Cooking

The best Banana Bread recipe

July 10, 2011

My family and I, we love bananas. I can’t tell you how much we consume in a year but it must nearly be the same as monkeys. I’ve always wanted to make banana cake (I refuse to call this banana bread because bread is mostly white, floury and more dense…and doesn’t have this glorious banana [...]

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Simmered Pork Spare Ribs with Daikon

June 5, 2011

The Japanese giant white radish is commonly known as daikon, “dai” meaning large and “kon” meaning root. Daikon is radish or Japanese turnip is a popular root crop in Japan especially in winter. I used to not like daikon in my early years in Japan but alas, everything is an acquired taste and have become [...]

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Palitaw, traditional Filipino snack

May 29, 2011

Hello. My successive posting about food has nothing to do with pregnancy. I think. It’s just that I haven’t had the time to post about stuff that I cook recently along with all the other things I have not found the time to do. There are many, I could cry. I miss blogging about cooking. [...]

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Gluten Free Black Bean Chocolate Cake

February 13, 2011

My first reaction when I saw the original recipe here was, seriously!? I’m a fan of gluten free sweets and so far has used pre-mixed gluten free flour from Organic Store and mostly, almond flour but then again I blinked and rubbed my eyes: BLACK BEANS? And into chocolate cake? Count me in! Ingredients: 1 [...]

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Gluten Free Cinnamon Muffins

December 26, 2010

Lately, I found a new comfort and joy without the headaches brough about by gluten. Low glycemic almond flour won’t give me a brain fog so I can eat these at any time of the day without feeling the need to nap. Who knew good, healthy food can also taste so good! We had this [...]

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Buta no Shogayaki

December 19, 2010

“Buta” means pork and shogayaki comes from two words, “shoga” which means ginger and “yaki” which means “fried”. Buta no shogayaki is simply Japanese pan fried ginger-flavored pork. It’s quick, easy and delicious so naturally, it’s a popular dish in Japan and you can find lunch/dinner sets of this at most Japanese restaurants. It’s sweet with [...]

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Chicken Lollipops

December 12, 2010

Today’s dish is so simple that it’s almost ridiculous to post about it. It’s just plain fried chicken, after all. But I know some people still struggle frying chicken – too damp, still raw on the inside, not crispy enough, too crispy. I know because those are all my mother in-law’s woes. *snicker* By the [...]

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Chicken wings with Shiitake

November 28, 2010

If I have a bucket of fried chicken in front of me with different chicken parts, i.e., thighs, legs, wings, breast – I would dive in for the wings. I don’t know, I just like them. This recipe requires dried shiitake mushrooms to make it taste and smell more authentically Asian (Japanese to be exact) [...]

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