nutty Noods
I went to the Seafood City the other day. It’s a chain Filipino grocery store. I went there to find ube powder (they didn’t have it). But they did have a wonderful selection of noodles. Which is always fun.
My mother and I have the same obsession with noodles. We see noodles and if we haven’t tried it yet, we want to try it. So, I have a stash of noodles in my cupboard...
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The Bane of My Existence: Chicken Adobo
I hate Adobo. HATE IT HATE IT!
Stranger: Hello, may I ask you what your nationality is?
Me: … American?
Stranger: No, I mean, your race.
Me: My family is from the Philippines.
Stranger: O wow! You must make great chicken Adobo.
The truth is, I DON’T. I SUCK BALLS at it. My brother makes Adobo better than me. Mine is usually too salty or not seasoned enough. The meat...
I Make and Eat Excitement
I don’t really have a definitive cooking style. It’s just whatever I feel like. Firstly, I’m not a healthy eater. I like my pizza and brownies and greasy soups. I like heavy creams and sugary drinks. I still eat salad and fruit but I probably won’t be posting those foods and recipes because I think they’re boring.
Anyway, I like recipes that are a project. I...
“Chicken adobo is marinating in the fridge right now. Hurry hurry day!”
– Me
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Creamy Steak Sandwich
MMMmmm creamy. I was dreaming of a steak sandwich for a few hours before I decided to make one. I love when I dream of food. It’s when I assemble the ideas together. I wanted savory, a bit of spice and freshness. Anyway, Creamy Steak Sandwich was born!
I tell you, this one was goooood. I do wish that I had better bread to work with and it had a bit of crunch and some vegetable. ...
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Butter Chicken (or no-butter butter chicken......
I exploded and got four cookbooks at the library yesterday. The recipe I made last night was from this book: Simply More Indian by Tahera Rawji. I haven’t read the entire thing so I can’t really review it. So far, the directions are (ahem) direct, the author seems to know her stuff. I like the history lessons about the dish next to the recipes. The only thing… there’s a...
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Byootiful Curried Butternut Squash Soup
M! (Prounonced like a loud, short mmmm.) I’ve been hanging on to this butternut squash for a month now. I kept wanting to roast it but it’s way too hot to be roasting in the kitchen. My electric bill was ridiculous and I can’t be running the AC like I have been. So there it sat, among pots and pans.
Then of course: (thoughts in my head) I should make a soup with that. I really should....
MMMarinara →
I want to make my own.
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Perfecting Lasagna
I suck at casseroles. All casseroles I make SUCK SO HARD. They are too watery or I burn them or they overflow and burp out chunks in the oven. That being said, I’ve never made a good lasagna. I keep hearing these stories about delicious lasagna and I never really understood them because… I’ve never had it.
So, the quest to make the best lasagna has begun. And with it, this...