This super delicious Pork Asado is Spanish in name (Asado means roast in Spanish) and Chinese in taste but for me it’s truly Filipino. It’s a little bit sweet, a little bit salty with the distinctive oriental flavour from the added five spice powder. In the Philippines, it makes it […]
Pinoy Favourites
All time Filipino favourites we love…
Bulalo (Beef Shanks Stew)
With crisp autumn evenings, it’s the perfect time to cook nourishing comfort food that warms you up body and soul like this delicious Bulalo (Beef Shanks Stew). Bulalo is typically cooked low and slow which results in tender succulent fall off the bone goodness, and is bulked up by plenty […]
Eggplant Braised in Vinegar and Soy Sauce (Adobo)
The Persian Prince and I are babysitting our daughter’s farm while she and her husband enjoy a much needed holiday. The farm is in country Victoria near the famous Mount Macedon Ranges and this time of the year , it is quite spectacular and the weather is still warm but […]
Avocado Ice Cream
Avocado Ice Cream? Yes, there’s more to the humble avocado than being smashed in toast; here it comes on it’s own as an ice cream. It is extra creamy, extremely delicious and the pastel green shade is just so perfectly pretty. This is reminiscent of the avocado milk shake that […]
Coconut Macaroons
Did you know that the ”coco” in Coconut comes from the Portuguese word that means goblin or monkey? If you’ve seen a husked coconut you’ll see why; it looks as if it has two eyes and a mouth closely resembling a monkey face. But Coconut Macaroons…it’s another thing altogether. I […]
Chicken Curry
First , let me tell you how I learned how to make this Chicken Curry. Back when I was at university in Manila I knew of Victor, an engineering student from Sri Lanka who at that time was trying to impress a girl I was friends with. As you probably […]