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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
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)
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
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
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
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: White Chocolate Matcha, Strawberry White Chocolate, and Dark Chocolate Digestives
If there’s something I like about the international food aisle at the supermarket, it’s McVities’ Digestives. That and the raspberry Loacker. And the buttery Dutch waffles that are always reduced every 2 months (Is it sad that I KNOW when the supermarket items are...
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)
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...
Banh Xeo Recipe (Crispy Coconut Crepes with Nuoc Mam Cham Dipping Sauce)
The first time I had Banh Xeo was a revelation. Here you have a crepe that's almost junk food-like in its crispiness but balanced by fresh greens and a sweet n' salty dipping sauce. Highly addicting stuff. Back when I was still a full-time college student in UPLB, it...