Deviled Eggs

| April 18, 2009

*This is entry #44 for theme “Easter EGG Hunt” of Lasang Pinoy, Sundays (La.Pi.S.), a weekly food photography meme.* When I saw two or three weeks ago that we’re having an egg theme for La.Pi.S., I decided right there and then that I was going to make deviled eggs. As I was shopping for treats [...]

Baked Chicken in Aristocrat BBQ-Style Sauce

| April 17, 2009

When it comes to Chicken Barbecue, Aristocrat’s is always first to pop in my head.  Back in the day, we used to eat quite often at the Quezon Avenue branch of Aristocrat Restaurant or Alex III in Greenhills.  And I always order the same thing, 3-piece Chicken Barbecue with Java Rice!  Yum!  I never grew [...]

Mamon (Update!)

| April 13, 2009

Happy Easter!  I hope you had a most meaningful Holy Week and a wonderful Easter celebration!  We sure did! Remember these? It’s my first batch of mamon.  I have made mamon 3 more times since.  While my first batch of mamon wasn’t bad at all, I felt there was something missing.  Fluffiness was one.  Another [...]

Shrimp in Coconut Milk (Hipon sa Gata)

| April 9, 2009

With my very limited kitchen experience, there’s only less than a handful of dishes that I’ve cooked with coconut milk/cream: Kalabasa sa Gata (Squash in Coconut Milk), Chicken Curry, Pininyahang Manok (Pineapple Chicken) and Tapioca Pearls with Coconut Cream.  Now, I can add Hipon sa Gata (Shrimp in Coconut Milk) to my list. Last week, [...]

Mi Amore

| April 7, 2009

Warning:  There’s a big possibility that I will be gloating on this entry.  Will you indulge me, please?  Goody!  Thank you! I have been waiting for the friendly UPS guy since last week.  When I heard three loud knocks on the door yesterday afternoon, I knew for sure that my “Amore” has arrived.  And by [...]