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Hummus Recipe (with Peanut Butter)

Hummus Recipe (with Peanut Butter)

The only reason why I have tahini in my kitchen is because when we were staying with my in-laws in the US, they were kind enough to let us raid the nearby grocery stores and pay for what we like. I have no idea where to buy tahini here in the PH but I'm holding onto...

Crispy Chickpea and Cornflake Chocolate Bars

Crispy Chickpea and Cornflake Chocolate Bars

The good thing about roasted chickpeas is that it lasts 2 weeks at room temperature. I accidentally left a small batch of roasted chickpeas in the oven for a few days (?) and I just had chickpea/mushroom meatballs the night before so upon re-discovering the chickpeas...

Easy Sweet Cornbread (Baked in a Skillet)

Easy Sweet Cornbread (Baked in a Skillet)

If you want a classic, sweet cornbread recipe, this is it. This is a perfect weeknight recipe because it's very easy to make and the result is fantastic. In our household, we pair it with fried chicken and ojingeochae muchim (spicy dried squid strips). The ojingeochae...

Fish & Crab Lumpia

Fish & Crab Lumpia

What's not to love about lumpia? It's crispy, juicy (when done right), and there's a great dipping sauce if you're lucky. This version is similar to Vietnamese seafood spring rolls but without the noodles. The Favorite Dining Companion doesn't like crab fat that much...

Shrimp Salad Sandwich

Shrimp Salad Sandwich

Brunch was an assortment of stuff enjoyed in front of a computer: coffee paired with chocolate squares, then mangoes, avocado, and oven-grilled corn (husks removed and baked for 12 minutes at 250 C). Since I had a cob leftover and there's shrimp thawing on the...

Pineapple Fried (Black) Rice

Pineapple Fried (Black) Rice

After downing my first espresso of the day, a sentence occurred to me: I love to cook and I don’t know how to read maps. (This is the most intelligent thought I can muster on a Wednesday morning. Sorry.) The thing about creating recipes is it’s not unlike creating...

Recipe: Red Bell Pepper Pizza Oil (Mild)

Recipe: Red Bell Pepper Pizza Oil (Mild)

Aside from pizza, I’ll probably drizzle this on an open-faced cheese toast, on an omelette, rice, and steamed veggies. Oh and I think this oil is the perfect base for “gourmet tuyo”.

Recipe: Creamy Kalabasa Pasta (Creamy Squash Fettuccine)

Recipe: Creamy Kalabasa Pasta (Creamy Squash Fettuccine)

Lagkitan Squash is currently cheap/in season and you can buy a quarter of the fruit for about 20 PHP. If am not mistaken, lagkitan squash or kalabasa is the one that smells like melon. So yes, I'm the person sniffing squash at the palengke/grocery. During summer, I'm...

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