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Chicken sausage rolls
Appetizers

Satay Chicken Sausage Rolls

To whoever invented the sausage rolls, satay chicken in puff pastry must be sacrilegious. I apologise in advance to the purist but hear me out. It really is delicious, easy to prepare and can be just as good as the original pork and bacon sausage roll. So let’s give the […]

Coleslaw
Salads & Snacks, Vegetarian

A really really good Coleslaw

We are not very big on salads in our family, as my son would say “I’m not friends with salad!”. And I would never ever order salad if I’m eating out. That’s not to say that we don’t like vegetables as there’s a lot of veggies in our diet, not […]

Hot Chocolate Mix
Drinks and Sauces, Uncategorized

Homemade Hot Chocolate

I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like hot chocolate. While you can buy packaged hot chocolate mix, the homemade version made with real cocoa powder is the best. If you make a batch beforehand you can have rich hot chocolate in minutes which is so much more satisfying […]

Grilled chicken skewers
Meat & Fish, Pinoy Favourites

Grilled Chicken Skewers, Inasal my way…

Something hot and spicy? Meet the Chicken Inasal Skewers. The word “inasal” means grilled or barbecued in the Visayas region where I come from. It has the characteristic flavour of the region- sourness from the vinegar or calamansi and the heady aroma of garlic and lemongrass. The traditional preferred cuts […]

Mussels
Appetizers

Mussels with Bacon and Citrus Dressing

Mussels are the easiest of the molluscs to prepare, because they have a relatively small amount of muscle tissue, which means they cook in a flash! They are best cooked on a shallow pan, so that you can remove them as they open. The mussels are cooked once they’re open. […]