Grilled Tuna on White Bean Salad
A super-quick and easy salad to put together, topped with grilled tuna. Canned tuna can be subbed, of course, just so happened that my local fresh fish monger (Seafood Station) had some fresh tuna and I couldn't pass it up. Great for if you're wanting to increase your...
Sticky Toffee Pudding
This is a dessert that not a lot of people talk about these days, though knowing that fads come and go, I'm sure one day people will remember it and start looking for the recipe again. I love this recipe because even though it's not allergen-free, I think it would...
Moroccan Carrot Salad
Carrot salad is one of those things that my whole family loves (except the youngest). It's quick and easy to prepare. If I'm being lazy it's really just carrot-vinegar-sugar-salt. But every now and then I add in a few things, like raisins perhaps. Or mayo. In one of...
Spaghetti with Sardine Sauce
Quick Lenten dinner you can make with ingredients from your pantry.
Binagoongang Baboy (Pork Stew with Shrimp Paste)
Binagoongang Baboy (Pork Stew with Salted Shrimp Paste) Just what it says. Pork and salted shrimp in all their delicious glory. 1 lb fatty pork, cubed (like pork belly)1 lb pork butt or shoulder, cubedOlive oil if needed1 medium head garlic, crushed and peeled1 onion,...
Bicol Express
I'm not a Bicolana so I don't make any claims of authenticity for this dish. However, we did have several Bicolanas as household helpers when I was growing up, and my favorite, Ate Irene, would cook this dish once in a while, so that's how I learned. Bicol Express hot...
My Favorite Autumn Stew
This recipe is based on one from Deborah Madison's The Greens Cook Book. I first made it 15 years ago and fell in love with it, so I've made it every single autumn since. For copyright and personal reasons, I've adapted it to...
Iced Chai (Tea)
Years ago I made a chai tea recipe, and it was soooo good, but I lost it, and I haven't been able to recreate it or find the original. What I liked about it was that the flavors weren't muddled, and the tea itself was a clear, dark golden brown. I found this one in my...
Soy-Free Sugar-Free Yaki Onigiri
Note on food allergies: M is allergic to soy. B is allergic to sugar. I had some sugar-free umeboshi (found at our local international store) that needed finishing up, so I made up some rice balls for hubby and me (and my mom). So not low-carb, but yummy. There really...
Nut-Free Soy-Free Gado-Gado Sauce
Note on our family’s allergies: M is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, pineapple, kiwi, shellfish, and soy.B is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, shellfish, and cane sugar. Gado-gado is one my most favorite hearty salads. I am not providing a definitive list...
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Egg-Free Nut-Free Waffles
Note on our family's allergies: M is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, pineapple, kiwi, shellfish, and soy.B is allergic to dairy, nuts, eggs, gluten, shellfish, and cane sugar. I asked M what dish he misses and he said waffles, so I looked for one. (I have...
Endless Cancer Notes
Image: Hans-Peter Gauster Just doing some research here while I wait for test results.... Biopsies: To Biopsy Or Not To Biopsy Castor Oil: Still trying to find a more authoritative source than the ones I've found. *Curcumin: Curcumin Complex from SBN Started November...
You Either Like Their Chicken Or You Don’t
StopFeeding theOutrageMachine This is the original statement from Chick-fil-A: You can dig further if you like, they do publish financial reports so you can see where their money is going and where it has gone in previous years. Here's their 2018 Stewardship...
Book Review: Amanda Little’s The Fate of Food
Image: Erwan Hesry Endlessly fascinating and thought provoking, this well-researched, well-written book by Amanda Little is certainly worth the read. (I intend to add it to our permanent collection here at home, in the history section.) Being a foodie I'm always...
Breakwater Studios’ That’s My Jazz
One of the most beautiful documentaries I've ever seen. What a tribute to fatherhood.