munchkinmommy | October 2, 2008
There are two soup dishes from the Philippines, which, I dare say, are the top 2 national favorites: sinigang (a sour soup that is usually tamarind based) and nilaga (boiled beef with vegetables – pechay and potatoes). Yesterday, a busy day, I decided to cook sinigang na bangus (milkfish in tamarind broth) for lunch. The [...]
munchkinmommy | September 26, 2008
Last Wednesday, I boiled several chicken breast pieces, which I used for a pasta sauce. That left me with a good amount of chicken broth which I would normally save and store in the freezer for future use. Yesterday, I decided to use the broth to make chicken noodle soup for dinner. As I was [...]
munchkinmommy | September 1, 2008
Comfort-in-a-Bowl for me may be a bowl of strawberry cereal with milk, one or two scoops of ice cream, popcorn, chips, etc. The possibilities are just endless. Last week, my comfort-in-a-bowl was this… Macaroni Soup or sopas as we call it in the Philippines. I’ve always loved sopas. And in spite of the Texas heat, [...]
munchkinmommy | July 31, 2008
The theme for week #7 of Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is “Soup”. I love soup, but I’m a bit partial to one that is already a meal in itself, like noodle soup and porridge (or congee as it is commonly referred to in the Philippines). Last Sunday, we had dinner at TC Noodle House and I realized it’s been [...]
