My Creamy and Spicy Adobong Ribs sa Gata

This is the second of my adobo series.  I know it took a long time to follow the last one but I think it's worth the wait for this recipe would really make your palate happy. This is my recipe for adobong pork ribs with gata or coconut milk.  The taste is just soooo yummy!  you can taste all the important flavors  in a dish and everything is balanced by the coconut milk.  It also made the dish creamy. Ingredients 1/2 k...

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Insistent Requests

One of my bestsellers, is the chocolate crinklers --- for both Aussies and Filipinos.  I am baking some right now for our wonderful friend, Jenny who lives at the next town.  Hopefully, the crinklers are enough for all the Filipinas and their Aussie husbands tomorrow when we go to the show at Charleville.  Having Filipina friends makes my homesickness bearable.  You see, I haven't been to the Philippines since January of 2011.  It seems like forever!  Anyways, I have also baked some chocolate revel bars -- a favorite...

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Chicken w/ Riesling and Mushroom

I got this recipe from my That's Life! Real Food recipe book collection that my dear husband has subscribed for me.  Right now I have 43 of them and he's asking me how many more will come?  I told him, maybe the number follows the design on the side of the recipe books hehe! Well anyway, I got curious with one of the recipes and I thought maybe I should try it just to know if my husband would love it and whoooaaah he did!  I did...

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Braised Pork Ribs in Orange Juice

One new favorite of my husband -- Braised Pork Ribs in Orange Juice.  This is just an experiment and it turned out really good.  I was supposed to cook adobong ribs sa gata but there was no coconut cream in my pantry so I ended up using one tetra pack of orange juice of my daughters.  Braising is a cooking method used in tougher cuts of meat.  In the process the meat is sauteed with the other ingredients and boiled and simmer...

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Ginataang Bilo-bilo

I have always loved ginataan especially with lots of bilo-bilo on it.  Bilo-bilo are riceballs made from glutinous rice flour and shaped into small balls.  It's so easy to know if they are cooked.  When they start to float on the pot, that means they're ready.  Ginataan is a favorite snack of the Filipinos.  Most of the karinderias (small food stalls) serve it.  It is best to eat ginataan when it's warm and the weather...

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Crunchy Herb Chicken Nuggets

What's the best way to prepare chicken which your little ones can enjoy eating?  Make them chicken nuggets -- crunchy chicken nuggets!  I love the nuggets at McDonalds but I think I would prefer to have this one that I concocted hehe!  They're really great!  One thing good about having chicken nuggets is not having to wrestle with the bones.  I remember April, a former colleague, selling chicken nuggets to everyone at school. ...

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Dill Pickle Sauce

This dipping sauce is quite yummy.  It goes well with fried chicken.  My kids love it and I am sure your kids will too.  You can also ask your little ones to help you out in preparing this dip.  Ingredients 1 egg yolk 1 tsp Dijon Mustard salt and pepper to taste 250 ml sunflower oil 3 large dill pickles sliced or 1 tbsp dill paste Procedure Place the egg yolk and mustard in a bowl. Stir in salt and pepper with a fork. Drizzle with oil. Continue to beat until the mixture is smooth. Mix in the dill pickles. A comment or two...

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