Food preparation :

Weekend get together

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Great weekend at home together with my relatives who arrived from manila. They made a stopped over here in the city before going home to the province. As a host, I was very busy preparing meals and the housekeeping activities. I spent all[...]

How to hull chickpeas

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Some recipes call for  hulled chickpeas. I had my first ever experience with this recently. It worked out well. Hulled chickpeas really do lend a different flavor, and I found during the process that raw hulled chickpeas are super yummy to snack[...]

Saturday Lunch Craving

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I missed eating noodle meals and I think my last cooking was a month ago. I feel great to cook for lunch today this Seafood Sotanghon Guisado (stir fried seafood in mung bean noodles ). I go meatless this time and made squid and shrimps as the[...]

I Hate Mices to Pieces!

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Parles vous a humma humma? Mice en place is a French term meaning, "mice do not belong in my place." Not really!!! It's a term used to describe preparing ingredients for a dish before actually cooking the dish. It literally means, "to put[...]

How NOT to Starve to Death

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Before we get started, I want to send a shout-out to my Biff! It's her birthday, so go read her blog and tell her to have a happy one! http://fashionablyplate.blogspot.com/ Now, let's talk about Tuesday. It was a bad day in Ashley?s world of[...]

Deveining Shrimps [Flickr]

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Swiss Chard with Raisins & Pine Nuts

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   Colourful vegetables make lovely accompaniments to most meat based main courses, especially the duller coloured ones like casseroles, roast meat and steaks which look far more attractive with the addition of a splash of colour[...]

Pork & Pineapple Stir Fry with Pak Choi

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  Next weekend is the Chinese New Year so this week's recipe naturally has a Chinese theme.  The date is determined by the lunar calendar which means that it is never on the same date each year but instead falls somewhere between the end[...]

Spiced Apples & Pears with Macadamia Cream

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As winter draws in and the nights get longer and darker, sticky comforting puddings get all the more enticing.  Yet many of the winter classics deliver a hefty helping of  empty calories.  So, what's the alternative[...]

Vegetable cooking - A Healthy way for the body and budget

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Vegetables have been an important part of my diet that is why i always incorporate it mostly in my daily cooking. I like green leafy vegetables like malunggay, camote tops, kangkong, saluyot, pechay, cabbage and lettuce. You can add it to[...]