Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
A little bit of a back story regarding canned fruits in the Philippines. It was introduced by the Americans, during their occupation after WW2. While there’s a lot of delicious mouth watering fruits in the Philippines, luscious mangoes and juicy pineapples to name a few, fruits like peaches grapes and […]
A kaleidoscope of colours, is what I think about when I make Cathedral Window Jelly. This is probably showing my age, but did you ever play with a kaleidoscope as a child? Before the techno gadgets we have today, we had kaleidoscope. For me , it was magical to see […]
There are as many ways to cook rice as there are ways to skin a cat. This, by far is my favourite. It is foolproof and it results in fluffy deliciousness of grain separated rice. Flavoured with the unmistakable Middle Eastern yellow hue of saffron and dotted with rich butter. […]
I have fond memories of walking along a tree lined street in Shandiz (Iran), eating a Persian saffron and rosewater ice cream wafer sandwich. Shandiz is famous for traditional Persian cuisine, in particular Persian sweets. Perched high up on a hill, Shandiz has an amazing array of Kebab houses, restaurants […]
How do I Pan de Sal? Let me count the ways: What baguette is to the French, Soft and Fluffy Pan de Sal ( Filipino Bread Rolls) is to the Filipinos. We mostly eat Pan de Sal for breakfast, maybe dinner or anytime in between. Slightly salty, a little bit […]
Jolibee Restaurant is a popular burger and fried chicken joint in the Philippines. One of their best selling menu items is their Filipino Style Spaghetti with Hotdog. This Jolibee Copycat version, is sweeter than its Italian counterpart and won’t probably be recognised by any self respecting Italian. However, the Filipinos […]
I’m Adele Mowlai, originally from the Philippines and now a resident of Sydney. I’m a mum of three and a grandma of two. Let’s cook something delicious!
